Category: Business Implications

What a fascinating time we are living in. We are practically living online, zoom fatigue has become a real ‘thing’ and we continue to kill people with ppt. No – we aren’t ‘killin’ it’ with our ppt’s (as your teen might say), it’s a bit less hip and a lot more painful. Death by PowerPoint continues…

Negotiating anything in life can be a hard and daunting task. Maybe you’re itching to get back into the office, maybe you’re cautious about returning, or maybe you’ve found a new love for working from home! If that’s the case, how do you negotiate with your employer to let you continue to work from home…

During the dark days of the Second World War, Winston Churchill made numerous speeches that would come to define his stature as a war time leader. While we are not currently at war, we are experiencing a global crisis, and the same communications strategies Churchill employed to inspire the British public are the exact ones…

Many businesses are thriving in spite of the major challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic through increased stakeholder connections that strengthen worker and customer commitments, resulting in greater company performance. One common thread among companies that are weathering the storm most successfully is an authentic and integrated commitment to purpose larger than profitability or growth.…

Businesses are dealing with busts, booms and everything in between amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment in the U.S. has climbed to nearly 15%, the highest level since the Depression and roughly double the number during the 2008 recession, and thousands of small businesses are scrambling for federal financial assistance. The recession of 2008 and its ripple effects provide…

Stage two of reopening the economy has commenced for the Province of Ontario, however, the criteria and modifications that are needed to do so may be unclear to many. In our recent Experts in Residence session, The Legal Brief, Sandbox hosted experts Barriston Law and special guests to explore the recent stage two reopening updates…