For some, the transition to remote work is easy. It’s flexible, reduces or eliminates travel time, and can often streamline processes. For others, however, it’s a significant challenge—and there are plenty of reasons why. ...
Human beings are habitual creatures. Whether we’re working in a regular office or making the transition to remote work, routine is good. But it could be hard to find that working from home. As plenty of people have already...
“We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.”-Winston Churchill As you have no doubt noticed, the past few months have massively disrupted life as we know it. Now we’re beginning to hear more about reopening the...
I’m a little reluctant to share the story of how I screwed up. From an outside perspective, that’s probably the last thing a company that helps businesses grow and thrive should be talking about. However, it’s stories like these...
“In times of rapid change it is the learners who inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.”Eric Hoffer We’ve entered a time in which everything is...
The beginning of a new year is always an exciting time—especially when it coincides with the dawn of a new decade. Like many others on the threshold of 2020, your employees likely spent the end of 2019 and the start of January...
There’s so much more to life than work. Even so, work is where we end up spending most of our time. At SHIFT, we feel that time should count for something. Your work should make you feel fulfilled, proud, and happy─yes, I said...
Basketball, football, hockey, triathlons, bull riding, the New York City Marathon: Just a few examples of finite games where time adds an increased challenge and timing helps determine the winner. Fire fighting, emergency...
What's On My MindThis is the third installment of a real-time series about what it’s like to be raising a first-time venture fund as an African American fund manager. It’s meant to be a transparent description of the challenges...
