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"Now that many people are working from home, the question has arisen: Do you still have to pay taxes in another state if you're not actually commuting to work there?"
"If you can figure out an environment where people can thrive together, it's powerful" - Edith Cooper, Co-Founder of Medley In addition to full access to workshops, panels and conversations led by experts across industries, members commit to a 90-minute virtual meeting each month, facilitated by a Medley-certified coach and focused on addressing and reflecting on ongoing experiences in their personal and professional lives.
"The key to new business opportunities can be simple, but not easy: Go where no man or woman has gone before. Think off the well-beaten path for a new revenue stream so that you can stand out instead of being muffled over. The important thing is to look at new client opportunities in a completely different way, in which there could be a treasure trove of potential customers, but it is simply just not that obvious"
"In many cases, the first step you take toward solving a problem helps to make the solution apparent. In such a case, having access to multiple first steps to approach a problem diversifies your problem-solving depth."
Kevin Washington, 66, is the first African-American CEO of the YMCA of the USA; he started working at the Y 42 years ago as a youth-program director, after first becoming involved in Y programs when he was 10. He credits the Y with providing him a safe alternative to gang life on the streets of South Philadelphia. Washington joined TIME for a video conversation to talk about pivoting during the crisis, diversity in Y leadership, and what young people expect of today’s leaders.
Is your business equipped to have a successful second half of 2020?
"The economic fallout of the coronavirus has hit small businesses hard. As of June, one in five had closed temporarily or permanently. Those that are surviving have one thing in common: They are pivoting."
At The JPI Group, we try to find ways to strengthen our virtual team culture. We have weekly calls with each individual on the team that is focused on learning each other’s goals, trips, hobbies, and anything else we feel comfortable enough to share. The JPI Group's own Lauren & Kayla recently discussed microaggressions in the workplace and found a great interview with Kevin Nadal that may help provide you with clarity on how to recognize them and navigate through them. Kevin is a professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice has spent years researching and writing books on the effects of microaggressions. “Microaggressions are defined as the everyday, subtle, intentional — and oftentimes unintentional — interactions or behaviors that communicate some sort of bias toward historically marginalized groups. The difference between microaggressions and overt discrimination or macroaggressions, is that people who commit microagressions might not even be aware of them.” - Kevin Nadal, PHD
Here's a look at hiring practices that are working for employers in the Covid-19 era. What are the 3 best practices that have worked well for your company?
"With so many people working from home and finding a new balance in life, there is one thing your company needs to do: be available. While AI might tell you that X number of customers typically call on a certain day, at a certain time, regarding a certain topic, emotional intelligence will tell you to staff up for longer calls and shorter wait times. what is emotional intelligence? In the simplest form, it’s the ability to not just solve problems, but understand and connect with the reasons why those problems are occurring and how they impact other people. It’s the ability to care. Rather than getting stuff done, people (and therefore businesses) with high emotional intelligence get stuff done in a way that works best for those they are working for"
