Category: COVID-19

Businesses will continue to protect their staff although they face legal battles in the time of Covid-19:  Litigation continues as employees get sick. In May 2020, The Washington Post published that nearly 800 lawsuits had been filed by prisons, followed by healthcare and every facet of hospitality and tourism, claiming illness and wrongful death. By September 2020 “…more than 5,000 lawsuits…had been filed as the ‘tidal wave’ of litigation was just getting started, although rarely will a business be found liable for…

The Pandemic was life changing and the tales we will tell just might not be what really happened. Our memories are but dramatic stories like a narrative in our brain. The youngest of us today will ask what it was like to live and work through a global Pandemic…but that version will begin the moment your brain acknowledged danger.   The 1918 Pandemic killed 50+ million people and infected 1/3rd of the world’s population. When it was over, no-one talked about it. Future generations had little to go by. In September 2001, we knew little…

Will the elbow bump replace the handshake at business meetings from now on? Who knew that zoom fatigue was a real ailment after too many WFH happy hours with co-workers?   New language develops in times of social crisis. According to lexicographers from the Leibniz Institute for the study of German Languages, more than 1200 new words were formed, reflective…

Our skillsets have changed in the upside down. We have re-evaluated priorities and value a different kind of work life balance. Although some struggle to find that happy place, they might be facing issues: mental, physical anxiety; poor performance at school/home/work; unwarranted aches, pains, nightmares, lack of sleep; lost appetite, overeating; malaise, sadness, hostility; distancing…

A new frontier of companies protecting their staff vs legal battles in the time of Covid-19: Litigation around Covid-19 continues. Workers claim sickness due to employer negligence, with the debate on whether a business is protected against legal action. By May 2020, The Washington Post published that nearly 800 lawsuits had been filed by prisons, claiming sickness…

Companies around the globe keep stepping up, making impressive contributions in products, services, donations and time. Have YOU found a way to make a difference in these most uncertain times through personal initiatives? Whether a random act of kindness, donations of food, or reaching out to a neighbor in isolation, sharing of your resources brings…

The Pandemic has caused cancellations and postponements of exhibitions and conferences worldwide. Businesses have been hammered, creating a damaging financial ripple effect with 10 million+ jobs already lost. At CadM we consider exhibitions to be a vital source of lead generation and partnership opportunities, usually attending four (4) or five (5) events per  year. In 2020,…

From airlines to zoos, companies continue to search for creative ways against challenging times to stay afloat in the upside down. Restoring livelihood is a huge part of the philosophical reset we need to make it back. Small business struggles to keep doors open; restaurants use creativity to serve any meals they can; business offices…

Networking has not gone away; rather we’ve reworked our network, moving primarily to virtual connectivity. If networking is a necessary evil, the Pandemic has highlighted some of the unsuccessful ways we have approached it all along while leading to positive change in how we incorporate virtual into live networking. Different types of conversations are taking…