If you’re fortunate enough to have a job that lets you work from home during the coronavirus quarantine, you may be one of the many Americans who is working from home and caring for children at the same time This article shares ten insights to help you turn survival...
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How to use FaceTime for group calls
If you have an iPhone or MacBook, then you have probably used FaceTime, Apple’s built-in video and voice-calling app. We’ve seen this as a very quick/fast way for leadership teams to stay connected with each other instantly via their mobile phones. Most folks do this...
Preparing Your Business for a Post-Pandemic World
Coronavirus has impacted the world at an unprecedented level. Companies need to act today in order to bounce back successfully in a post-corona marketplace. Executives ask themselves the following five strategic questions: 1. Which position can you achieve during and...
The Post-Coronavirus Unemployment Crisis Could Last for Years, Economists Say
Economists expect the U.S. to suffer its largest-ever contraction this quarter and the unemployment rate to soar to a post-Depression record, followed by a recovery that will be moderate and drawn out. Gross domestic product will plummet an annualized 25% from April...
The State Of Remote Work During COVID-19: Forrester’s Research
Remote Work Is Having Its Moment Here are some great resources by Forrester Research to help leadership teams resource their newly remote work teams. A guide to essential technology for remote and quarantined employees A home office checklist for newly remote workers...
Zoom Became the Most Important App in the Business World Overnight
Zoom Zoom Zoom! We use to occasionally Facetime our friends or family Now, In the blink of an eye, everyone we know is using Zoom 4-5 hours a day Now Zoom is simply how we hold meetings. Zoom went public in April of last year, is currently worth more than the major...
How to avoid death By PowerPoint
If you’ve ever made a PowerPoint presentation or endured a painful one… This TEDTalk, viewed by more than 2 million people, shares five tips that will improve your presentations tenfold. With a seldom seen depth of knowledge and passion for his subject, David Phillips...
The Digital Skills Gap and the Future of Jobs 2020 – The Fundamental Growth Mindset
I totally, 100% agree… We’ve reached a tipping point in the future of jobs 2020. Organizational roles are disappearing and being replaced by skillsets. The digital skills gap is growing. At its current pace, technology is outpacing human skills causing a gap in the...
Where Is Your News Actually Coming From
This is an interesting chart showing the top 100 digital news outlets and who owns them. Via TitleMax
Typing speed on mobile is catching up to keyboards
Typing speed on mobile devices is catching up to that of physical keyboards 10-19-year-olds can type about 10 words per minute faster than can people in their 40s People spend an average of six hours per day on their mobile devices, so it’s no wonder they are skilled...
Marketing Department Roles and Salaries [Infographic]
Marketing is rapidly evolving, along with technology, including hardware, software, and the online ecosystem Marketers' day-to-day responsibilities, together with what's expected of marketing departments and marketers, have shifted accordingly So have marketing skill...
The Top 5 Skills New Grads Are Learning After Graduating, According to a New LinkedIn Report
There is a gap between graduates formalized education and the skills demanded by the workforce In a new report, The 2019 LinkedIn Grads Guide to Getting Hired, LinkedIn took a look at the skills new graduates are investing in learning just six months after graduating...