The trucking industry was riding high: trucks were operating at capacity; new technology and new trucks were being added to the vehicle count; and it looked as though the economic boom would continue unabated. Then the global economy ran into the “Black Swan” disruption of COVID-19. Every successful business has […]
Jane Clark
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Until early this year, it was a job-seeker’s market; companies would be competing for talent and job openings were plentiful. Then COVID-19 happened. I recently wrote an IdeaXchange blog that addresses how enterprises should strive for diversity in the workplace. Developing a diverse and inclusive staff is something that most […]
It’s been a while since I’ve written this blog, primarily because I haven’t been on the road. In fact, I haven’t been much of anywhere except my dining room table in the last 3 months. Like so many others, we moved our operations from our office in Downers Grove to […]
There are many ways to measure a good leader’s influence and actions; perhaps no better time to do so is during a crisis. Back in May, I wrote an IdeaXchange blog on how bottlenecks in business usually occur at the top and how good leaders can break that bottleneck. That […]
There are those who see the challenges created by a crisis and grow to meet those challenges. The same is true for businesses. My recent IdeaXchange blog, printed in full below, asks some tough questions. What will your answers be? “I honestly cannot think of one thing that was not […]
COVID-19 has changed the way companies are recruiting; but this change is not going to be temporary. Is your HR team ready for these changes? I recently wrote an IdeaXchange blog discussing how COVID-19 has resulted in changes to the recruiting process that will likely continue even after the crisis […]
We are facing so many crises right now; this is a time when good, believable, and relevant communication within the workplace has rarely been more essential. In a recent IdeaXchange blog I suggested that leaders who have good communication with their employees and their customers will rise above those who […]
COVID-19 has impacted so much in our personal and business lives, but perhaps nothing in business has changed as drastically as the move to working from home. What happens when the pandemic ends? Working from home, or working remotely, is definitely not a new concept. Certain parts of the workforce […]
At a time when we are all impacted by the pandemic, this may be the perfect opportunity to look at how technology and innovation will improve healthcare in the future. Before the COVID-19 crisis occurred, I attended an event where one of the main speakers was Dr. Daniel Kraft, founder […]