Diversity: The struggle to keep the momentum

In the two years since George Floyd’s murder, firms have taken some key steps to improve racial equality in the workplace. But with war, inflation, and other news taking up resources, will many become sidetracked?

With cases falling, much of the business world is starting to return to prepandemic conditions. But the many disruptions COVID created will likely last far longer than hoped. How leaders can move forward—and be ready for business breakdowns at the same time.

How has the chief diversity officer’s role evolved? Three leading CDOs—from Morgan Stanley, Starbucks, and Thermo Fisher Scientific—describe their work and its challenges.

The pandemic forced a relatively new form of communication—video calling—onto the business world. Why are our brains struggling so much with it?

From competing with Google to guiding an organization through a pandemic, the job of the modern baseball general manager has become as sprawling and complex as any CEO’s. Four of the best run through a role even fans barely know.

With all that befalls us—from the macro to the micro—we are reminded that life is fragile. We can never take it for granted.

Wars, pandemics, and inflation. They’ve come in rapid succession before, creating special challenges for corporate leaders.

Getting the big picture on this technology, as with any, is critical.

Workers’ distrust in a firm and their own exhaustion can go hand in hand.

The importance of leaders being authentic just keeps growing.

Before the Mac, Apple came out with a pioneering but pricey PC.

The knock-on effect of energy prices rising is immediate on the economy.

What people are looking for in a job is self-worth.

Did we really need to wait 60 years for programs that benefit everyone?

This tropical island is a kaleidoscope of sensory experience and economic potential.

Executives ground themselves in the tactile and tranquil practice of gardening.

Who needs to create imaginary story lines when real life is often stranger and more compelling and instructive than fiction?

If it feels like everyone is on an e-bike these days, it’s because they are.

Music may be the ultimate purveyor of mood.

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time, early in the pandemic, when corporate leaders and employees believed they’d eventually return to the office.