COVID-19 has brought immense devastation to people around the world with business owners being one of the hardest-hit groups. Especially female-owned businesses. Active US business ownership between February and April saw a 22% drop, according to a June piece from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The largest on record, the 3.3 million decrease ...
Whether you're actively searching or looking to assess your next career move, it's a brave new world out there. In this webinar, EWF Leaders Tanis Cornell and Jennifer Carter teamed up with EWF Career Coaching Practice Lead Elizabeth Lions to explore how COVID-19 has changed the job search, share proven ways to master video interviews, ...
Furloughing employees wan’t unheard of, but until the COVID crisis, it had never been done at this scale across industries. Many leaders are in uncharted territory. On May 13, 2020, our CEO Tanis Cornell joined John Brennan, VP of Human Capital at Life Time Fitness, on OutMatch‘s The Future of Work Webinar Series. They had a great discussion about how the ...
On April 29, 2020, our President Jennifer Carter joined author and coach Bill Bartlett on OutMatch's The Future of Work Webinar Series. They had a great discussion about how to Lead Through Anxiety and Uncertainty. Check out Two "Must Dos" from the Session. Click here to watch the full Webinar. Key Takeaways Before anything else – even if the answer is ...
Building professional influence is vital to unlocking career opportunities. It involves 4 main areas: 1) forging meaningful relationships with coworkers, 2) collaborating well and often, 3) managing the organization’s perception of you and your work, and 4) developing insight into the broader business and business community. Informal relationships outside the chain of command often determine ...
In the wake of COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders, millions have been thrust into a world of video conferencing. Downloads of video conferencing apps surged past 62 million the week of March 14-21, 2020, according to research firm App Annie. Bloopers, memes, and spoofs of video conferences abound, lightening the mood during a stressful global pandemic. But ...
Guest post by Jolene Risch, President of Dallas-based recruiting firm Risch Results and EWF Dallas Owner Forum Member. Based on a NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, 1 in 5 households have experienced either a layoff or a reduction of work hours. In the matter of weeks of instituting stay-at-home orders in early March, nearly 20% of the ...
While uncertainty reigns and crisis rolls on, now's the time to come together and help where we can. Mr. Rogers says to "look for the helpers." We should also be the helpers. EWF is based in DFW, and we wanted to provide ways for the local community to help locally owned, hard-hit DFW businesses during ...
Here at EWF International, our priority is keeping our community safe, equipped, and empowered through all seasons. Here are some updates on how we’re addressing COVID-19, and some useful resources to help you stay safe – from the virus, and from the contagion of fear. Don't miss the useful resources at the bottom! Key information: ...
Guest post by Stacy Scott, Managing Director of Cyber Risk, Kroll The COVID-19 pandemic has created a unique opportunity for cybercriminals. Cybercriminals will often take advantage of trending topics in the news, such as the coronavirus, to try and prey on consumers using fear and urgency tactics. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, such activity is ...
