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outside the boxRacism: A professional woman’s experience
Updated: January 11, 2021Adrienne Hall-Phillips, associate professor in the Foisie Business School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, is an accomplished professional Black woman. When I met Adrienne 10 years ago, I was jolted by a racist experience she had at work.
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101: Job analysis
Updated: January 11, 2021Before a company recruits or hires, it needs to know the job for which it’s hiring. But a 2018 Career Builder survey showed 74% of small businesses hire the wrong person for the job, resulting in additional costs, lost productivity and potentially
Updated: January 11, 2021 
10 things10 Things I know about ... A solid safety culture
Updated: January 11, 2021Safety begins on day one.
Updated: January 11, 2021
AdviceSee 2021 with 20/20 vision
December 23, 2020These are the times that try men’s (and women’s) souls, as Thomas Paine so eloquently said in his 1776 paper, “The Crisis”. Applicable now, as then and in so many times hence, but in an unprecedented way in world history. In fact, the entire piece
December 23, 2020
Economic Forecast 2021Who will thrive in 2021?
Updated: December 21, 2020As we all know, our local economy has taken a major hit from the pandemic. This is the worst impact in my lifetime; but there is good news ahead.
Updated: December 21, 2020
Economic Forecast 2021Is a federal tax increase in the new year likely?
Updated: December 21, 2020How likely is a federal tax law change in 2021? For the new administration to implement its proposed tax law changes, Biden will need to get a tax bill through Congress.
Updated: December 21, 2020
Economic Forecast 2021The road ahead for manufacturing
Updated: December 21, 2020Manufacturers of every size and across every industry, here in the Worcester area and elsewhere, are weathering unforeseen economic forces rising from the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: December 21, 2020
10 Things10 Things I know about ... Getting your business through the pandemic
Updated: December 7, 202010) Read all available news sources for updates. Whether you read the WBJ or local newspapers, read them daily. They can be some of the most informative sources to everything going on.
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What it means to be an ally
Updated: December 7, 2020I interviewed Jake Sumner, upper school dean of student life at Worcester Academy; he is a white, cisgender man, and he is an ally. Jake desires to become antiracist.
Updated: December 7, 2020 - 101
101: Employee recognition
Updated: December 7, 2020A 2019 study by Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ashley Whillans showed 80% of U.S. workers say they do not feel recognized for the work they do.
Updated: December 7, 2020 
know howWatch out for these PPP tax surprises
Updated: December 7, 2020One of our government-provided assistance plans during the pandemic was the Paycheck Protection Program loan. The Small Business Administration, with the help of banks, gave out more than 5 million loans, making this program one of the most popular
Updated: December 7, 2020
10 Things10 Things I know about ... Holiday cyber scams
December 3, 2020With so many people working from home on all sorts of devices, make sure these endpoints continue to receive the latest security patches and software operating system updates to lessen your chance of compromise.
December 3, 2020
10 things10 Things I Know About ... Building community amid racial unrest
Updated: November 23, 202010) Black Families Together convenes hundreds of Black people in Worcester, to address racism and the inequities existing for Black people. Priorities include business ownership and access to capital.
Updated: November 23, 2020
know howMuseums can sell their collections? Lease them instead
Updated: November 23, 2020On April 15, the American Association of Museum Directors board announced it passed two resolutions amending its ethical standards. These resolutions are a policy reversal on their prior position on meeting institutional operating costs both by
Updated: November 23, 2020
the hustle is realWhat my high school and college employees taught me
Updated: November 23, 2020The expectation I have seen from those who do not know me personally was daunting over the summer. I am a person behind the business with 22 other people with feelings and emotions with all going on in the world, too.
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101: Prioritizing
Updated: November 23, 2020Successful leaders have a honed sense of focus on their company’s projects and what should take priority. They are also skilled at juggling talent, resources and individual department needs with the company’s needs to make it all happen.
Updated: November 23, 2020
