What are the dos and don'ts of improving employee engagement in 2022? Professor Alan Saks, a human resources expert from the University of Toronto Scarborough/Rotman School, explains why it's time for a different approach to HR management.

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Do you care about your employees? It’s time to prove it.

Blockchains and cryptocurrencies went into a spectacular meltdown in 2022. Professor Andreas Park — an expert of finance innovation at the University of Toronto — says that despite the ill tidings, businesses should keep an eye on the space...or risk missing out on a game-changing technology.

Cryptocurrency for the cautious business leader

From social media to AI to celebrity endorsements — brands interact with us on a more personal level than ever. But how does that change our relationship with the products we buy and the companies that serve us? In the latest episode of the Rotman Executive Summary, professor Pankaj Aggarwal explores how the way we anthropomorphize brands is changing, and why that matters.

Talk Human To Me: understanding the new ways we interact with brands

Giving feedback is like a hand grenade. No matter how positive a spin you put on it, criticism is still hard to hear. So what can we do differently in tough conversations for a better outcome? Assistant professor Rachel Ruttan shares best practices from her research on advice-giving...and getting.

The Art of Advice: How to up your advice giving (and getting) game

The state of innovation wasn't great, even before you threw a pandemic or recession into the mix. And while it's too early to tell the long-term implications that team isolation and rising interests rate might have on the research and development process, associate professor Kevin Bryan explores why our process of innovation might be in crisis, and what might be done to solve the problem.

Is innovation in crisis? Why it's time to amp up research & development

Pre-2020, the sharing and gig economies were thriving. Then the pandemic changed the game. While Uber's food delivery was up, its ride sharing plummeted. Airbnb saw a wave of cancellations. The entire space stumbled. As we emerge from lockdowns and restrictions, new challenges face these Silicon Valley darlings. With ongoing rights over worker classification, and increased pressure to turn a profit in a rising rate environment, it's time to ask: What's next for the sharing economy?

Where does Uber go from here? The future of the sharing and gig economy, explained

What role should the office play, and can companies create equitable and sustainable WFH policies that work for all employees? Rotman's Sarah Kaplan and Carmina Ravanera weigh in on the future of hybrid work.

How to create a remote work policy that works everyone

With challenges including continued upheaval from the pandemic, political and global instability, a changing workforce, new technology, and more, the makeup of the board of directors — and its ability to shape and influence organizational responses when things go wrong — is more important than ever. And it's crucial to ask: do boards have the right talent at the table, and what it will take to build a better one?

How do you build a better board?

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Where does Uber go from here? The future of the sharing and gig economy, explained

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