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Posts:May 2022, workplace diversity
Davos is Not Dead But It’s Finding Its New Self
by Aleksandra Barnes| May 27, 2022
Davos is a bit like marmite: synonymous with wealth, prestige and power, many businesses whose success rests on free trade and the ability to forecast economic trends, see it as an annual pilgrimage for mega-concentrated networking. Others decry it as a talking shop, and a façade for the most privileged 1% to travel by jet, […]
2022 Inflation: How It Affects Businesses, Politics and Regulations
by Alec Varsamis| May 19, 2022
Inflation is making its mark on Americans. And it’s not a pretty picture. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained near 40-year highs in April, hitting an annual increase of 8.3% while inflation adjusted earnings for workers decreased 2.3% year over year. Looking only at food prices, this category rose 9.4% annually, second only to energy […]
Honoring Bee Marks: Food Marketing and Nutrition Communications Trailblazer
by Jaime Schwartz Cohen| May 18, 2022
May 18th would have been the 100th birthday of Bee Marks, a pioneer of the modern-day practice of food marketing and nutrition communications. If you don’t recognize her name, you are not alone.* A trailblazer whose impact was made before it was possible to leave a digital footprint, who didn’t seek the spotlight in an […]
Gen Z in the Workforce: Key Takeaways for the Future from the Judges’ Table
In the last few years, a pivotal shift has taken place in the working world: Gen Z has jumped into the workforce. That’s right. Gen Z is old now. Well, not “old” per se, but they’re no longer tweens and early teens. The eldest are a few years into their career and many are in […]
