Amit Patel
Banks Are Going All In On Digital — What We Can Learn
Traditional banks have struggled to get their arms around the new generation of online-only banks and digital financial services that millennials love. Without the need for expensive retail store-fronts, easy-to-use mobile apps, and better offerings, it’s easy to see why the cell phone...
Putting The Gig Economy To Work For You
According to recent statistics posted September 22, 2022 on Zippia, the gig economy has grown by 15 percent in the past decade. That’s 15 times the rate of overall job growth experienced during that time. In addition, at least 48 percent of companies currently...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted The Retail Industry
The COVID-19 pandemic rocked many industries, causing overnight pivots and adjustments for their survival. One that has seen radical change is retail—which encompasses consumer-facing businesses including stores and restaurants. From having to quickly shift to online or curbside pickup to being forced into a...
Post-COVID-19 The Growing Importance Of Being Your Employees’ Caretaker
The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted workplace environments and caused much uncertainty amongst workers. For companies to stay competitive, as well as to attract and retain the best talent, they must shift from just providing paychecks, benefits, and advancement opportunities to a...
Innovation: A Catalyst For Change
When dealing with the aftershocks of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are finding that the post-pandemic business recovery is somewhat ambiguous. There are still critical business challenges that need to be examined. For example, during the pandemic, businesses had to pivot quickly and develop alternative...
How COVID-19 Is Reshaping The Healthcare Industry
While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be fully realized, there is no denying that it has permanently transformed the healthcare system and the way doctors, pharmacies and hospitals do business. As we slowly creep into a post-pandemic world, how we...
4 Ways Businesses Not Only Survived But Also Thrived Through The Pandemic
A Quick Recap The past 18+ months of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic have undoubtedly been devastating for many businesses. Data from the past year and a half, shows that approximately 34% of small businesses across the nation have had no choice but to close...
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in Business, Before & After The Pandemic
When it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), where does your organization stand? Have you adequately put measures in place that account for differing backgrounds, perspectives and needs? If you’re like most organizations, these issues were likely on your radar prior to the...
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Higher Education
The global coronavirus pandemic left no sector of society unscathed. Higher education1 was particularly impacted as students, teachers and administrators scrambled to adjust to closed campuses and online classes. After two difficult years, we’ve come to understand that COVID-19 is not going away. Although...
Leading The Way On Mental Health And Wellness
Research shows that around 20% of adults have experienced some type of mental illness in their lifetime. One of the most common mental illnesses is depression, which is defined as “extended periods of feeling extremely low that disrupt a person’s ability to enjoy life.”...
The Post-Pandemic Future Of Travel Is Bright
If you’re like most people, your travel plans have been affected in some way by COVID-19 over the past two years. Even for the globetrotters among us, international COVID-19 regulations have been a patchwork combination of masking, testing and quarantining that have made travel...
The Connection Between Employee Well-Being, Productivity & Business Success
The past year has taken its toll on both employees and the companies for which they work. A study on the post-pandemic workplace, conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), validated this. Many employees who had to adjust to full-time telecommuting,...
3 Key Ways to Support Remote Workers
Workplace shutdowns at the start of the pandemic happened at a fast and furious pace, thrusting many employees into a new work-from-home scenario for which most were wholly unprepared. Fast-forward one year and remote work isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s estimated that by...
Is Your Organizational Structure All Wrong?
Most entrepreneurs dream of developing the next great product and growing their company into a noteworthy enterprise brand. They have a business plan, and they have every box checked in terms of how they intend to build the business… except the structure. All too...
Are You Positioned for the Next Wave of the Gig Economy?
While the “gig economy” surfaced several years ago, it’s becoming increasingly relevant in today’s post-pandemic world. A Gartner analysis showed that organizations will continue to expand their use of contingent workers to maintain more flexibility in workforce management post-COVID-19. Here’s a look at how...