Description: Adidas announced Wednesday a new “name, image and likeness” network that will be open to student-athletes at NCAA Division 1 Adidas-sponsored schools.The new program will allow more than 50,000 students across 23 sports at 109 schools the ability to become paid spokespeople for the brand. Source: CNBC.com Date: Mar 23, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/23/adidas-announces-new-network-that-will-allow-more-than-50000-student-athletes-to-be-paid-ambassadors-.html Questions for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Leadership
Rethinking Your Approach to the Employee Experience
Description: Human resources leaders commonly assume that for a company to stand out as a great place to work, it must deliver competitive perks—everything from skills training to pet insurance to foosball. New research finds that this view is outdated: Engagement and retention don’t correlate with benefits awards. Employees have begun looking beyond material offerings… Read more »
Starbucks’ 3-pronged effort to create a more inclusive future for the brand
Description: Starbucks (SBUX) is taking action to eliminate “points of exclusion” for customers across the globe and connect more with consumers and their communities. Source: Yahoo.Finance.com Date: Mar 15, 2022 Link: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/starbucks-takes-steps-toward-more-inclusive-future-here-are-three-ways-how-130048812.html Questions for discussion: How is management improving operations and eliminating points of exclusion? What are the overall benefits of this way of thinking?… Read more »
Women in low-paying jobs are losing billions as U.S. gender pay gap persists, Labor Department says
Description: Women in low-paying industries, particularly Black and Hispanic women, are losing billions of dollars every year — exacerbating an already stark gender pay gap in the U.S., according to a new analysis by the Labor Department. Source: CNBC.com Date: Mar 15, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/women-in-low-paying-jobs-are-losing-billions-as-us-gender-pay-gap-persists-labor-department-says.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the key arguments made in this… Read more »
Making sense of why executives are eager to get employees back in the office
Description: After two years, giddy executives appear on the brink of welcoming their workforces back to the office, whether their employees are ready or not. Source: CNBC.com Date: Mar 08, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/08/return-to-office-why-executives-are-eager-for-workers-to-come-back.html?__source=iosappshare%7Ccom.apple.UIKit.activity.Mail Questions for discussion: Why are executives eager to get employees back in the office? What are the issues related to this debate?… Read more »
Peloton Got Trapped in Its Trillion-Dollar Fantasy
Description: Fueled by manic demand during the early days of Covid, the company spent the next two years chasing a dream of fitness dominance. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: Mar 10, 2022 Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-03-10/peloton-stock-drop-puts-bike-brand-on-path-to-nowhere?srnd=businessweek-v2 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the strategic planning at the firm and why it fell apart? What do you… Read more »
How Fleeing Ukraine in 1990 Shaped This Entrepreneur Into the Leader She Is Today
Description: Marco Polo co-founder and CEO Vlada Bortnik watches her home country under siege, both filled with fear and inspired by the strength of her people Source: INC.com Date: Mar 02, 2022 Link: https://www.inc.com/lindsay-blakely/ukraine-russia-vlada-bortnik-marco-polo.html Questions for discussion: What does the article say about how Vlada Bortnik’s experiences helped shape her entrepreneurial business attitude? How did… Read more »
Retail Theft Rises, and N.Y.C. Small Business Owners Are Paying the Price
Description: In New York City, neighborhood stores are struggling to confront the crimes that have cascaded from the disruptions of the pandemic. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Feb 28, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/28/nyregion/new-york-stores-robberies-theft.html? Questions for discussion: What can small business owners do to mitigate the problems described in the report? What are the managerial issues related to these… Read more »
Women’s participation in labour market rebounds but pay gaps remain
Description: Women in Canada have more than regained the jobs they lost early in the pandemic, but they still face pay and career imbalances, especially in key child-rearing years, says a new report. Source: BNNBloomberg.ca – video report Date: Mar 03, 2022 Link: https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/women-s-participation-in-labour-market-rebounds-but-pay-gaps-remain-1.1732070 Questions for discussion: What does the report say about the participation of… Read more »
How Apple, Big Tech benefit from taking on Russia
Description: Silicon Valley’s tech giants are joining the rest of the business world in pulling their products and services from Russia. Companies like Apple (AAPL) have cut ties to the Russian market entirely to protest the invasion of Ukraine, while firms like YouTube (GOOG, GOOGL) , Meta (FB), and Microsoft (MSFT) are limiting the availability of Russian propaganda networks like RT and… Read more »
