The nations of the wealthy west are coming out of their pandemic foxholes and reopening their economies, even as some developing nations are seeing explosive growth in new cases. This is a good moment to take stock and evaluate the U.S.’s response to-date to the pandemic. Only a comparison of the U.S. to other nations […]
Singapore is the most competitive economy for the second year in a row according to IMD’s 2020 World Competitiveness Ranking. Denmark, moving up from 8th last year, and Switzerland close the podium. The number of small economies in the top 10 is striking with only the USA (10th) and Canada (8th) as major economies making […]
Plant Power: 10 Plants To Improve Wellbeing and Productive In Your Home Office While The health benefits of plant-based diets are well documented, new research uncovers the lesser-known uses of the nature around us. The UK’s leading online florist, Serenata Flowers, has identified 10 plants that are more than just a pretty face, as they […]
One advantage the Chinese have is they can plan far ahead. Their political system does not restrict leadership to envision change in four-year bite sizes. One day the Chinese Communist Party may be replaced by something approaching Western democracy, but until then they have the luxury to think in generational – not election – terms. […]
Love Under Lockdown – A Maternity Leave Calculator One In Ten Couples Are Planning For a January Patter Of Tiny Feet News Release A third of couples are making more time for each other under lockdown A fifth of couples in London and the North-East are using lockdown to plan for a baby Video calling […]
COVID-19 Testing by Country… and What REALLY Matters Ghest article by Randall Bolten Which countries are doing the most effective job of testing for COVID-19? And does all this focus on testing really matter, anyway? There seems to be considerable debate about both of those questions. Using a novel look at the data, we’ll see […]
How Businesses Can Support Employee Mental Health Right Now New release Over half (63%) of UK businesses felt anxiety is their biggest challenge to tackle during this time. Key research revealed: Around 82% of employees with a diagnosed mental health condition do not confide in management 80% of under 25s saying existing mental health issues […]
Mental Health Awareness: How business leaders can manage their mental health during COVID-19 News release Corporate consultants for global SME arena RWT Growth give advice on how to survive and thrive in this new Covid-19 period. For businesses, this a particularly stressful period, with a quarter of small companies expected to fold during the COVID-19 […]
Diversity & Inclusion for Leaders Book by Raj Tulsiani Book News Release / Resource Focusing only on the moral argument for diversity and inclusion is not just inappropriate in the business setting, it’s obstructive. New Book: Award-winning Diversity Headhunter, Raj Tulsiani, sets out provocative but practical approach to achieving sustainable change in diversity and inclusion This […]
Building Resilience In Times Of Uncertainty – Interview with Wayne Hoyle Guest content “It is not the strongest that survive, but those that most readily adapt to change”. And right now, needless to say, we are going through a period of significant change across the world. Wayne Hoyle is a former UK Special Forces officer; […]