Innovation isn’t a necessity just for tech companies. Legacy businesses in the food industry, like Kraft Heinz and Kellogg’s, have forsaken real innovation in favor of making small variations on trademark products, and they’re paying a heavy price: Their revenue growth lags below 2%.
Blockchain tech may have lost its luster for many investors, but JPMorgan Chase remains a believer. It’s making waves with an aggressive push to recruit blockchain talent for its new JPM Coin payment platform.
If you’re looking to boost employee morale and productivity, don’t underestimate the efficacy of giving people special projects to work on.
Freelance workers are starting to gain better treatment from some companies: Google has promised to improve pay and healthcare benefits for more than 98,000 contract employees following a slew of complaints.
Even the most generous philanthropy can’t protect your reputation. Last week the New York attorney general filed a lawsuit against members of the Sackler family, alleging that they personally directed Purdue Pharma to push doctors to overprescribe OxyContin. Cultural institutions from the Tate galleries to the Guggenheim Museum have sworn off further Sackler donations.
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