With COVID-19 applying pressure to profit margins, now is an ideal time to evaluate strategy in handling claims, focusing on methods primarily designed to promote cost-containment.
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Perspectives
Pandemic inspires meaningful responses by brands
brands are seeking to stay true to their long-term strategy. It’s a stress test for most brands and will likely reveal the level of their resilience. Here are some brands that are getting it right.
Read More »Measuring a pandemic’s impact on the built environment
The current pandemic – COVID-19 - is having an intense effect on our built environment. We are looking at a “new tomorrow” - a “new abnormal” - and a “business as unusual.” What impacts will result from this pandemic?
Read More »Balancing family and business in a family business
Cheyenne Bennett, Leadership & Talent Coach at Compass Point Family Business Strategies, shares some of her advice to help keep your family business moving in the right direction.
Read More »Is my business eligible for interruption insurance coverage?
Businesses that have interruption coverage as a part of their insurance policies have started filing claims related to mandatory closure orders, but many insurers are denying such claims.
Read More »The rise of virtual offices will change commercial real estate
When it comes to navigating the new work-from-home paradigm, we can expect “work-from-home” policies to be established to assure proper decorum, productivity standards, communication, and online protocols.
Read More »How we lead determines who will follow
This is a moment of truth for any leader – whether you’re the CEO of a large corporation or a mid-level manager – because how you respond will leave a lasting impression on your team. It can make or break your career.
Read More »Here’s how a shift to virtual offices could play out
During the stay-at-home and work-from-home orders, employers are seeing how they can operate with some or all their employees working remotely, and do so as, or more, efficiently than from their traditional work environment.
Read More »Hospitals need better partnership with Wolf, lawmakers to protect the health of Pennsylvanians
Hospitals are the front line for providing health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet there is a lack of partnership with the Pennsylvania state government to protect hospitals, health care workers and the communities they serve. Throughout this pandemic, The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has worked in partnership with the Department of Health ...
Read More »Amid pandemic, MANTEC helps manufacturers adapt, quickly
Manufacturing is a life-sustaining industry. Many of us know South Central Pennsylvania as the snack capital of the world, but it’s also home to 2,986 diverse manufacturing establishments ranging from medical equipment, plastics and metal fabricators, textiles and pharmaceuticals. Over the last two months many manufacturers have continued to provide needed components in supply chains. It’s satisfying ...
Read More »Her daughter is recovering from addiction. Here’s how they help each other during the pandemic
For a person suffering from Substance Use Disorder, the journey to recovery is fraught with pitfalls and challenges. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and the prospect of recovery is nothing short of terrifying. Megan Strain and her mother Kathy Strain, who are navigating Megan’s recovery while quarantined together, share hopeful insights.
Read More »Talking owning a small business during the pandemic with Anne-Marie Brandt
CPBJ sat down and talked with Anne-Marie Brandt, president and owner of TeamBrandt Marketing, about the changes she has had to make to help her clients and her small business get through the pandemic, and the importance of collaboration with other small businesses.
Read More »It’s time to rethink our dependence on Chinese goods
For decades US manufacturers have pursued a China strategy driven by two goals: low-cost manufactured goods and access to China’s huge and rapidly growing market. Recent events, including the COVID-19 pandemic are forcing serious soul searching about that strategy.
Read More »Why now is a good time to improve your brand
If the tumultuous times we find ourselves in have created some downtime for your marketing or branding efforts, now could be a chance to take stock and even make some improvements.
Read More »How the pandemic could make us better
How well we manage the COVID-19 recovery remains to be seen but there are some recent changes in policy and attitude that I hope will stick around.
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