By Dina Gerdeman for Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge Researchers believe gender stereotypes hold women back in the workplace. Katherine Coffman’s research adds a new twist: They can even cause women to question their own abilities. Women make up more than half of the labor force in the United States and earn almost 60 percent […]
University Teams with Crisis Communications Expert Bruce Hennes in New Offering A new partnership between Ohio University’s Scripps College of Communication and Hennes Communications will allow communication professionals the opportunity to earn one credit hour towards a 12-hour graduate certificate in crisis communication. Anyone attending certain seminars taught by Hennes Communications, a crisis communications firm based in Cleveland, […]
By Erika Bradbury for PRNews… What is the Metaverse? There is no one definition of it. Instead, the metaverse is an idea based on how humans can interact in a digitally immersive world. Think of the metaverse as where the virtual and physical worlds meet. The next iteration of the internet, Web3, is its power […]
By Evan Nierman for Forbes… Reviews can make or break a business, but whether the effect is good or bad hinges on how the business owner reacts. Learning to navigate a complex maze of positive and negative comments can be tricky business. Say the wrong thing and your problems get worse. But finesse a difficult situation […]
By Bill Murphy Jr. for Inc…. Small talk. It’s a challenge. It’s even harder now, after so many people have scaled back their human interactions during the pandemic. However, we have some good news. Small talk fills an important need, and it turns out that you can learn to make it come more naturally, and even […]
By Justin Barison for Inc…. How do you respond to criticism? If you’re in a position where you have to lead others, you’re going to get criticized. Sometimes, that criticism will be valid. Other times, it will be unjustified. But in either case, the criticism is valuable–because it gives you a window into how others see you […]
By Jason Aten for Inc…. This week, Elon Musk turned his attention away from reviewing code just long enough to pick a fight with, of all companies, Apple. Musk, it appears, recently discovered that his plans to turn Twitter into a subscription business is at the mercy of both Apple’s App Store commission and its […]
From our friend and colleague, Richard Levick, CEO of Levick, a thoughtful piece that we hope you’ll find worthy of a read and a pass-along to friends. If you don’t stick to your values when they’re being tested, they’re not values — they’re hobbies.” – Jon Stewart The Corporate Social Compact If we have learned […]
By Nicole Schuman for PRNEWS With talk everywhere of a possible recession and economic instability around the globe, corporate layoff announcements seem more prevalent. Several days ago, Ford confirmed cutting 3,000 jobs. Apple laid off around 100 recruiters as it prepared for a hiring slowdown. Wayfair reported a loss of 870 jobs as it reacts to declining sales. Even as the […]
By Jeff Beer for Fast Company “I can say antisemitic things and Adidas can’t drop me. Now what? Now what?” That was Kanye West on the Drink Champs podcast on October 16 daring Adidas to react to his recent behavior. Ever since West—now known as Ye—signed on with Adidas in 2013, the artist has been the cultural story at […]