By Claire Cain Miller, who writes about gender, families and the future of work. A key scientific breakthrough that would eventually help protect millions from Covid-19 began with a chance meeting at a photocopier — in 1997, between Prof. Katalin Kariko and Dr. Drew Weissman, whose work laid the foundation for the Pfizer and Moderna…
By Miles Everson, chief executive officer at MBO Partners, and Emergent Research’s Steve King and Carolyn Ockels. In the months since the Covid-19 pandemic began, the dramatic and rapid shift to remote work has been perhaps the most potent trend affecting the way businesses operate. It’s been a particular boon to one growing group of…
By Neil Irwin, a senior economics correspondent for The New York Times. For most of the past 15 years, the U.S. economy was mired in a period of low productivity growth. Who would have guessed that the pathway out of it might include a pandemic? Yet that is what the numbers show. Since the second…
Clarity CEO Pat McDonagh muses on how his career would look today without the essential in-person moments. U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak caused a bit of a stir this week by suggesting that young people in business would benefit from being in the office because face-to-face interactions, learning opportunities and relationships are essential…
By Brian Chen, lead consumer technology writer for The New York Times. When the pandemic blended our professional and personal lives by forcing many of us to work from home, we learned a valuable lesson about tech. It can be an incredibly useful tool for communicating with colleagues. But when used without care, it can…
Old habits may die hard, but they’re no match for a pandemic. According to consulting firms like Bain & Co., travel for business-to-business sales is at risk as organizations, at long last, overcome inertia to tackle a challenging but profitable transformation to virtual selling. Recent research suggests that B2B buyers and sellers are more comfortable…
Corporate travel managers are setting up for business travel recovery, but unknowns await. Intel is king. Duty of care is adapting. Sustainability initiatives are further eroding internal meetings and travel. The C-suite is listening. These were among the notable themes in discussions taped for or conducted during SAP Concur’s June 17 Travel Industry Summit. Amid…
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