“The Big Quit.” “The Great Reshuffle.” Just some of the names we use to describe the recent seismic shift in US labour. In the spring of 2021, workers from the retail, service and related industries quit, en masse. Almost without warning, four million Americans quit their jobs—that’s in April alone. This wholesale exit continued through […]
The world has moved online. And it’s staying there. Businesses know this. Online is where you can make a substantial income. There are plenty of roles and tasks performed virtually. And because the internet holds scalable business models, these can become very profitable very quickly. With the right tools and marketing and support team, anybody […]
The pandemic may (or may not) about to end soon…but the trend for remote work won’t. When the whole world shuttered its offices and points of physical contact at the height of the pandemic, the working world was reluctantly driven to work from home. With their laptops and a decent internet connection, workers made the […]
Forbes’ top billionaire on its list, Elon Musk, is currently embroiled in a bitter feud with Twitter over a $44B deal gone south. It’s another of many headlines from the person once described as “the richest person in history.” Musk owns, has invested in or founded a litany of billion-dollar enterprises like SpaceX, Tesla, and […]
“Innovation is the only way to win.” This is from a guy who knew a thing or two about innovation…and winning: Steve Jobs. There’s no denying the wrecking ball that is innovation—turning entire industries obsolete overnight, while also giving birth to new ones. It has put to market a head-spinning number of products, to the […]
$37 billion. That’s the money lost each year to unproductive meetings. There are too many happening every day, some 11 million in the United States alone, and too many of them don’t even have a strong agenda. Save for the odd “meeting junkie” who craves sitting in a room for hours on end, people are […]
“I’m a ninja!” said a boy…usually after watching an old, poorly-dubbed martial arts film. “I’m a kitchen ninja!” said mom. “I’m a gardening ninja!” said dad. Ninjas, the real ones, have unbelievable skills, stealth and cunning. Expertly trained in a variety of weaponry, with a high sense of “awareness,” they’re able to beat and retire […]
HP. Oracle. Uber. Airbnb. Digital Realty. Salesforce. Yelp. Twitter. Pinterest. These are just some of the tech companies that are either moving out, downsizing or transferring their headquarters out of Silicon Valley. And it’s not just because of Covid. Other states and cities have increasingly been more attractive for tech companies, offering better tax incentives […]
The Tiger. Confident. Competitive. Fierce. Going by the Chinese Zodiac, this is the Year of the Tiger. Regardless of your adherence to Eastern traditions, I’m sure you would want 2022 to be a breakthrough year for business. And like the tiger, you would want your little enterprise to be a roaring success. This is where […]
How many times have you seen this opening scene in films: The alarm clock blasts at 6 AM. The lead character slams the noisy contraption and lumbers into the shower as some vibey soundtrack plays during the whole scene. Before long, he’s all shaved up, necktied and pouring brewed in the kitchen. He’ll soon be […]