by joannarees | Feb 22, 2018 | Blog
Gender equality. Girl power. #MeToo. No matter how you express it, the dialogue about women and their roles in societies past, present, and future has been going strong, especially of late. Not that this is a new trend. As long as inequality has existed in our...
by joannarees | Jan 24, 2018 | Blog
Making smart and ethical purchasing decisions may seem next to impossible, even with the wealth of information available online. Even if the company selling a product seems outwardly trustworthy, the origin of the materials and labor can often be riddled with...
by joannarees | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog
The modern consumer’s faith in businesses has been shaken. This can be seen in frustration toward Wall Street, oligopolies such as big cable, and the ever-increasing wealth gap between the average citizen and business magnates. The proliferation of data about...
by joannarees | Nov 30, 2017 | Blog
With technology advancing at a breakneck pace and the future of many industries uncertain, what’s the one thing that will always stay constant? The answer is the people. Even with many jobs becoming automated, the core of any company is the individuals that work for...
by joannarees | Oct 19, 2017 | Blog
Businesses are simply not the faceless entities that they used to be. It’s a concept that many corporate leaders are still catching up on; for decades, when it came to the workings of a company, the phrase “need-to-know basis” was tossed around liberally. But in a...
by joannarees | Sep 18, 2017 | Blog
What makes a good leader? Is it vision? Values? Business savvy? While these are all positive qualities for a leader, one should not conflate raw knowledge or wisdom for the ability to lead. Instead, all of these qualities are effective through the trust of employees....
