Marina Gorbis's Blog, page 698

Disrupting the Insurance Industry with AI

Daniel Schreiber, Lemonade’s CEO and cofounder, joins Azeem to discuss how the company is using artificial intelligence to disrupt a legacy industry by realigning incentives with the values that customers care about.

What Wellness Programs Don’t Do for Workers

Here’s what it would mean to take employee well-being seriously.

Preventing Opioid Abuse Shouldn’t Mean Ignoring Patients’ Pain

Medical professionals need to strike a balance.

Are You Pursuing Your Vision of Career Success — or Someone Else’s?

What you do should match who you want to be.

How to Cope with Anticipatory Grief at Work

Plan ahead and create a support network.

Is It Time to Let Employees Work from Anywhere?

A study found that “work from anywhere” policies increased productivity.

How to Avoid Groupthink When Hiring

A structured process leads to better decisions.

How to Thrive as a Working Parent

Daisy Dowling, founder and CEO of Workparent, says that moms and dads with jobs outside the home don’t have to feel stressed or guilty about trying to balance their professional and personal lives. The key is to tease apart the different challenges — from coping with feelings of loss to managing practicalities — and to adopt strategies to better guide you through each. She points out that while a lot of emphasis is placed on parental leave, and especially new mothers, people at all stages of parenting need practical, immediate, and effective solutions they can implement themselves. Dowling is the author of the HBR article “A Working Parent’s Survival Guide.”

As Customers Begin to Shop Through Voice Assistants, What Can Brands Do to Stand Out?

They’ll either have to be cheap, or a “go-to” product.

5 Lessons I Learned from Selling My Startup

You can’t get the deal done over the phone.