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Jazz Musicians Up Against a Virus
In the last year or so Good Times became the first jazz club in years to operate in Savannah, Forte Jazz Lounge sprouted up in Charleston and Middle C arrived in Charlotte. The Charleston Jazz Orchestra became a hub renamed to Charleston Jazz, providing both big band...
Should You Work From Home Permanently? Ask Yourself These 3 Questions
I started working from home long before Covid. My wife was going back to school to get her PhD, and that required that we move. My boss at the time, and subsequent bosses, were gracious, but what I failed to account for was my own sense of alienation. I’d thrived in...
Tips to Make Money Online During Self-isolation
With the world under the thrall of the Covid-19 pandemic, many of us are self-isolating. Staying indoors is a commendable way to prevent the spread of the disease. However, most of us find ourselves with a lot of free time. Are you using this time productively? There...
Make the Perfect In-Home Performing Arts Studio with These Great Tips
Have you always dreamed of your own studio? If you practice any type of performance art, you could convert a spare room, basement, or garage into a multi-purpose space that can be used to hone your skills at home. To learn all about the benefits of building an in-home...
Black Fret Wants to Pay You $500 to Play for Workers on Zoom
“Back to normal” is no longer a realistic marker for American office culture as the COVID-19 health crisis ushers in a work-from-home paradigm shift. “People have woken up and you can’t put the genie back in the bottle,” says Greg Carter, a local tech consultant who’s...
Gay Rights Ruling Pushes Workplace Dynamic Already in Motion
When a Walmart associate named Jacqueline Cote filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2014 contending that the company was discriminating against her by denying health insurance benefits to her same-sex spouse, it signaled the...
Amid COVID, Companies Could Replace Workers with Robots
The coronavirus pandemic has destroyed tens of millions of American jobs. How many of them will come back? That might be one of the most pressing questions of the Covid-19 recession. Arguably no other downturn has threatened to leave American life so...
AI and More Management-free Organizations
Michael J. Sikorsky, CEO and co-founder Robots and Pencils, sees a world where AI and technology are operating autonomously, with little need for continuous oversight. This is increasingly the case with human talent as well, he explained in a...
