Help Flatten the Curve

When it comes to fighting COVID-19, enabling staffers to work from home is just the start.  Employers should be doing more to protect their workers’ well-being as the COVID-19 outbreak continues.

Here are 5 ways employers must help flatten the curve (provided by a doctor).

Before Announcing Deep Layoffs, Read This

Many business owners are considering layoffs to ensure they make it through the COVID-19 crisis — and a recent survey found that a vast majority of corporate leaders are considering some sort of financial action as a result of the pandemic.

To be sure, a cost-cutting reflex is understandable. Leaders are obligated to make responsible decisions to keep their companies afloat. But those who manage the economic effects of this crisis in a clear and compassionate way create more value for their companies and will come out of this pandemic stronger than ever before.

So before announcing deep layoffs, we recommend that you consider these five measures first.

1. Communicate openly
2. Share the pain
3. Crowdsource ideas with employees
4. Review all options
5. Have "Ice in the Belly"

Read more:  The Coronavirus Crisis Doesn’t Have to Lead to Layoffs

How to Quarantine and Chill During the Coronavirus Outbreak

The hashtag #QuarantineAndChill is actually a thing having to do with the intense cycle of anxiety-inducing news about Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), and it could be a nice distraction from a lot of the uncertainty we’re currently facing at the moment.

More people will be working from home over the coming weeks, which could lead to a lot of stir-craziness.

How you quarantine and chill is up to you, but the internet has lots of advice for how to make the most of your time indoors.

Go forth and socially distance yourself!

Julia Hartz: The Birth of Eventbrite (Podcast)

As Guy Raz from NPR's "How I Built This" podcast says:

In the early 2000s, Julia Hartz was helping develop TV shows for MTV and FX Networks, and seemed headed for a promising career in television.

All of that changed in 2003 when she went to a wedding and found herself sitting next to a serial entrepreneur named Kevin. They started dating, and Julia eventually quit her job and joined Kevin in the Bay Area. In 2006 they married, and co-founded the online ticketing service Eventbrite out of a warehouse closet. 14 years after launch, Eventbrite is a publicly-traded company with 1,100 employees and offices around the world. 

Listen to the podcast here.

Mark Your Calendar for March 8 to Celebrate International Women's Day!

Mark your calendars for March 8, Women’s International Day 2020 (#EachForEqual)!

This annual event was first held in 1909 to honor a New York garment worker’s strike. More than 100 years later, we are still uplifting women.

Here are ten ways in #Chicago you can celebrate International Women’s Day by supporting women-owned businesses and women-focused events.