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Never Mind the IPOs—Rent's Falling

Money is washing through the tech sector, but some of its workers have left San Francisco

Can Nike's Anti-Racism Ads Just Do It in Japan?

Its social justice playbook worked in the U.S. but may not translate to a less diverse nation

And Now, for My Next Trick …

WhatsApp makes practically no money now, but Facebook has plans to change that

The Bloomberg 50

THE PEOPLE WHO DEFINED AN UNPRECEDENTED YEAR

Scotland Makes Periods Less Painful

The country is the first in the world to offer free, universal access to sanitary products

Musk's German Charm Offensive

The Tesla boss has won over many Germans, but labor senses a growing threat

Lost on Main Street

The Fed’s program to save midsize businesses isn’t working, and it isn’t clear there’s an easy fix

Finding Flights to Deliver Vaccines

The pandemic has vastly reduced airlines’ capacity to haul freight

The Pot Lobby Seeks A New Prize

Hopes are high for federal drug reform under Biden, even if Republicans keep the Senate

Corralling the Vatican's Golden Calf

Pope Francis’ quest to bring transparency to church finances is running into stiff opposition from an entitled Curia

Chicago's Hard Choices

Mayor Lori Lightfoot pushed through an austerity budget, alienating some progressives

Covid Strains Microcredit

The world’s poorest borrowers are struggling to keep up with the loans that fund their livelihoods

Did Airbnb Win The Pandemic?

The company’s ability to adapt to Covid puts it ahead of rivals and may have saved its IPO

Transforming information into insight

Focus on six organizational elements to build a world-class data and insights capability.

THE URGENT NEED FOR SOPHISTICATED LEADERSHIP

The pandemic has highlighted a series of paradoxes inherent to the work of leaders. What comes next will depend on how well leaders face up to them.

The road to successful change is lined with trade-offs

Rather than trying to convince people your change initiative is the right one, invite them to talk openly about what it might take to implement it: the good, the bad, and the frustrating.

Sustaining productivity virtually

Maintaining productivity levels among remote employees is an enduring challenge. Here are five ways to help businesses and employees thrive while people work at home.

FORWARD TO normal

Entertainment and media companies are building business models that are resilient to the enduring changes in consumer behavior ushered in by COVID-19.

How leaders can promote racial justice in the workplace

Embrace four principles to turn today’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives into sustained progress.

CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE FUTURE

In a remodeled world, it is vital for companies to reinvent ways of working.

Consumer companies must take leaps, not steps

As shoppers show how quickly they can adapt to external shocks, retailers will need to radically reconfigure their business models.

Mariner's role still unknown as autonomous shipping gains speed

Mariners’ role still unknown as autonomous shipping gains speed

Businesses can fast-track innovation to help during a crisis

“Unrealistic” timelines can actually work. Here’s how.

CAPTAIN MURCHISON - Texas Game Wardens gain crime-fighting advantage in the Gulf of Mexico

It’s a cat-and-mouse game on the high seas: Unlicensed commercial fisher-men from Mexico head north into Texas waters in small, swift boats called “lanchas,” hoping to catch a haul of seafood before the authorities catch them.

Piracy edges closer to home with wave of raids in southern Gulf

In the brief cellphone video recorded by a crewmember on the offshore supply vessel (OSV) Remas, the pirates walk back and forth on the deck of the ship, clenching their guns and using them to point as they order around the crew. Their faces are draped in clothing and bandanas.

Agility and experience management work better together

Many companies achieve early wins with separate transformational efforts, then stall. But if combined and enhanced using “return on experience,” or ROX, measures, these two programs can unlock each other’s potential.

MADONNA - Madonna adds flexibility, ice-breaking capacity for Wisconsin operator

For most of this century, the Washington Island Ferry Line had a single icebreaking vessel available for winter runs across Lake Michigan’s Death’s Door Passage. The arrangement caused some sleepless nights for company President Hoyt Purinton.

Casualties

NTSB: Dredge hit Texas gas pipeline, causing fire that killed four

FERRIES/EXCURSION - COVID-19 threatens once-robust passenger vessel market

The passenger boat market has been relatively strong over the past few years, driven largely by ferry operators on all three coasts replacing older vessels and adding to existing fleets. Meanwhile, the relatively robust economy stoked demand for new excursion and tourist vessels.

IMO emissions report raises new concerns about methane slip

A recent report from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) reveals that global shipping emissions increased nearly 10 percent from 2012 to 2018, with the industry facing a growing challenge concerning methane slip.