Category: COVID19

Putting the Employee Experience at the Forefront of Remote Work Strategy

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In a study performed in September 2020 of 2,234 workers in three countries, Forrester researchers found that 31% reported their mental health had suffered in the pandemic; 37% felt like they were ‘working harder now than I did before the pandemic’, and 58% had a ‘clear sense of what it will take’ to continue working through the pandemic.

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Transitioning to an Agile Workforce

 What will our new normal in the workplace look like? One thing that we have recently witnessed and taken part in since the pandemic is working from home. For some that are considered contract works, remote working is not a new thing.  Due to the pandemic, many businesses and workers have had to adapt to […]

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How to Make Virtual Meetings Less Robotic and More Human

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 Have you struggled with connecting to people during an online meeting?  Virtual meetings come with a new set of obstacles. Ways to help virtual meetings become more human. With virtual meetings occurring more often, we have been faced with a new set of obstacles. Learning how to develop a personal connection with an audience, how […]

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New Ways to Stay Connected to Businesses

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How can we stay in touch with businesses after the COVID19 pandemic? New tools Google has provided businesses to help stay connected to consumers. How to help support businesses after the pandemic. We cannot deny that businesses have been severely impacted by COVID19. With that being said, Google has come out with a series of […]

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New Tools For Working Remotely

How can teams productively and efficiently work from home? New tools created to help people working remotely. Six new companies making way and what they have to offer. Traditionally, employees are connected through their work that is being done at a desk in a cubicle or office and meetings that are being held in conference […]

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Hotel Technology Trends

 What can we expect as hotels start opening back up? New practices in the hospitality industry. Cleanliness and sterilization of rooms What the future looks like post-COVID19. Hospitality businesses in the United States are slowly beginning to open up. Along with that also comes the restrictions and subject to follow SOPs.  Hotels have, slowly, started […]

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Breaking the Silence: These Brave Women Go Against the Poachers

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Will you be part of the global solution to help save the endangered species our ecosystem so greatly needs? Or will you look the other way like nothing is going on? I recently watched the documentary, “Breaking the Silence”, and I was blown away by the strength of these women. Take action and watch the […]

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Wildlife at Risk: COVID19

 Endangered species and poaching are a problem that seems to have been forgotten about through this pandemic. Since travel restrictions and cancellations, international tourism has been hit hard, in turn, leaving the endangered species in even greater danger. Although there are debt relief and other assistance, we need to start thinking of other long-term ways […]

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Poaching Proceeds During the COVID19 Pandemic

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There are many things that the pandemic has put a halt to, but poaching is not one of them. In fact, poaching has picked up in South Africa.  Land that is typically used by visitors and safari guides is being encroached on by poachers. Many elephants, rhinos, lions, and other African wildlife are being pushed […]

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Taking to the Sky for Supplies

Social distancing has become the new normal for us since the pandemic hit. Because of this, we have needed to find alternative ways to get deliveries and medical supplies to consumers other than your typical human contact delivery methods. Drone-based services are offering deliveries through the sky, which gives us the best of both worlds […]

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Choosing a plant-based diet has the ability to ecologically heal the Earth

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It is time to rethink plants. The word “plants” triggers childhood memories of broccoli left on the plate with the threat of no dessert. “Peas” makes people wrinkle their nose. And carrots taste like “dirt.” Beyond the traditional table-fare of our youth is a rainbow of possibility. The plant category encompasses more, including grains, nuts, […]

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Technology and Coronavirus Testing

 How can technology be used for good, in times like these?  Little is yet to be known about COVID-19 because of a lack of widespread available testing and many other factors.  Our response to this infectious disease has two phases: containment and mitigation. Containment happens when initial cases begin to appear. Without the ability to […]

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