As the remnants of the COVID-19 pandemic slide into its fourth year, the growing pains of the working world acclimatizing itself to the New Normal continue to pose difficulties to employees – and employers – across the board. The traditional office workday has given way to “hybrid” work and remote work alternatives, which still have […]
Amazon AI Tech Leaves Future Recruiting Efforts Uncertain
Tech and e-commerce giant Amazon has rarely been considered a worker-friendly business. For years, stories have trickled out from the massive conglomerate’s workforce regarding unreachable quotas, denied bathroom breaks, and anti-union efforts. And now, news has broken over another executive decision that may send shockwaves throughout the hiring world. Last month, it was revealed that […]
Courage in Your Convictions: A Conversation with Dale Harvey of Poplar Forest
I recently had the pleasure to sit down with Dale Harvey of Poplar Forest Capital, a firm that takes pride in going against the grain when it comes to investing groupthink. In fact, he values that philosophy so highly that Poplar’s mission statement is ‘Contrarian. Selective. Patient’. In our conversation for the Namastir podcast, we […]
Strengthening and Navigating Your Workforce Through Times of Change
There have been mountains of articles, opinion pieces, and dire assessments of today’s corporate landscape as far as the eye can see over the past few years, most of which solemnly predict various degrees of disaster. Whether it’s an incoming recession, expected rise in unemployment rates, inflation, strikes… the list goes on. These all serve […]
Learning to Share: Bringing a C-Suite Executive into the Fold of Your Growing Business
I recently had the privilege of sitting down with Tony Drake of Drake & Associates, along with Drake’s new COO, Mark Flatow, to discuss the pitfalls and pleasures of sharing your company’s vision and success with a new executive hire. Success in business is a tricky thing. After all, nobody ever started up a company […]
