How Leaders Should Handle Addiction in the Workplace
The goal for any leader should be to catch addictive behaviors early and then triage them on the spot. Delaying or reprimanding executives for their addiction rarely works and only leads to more problems down the line. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), addiction and mental issues are up […]
Harness Your Gamma Brain Waves to Become a Better Leader
Every single second of the day, the human brain receives and processes a staggering amount of information — a feat that makes it the world’s fastest supercomputer. With most of that work taking place on a subconscious level, we tend to spend our lives running on autopilot and rarely consider the brain’s tremendous efficiency. From […]
How Leaders Can Balance Work and Life to Survive and Thrive During This Pandemic
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know it, as well as how we manage our households. While being shut mostly in our homes or observing infection prevention guidelines when leaving our house, it can be pretty hard to grapple with the reality of the world in which we now live. And yet, […]
Cry, Laugh, and Shout With Joy— All Within an Hour
With the remaining season at New York’s iconic opera house canceled for the foreseeable future, the management of The Met hopes to brighten the lives of audiences and members even while their stage is dark. Each day a different presentation from the company’s Live in HD series is released for free through an on-demand streaming […]
Scotland First in the World to Make Sanitary Products Free
Scotland has made sanitary products free to all women, becoming the first nation in the world to take such a step against “period poverty.” The measure makes tampons and sanitary pads available at designated public places such as community centres, youth clubs and pharmacies, at an estimated annual cost to taxpayers of 24 million pounds […]
It’s Time to Give Grief the Attention It Deserves
Bereavement is defined as a period of intense grief, especially following the death of a loved one. Unfortunately, society has no respect for those grieving. Society views grief as something to get over, like the flu. After a few days, and the griever is expected to function as if life hadn’t shattered into a million […]
5 Reasons Why Business Leaders Need More Sleep
An international study by the Centre for Creative Leadership discovered that 42% of leaders get six or fewer hours of sleep a night. That’s a high number of performance-driven professionals getting less than their fair share of shut-eye. So, how important is sleep? Experts will tell you that it is the backbone of health and that sleeping […]
10 Crucial Tips For Covid-Proofing Your Retail Business
The daily focus of many business owners has gone from business as usual to doing everything to keep their heads above water. It’s not an easy task to run a business during times of covid, especially when you happen to be in an industry where you rely on offline customers. Mike Jordan, CEO of Summit Defence, […]
How Business Leaders and Impact Investors Are Stemming the PPE Shortage
The U.S. is seven months into the coronavirus crisis and yet a critical shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) remains. As fall and the cold and flu season approach, which will increase demand on health systems, many doctors and nurses continue to reuse single use N-95s. A recent survey of 20,000 nurses conducted by the ANA cited […]
Mental Health Challenges for Executives: Do You Display These Symptoms?
While deeply fulfilling, establishing and growing a business poses grave dangers for your mental health as an entrepreneurial executive. During the expansion stage, a founder will often face brutally long workweeks, pressure from different sources to manage the startup while raising funding, and the stress of having to make many decisions — all at the […]
