COVID-19

The global workplace is on the cusp of a new era. Some of the forces behind this revolution—digital technology, shifting demographics, and new beliefs around inclusion and equity—have been building for years. The pandemic provided the spark...

The following is an excerpt from the book Uncontrolled Spread by Scott Gottlieb, MD. Copyright ©2021 by Scott Gottlieb. Published with permission by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The traditional planning for pandemics had...

Life feels a lot blurrier today than it did pre-pandemic. Gone are the black-and-white boundaries dictating that we work, live, play, and seek care in certain settings and within certain times. Now we can shut our laptops to pivot from...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a great disruptor, accelerating progress in technology, but reversing hard-fought gains in other areas including poverty, quality education, and gender equality. Governments, businesses, and citizens now want...

As COVID-19 cases continue throughout the world, we will continue to live with the effects of the pandemic for some time. The post-COVID world of work is gravitating toward a model that emphasizes adaptability and requires companies to...

No matter where we stand on the political spectrum, most of us will agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the characteristics common to all crises, lasting longer and hurting more deeply than we ever imagined, while exposing...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans faced financial hardships, limiting their ability to build savings and credit. For people without bank accounts, that limitation—which has always been acute—almost certainly became more so. More...

The last year and a half has been a challenging time. First and foremost, COVID-19 is a human tragedy and has precipitated changes that will take years to fully understand. Every day there’s a new complication to contend with personally and...

As I look out to the remainder of the 2020s, I believe that economic inequality will be one of the most important issues facing humanity. Excessive inequality undermines the life chances of individuals, families, and communities—sometimes...

While this last year thrust unparalleled challenges on workforces across the globe, it also introduced us to a new way of doing just about everything. When we lost impromptu conversations at the water cooler, we made up for them with...