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In my recent book Win, Win, Win: The 18 Inclusion-isms You Need to Become a Disability Confident Employer ( Win, Win, Win Book) I provide 18 tactics anyone can apply to become an inclusive, welcoming leader. As helpful as that is, the hiring challenges small businesses are facing immediately after Covid and beyond...

Jake Medwell has a track record of scaling companies to success. Often acting as both an entrepreneur and investor, he has been involved with some of the leading companies coming out of Silicon Valley the last decade.  He has taken a deep focus in the logistics and supply chain technology...

Mexico is a lovely country with lots of history and great opportunities for adventure. In most people's minds criminality may be an issue when they plan a trip to the country. Here, we provide a list of amazing and super-safe destinations that will make you love Mexico and adore its...

Innovation ecosystems extend beyond startups to research and expert networks, which provide a great pipeline for futuristic and disruptive startups. Some examples include Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Ohio University, and Oregon State University, all of which support everything from technology development and commercialization to sustainability and entrepreneurship. Of course, the expected players are taking part as...

As the threat of Covid recedes in the United States, many companies find themselves facing the dilemma of how to move forward in a post-pandemic world. Employees have discovered the advantages of working from home, while employers have realized that productivity can be just as high with workers off-site as...

In the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, we find ourselves in a radically changed workforce paradigm. This shift ostensibly happened overnight in many cases, and the repercussions of such were bound to be swift. We needed to be home and work on shared documents and have access to appropriate...

This is a story about what motivates your staff – your team – to be successful. For more years than I want to admit, I have competed in sailing races across New England including Block Island Race Week, the Bermuda Race, Ted Hood Regatta, the Buzzards Bay Regatta, and the...

Alexei Mordashov, the billionaire owner of steelmaker Severstal, backs Putin’s call for businesses to reinvest profits. With a net worth of roughly $32.8 billion, Alexei Mordashov is the richest person in Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to get the economy growing again after the coronavirus pandemic with a burst...

Hybrid working environments, as new as they are, come with some enduring challenges that leaders and HR teams need to be ready for. Coming into the mid-year (or other time of year, depending on your internal cycle) it’s easy to see the next hurdle on the horizon - performance review...

Containers have created a revolution in software development. With the advent of tailored tools like Kubernetes (K8s), organizations can now deploy and manage containers at scale. Enterprise IT teams now have a common platform for business applications across multiple clouds. This reduces complexity and management costs and increases consistency and...