By Paul A. Eisenstein Post-pandemic, the Auto Industry Will Never Be the Same Even before the viral outbreak reached American shores, the industry was entering a period of rapid transformation, with “more change in the next five years than we’ve seen in …
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The Rearview Mirror
By Paul Vachon COVID-19’s Impact on Business When COVID-19 hit last year, most businesses large or small and from every market sector were caught off guard. Employers had to develop quick responses to the pandemic to protect employees and customers, often …
Continue ReadingThe Post Pandemic Office
While the dust has yet to settle on what the post-pandemic office looks like, one thing is clear. Employees, who began 2020 trudging to the office for the typical 9-to-5 grind but ended it on Zoom calls in slippers from …
Continue ReadingThe Future of Workforce
The pandemic challenged the workforce in unprecedented ways, including the overall magnitude of its impact. It left no sector of the workforce unaffected. The crisis impacted the well-being and health of every single employee in some way, while also exposing …
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AIR TRAVEL CHANGES EVOLVING AS DEMAND RETURNS As Delta’s Vice President of Airport Operations at Detroit’s Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Hussein Berry oversees the day-to-day operations for Delta’s second largest hub. This includes all customer service areas, ramp, baggage, cargo operations, …
Continue ReadingNew Normal: Industries Prepare for the Post-COVID Market
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE “Commercial real estate remains in flux. As the vaccine rolls out with the government touting availability for all adults by the end of May, companies are starting to consider what to do post-COVID. Sectors like industrial will remain …
Continue ReadingMichigan’s Residency
By James Martinez Forecasting One of the Nation’s Most Cyclical Economies On the heels of the second major recession since 2009, “resiliency” is again gaining increased attention in economic development and raising questions about what lies ahead for Michigan’s economy. …
Continue ReadingInclusive Care
By Audrey Gregory What an Equitable Health System Looks Like The COVID-19 pandemic has shined the light on racial disparities and the impact on people of color. As we look forward, it is important that we not forget the hard lessons …
Continue ReadingFrom Pandemic to Endemic
By David Parent Designing Work with Employee Well-being and Productivity in Mind While none of us would wish to relive the past 12 months, we learned that the “status quo” is no longer. If we embrace this freedom from the …
Continue ReadingAdapt and Change
By John Fox Moving Healthcare Beyond the Pandemic While the pandemic forced much of the world to slow down, it also created waves of rapid changes to health care. Under typical circumstances, these changes might have taken years or even …
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