Description: Amazon is further relaxing its screening policies for marijuana, as it ramps up support for federal legislation to legalize the drug. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 21, 2021 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/21/amazon-will-lobby-government-to-legalize-marijuana.html Questions for discussion: Explain the decision-making followed by the firm to the present day. Why do you suppose attitudes at the firm have… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Communication
4 Skills That Business Leaders Can Learn From Master Gardeners
Description: Creating a positive company culture that involves research, replication, re-working and re-imagining will lead to success. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Sep 21, 2021 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/380894 Questions for discussion: What does the report say to management? Do you think these ideas are tied to gardeners or are they more universal? What other connections can you identify… Read more »
Smaller News Audience On Social Media Is Likely Cyclical
Description: The portion of Americans who said they get their news from social media slipped in the past year, a study found. The decline is likely tied to the election cycle, though the coronavirus pandemic isn’t stoking the same public fears as it did in 2020 Source: MediaPost.com Date: Sep 21, 2021 Link: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/367092/smaller-news-audience-on-social-media-is-likely-cy.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=readmore&utm_campaign=123716&hashid=xIhhTnG4Qdmubrqstxmgaw Questions… Read more »
Bay Street calls for national vaccine passport ahead of broad return to office
Description: The victorious Liberal party has vowed to introduce legislation protecting employers from legal challenges if they require workers to be vaccinated. But according to Jan De Silva, president and CEO of the Toronto Region Board of Trade, while legal protection would be appreciated, her Bay Street members would rather the federal government focus on… Read more »
This Is Why You Need to Adjust Your Ecommerce-Channel Strategy Today
Description: Ecommerce continues to grow and thrive, but companies must adapt to find real success. Source: Entrepreneur.com Date: Sep 21, 2021 Link: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/385602 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the changes and new thinking about adjusting strategies? Do you agree with this line of thinking? Do you think it applies across a… Read more »
Is your job title your identity?
Description: Since the pandemic hit, I’ve interviewed many women who were forced out of their paying jobs to care for children at home. Many worried about their long-term career and financial prospects. Without work, one 31-year-old mother, Tommia Hayes said, “I’m worried about losing a piece of who I am.” Source: Fortune.com Date: Sep 01, 2021 Link: https://fortune.com/2021/09/01/is-your-job-title-your-identity/ Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
SPOS #792 – Juliet Funt On Beating Busyness
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #792 – Host: Mitch Joel. She’s known as a “tough-love” advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Juliet Funt is a keynote speaker and Founder of the efficiency training firm, Juliet Funt Group. Juliet is also the author of the newly-published book, A Minute to Think – Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, And Do… Read more »
The Missing Piece in the Push for Boardroom Diversity
Description: Private companies are lagging behind publicly traded firms, but don’t receive the same scrutiny. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 07, 2021 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/business/dealbook/board-diversity-private-companies.html Questions for discussion: How do private and public companies differ, with respect to diversity? What is the explanation for this, according to the article? What recommendations are provided? What are your thoughts… Read more »
Work-life balance boots salary as top perk for employees: Survey
Description: Any Canadian employers struggling with the labour shortage might be best served to tout the ability to achieve a healthy work-life balance on their job postings, according to a new poll. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Sep 15, 2021 Link: https://financialpost.com/fp-work/employees-talk-and-collaborate-less-when-everyone-works-from-home-study Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the current attitude… Read more »
Broadway is back — are high ticket prices, too?
Description: Even after an 18-month pause, the show must go on. Several Broadway productions are reopening this month, a crucial step in New York City’s road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, the Great White Way welcomed back such fixtures as “Hamilton,” “The Lion King,” “Wicked” and “Chicago.” Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Sep 15,… Read more »
