By Julia Woolley Picture this: you are a studious, hardworking citizen in the United States. You have never lived outside of America, yet you are still perceived as a foreigner. You are expected to achieve greatness in all school subjects, but you are also expected to stay quiet and low on the corporate ladder. You are an Asian American. Now picture this: once … Continue reading Asian Americans in the Workplace
By Hayley Penner Workplace cultures and environments consistently cause major companies to attract or lose employees. As sexual harassment and environments of sexism continue to permeate the corporate culture, the workplace becomes a major concern for working women. In 2020, the United Nations reported that less than half of working-age women worldwide are in the workplace.[i] Women continue to be in the minority—leaving room for … Continue reading Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Where Does Your Company Stand?
By Tanner Bouck At the beginning of 2021, GameStop’s stock price rose approximately 2,500%, going from $20 to $483 in just over two weeks. Although that is an incredible return if you bought at the $20 price and sold at the $483 price, the risk of losing hundreds of dollars per stock if you bought and sold at the wrong time is more likely. … Continue reading Is Robinhood a Smart Way to Invest?
By Andrei Mircea Who is Vitalik and why should you be like him? Vitalik Buterin immigrated to Canada as a child and first learned about Bitcoin at age 17 from his father. His crypto journey started when he began writing for a small publication called Bitcoin Weekly. He was paid five bitcoins (around $3.50 back then) for each article. Like most of us, Vitalik wasn’t … Continue reading Once in a Lifetime Opportunity
By: Bethann R. Decker The rapid rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine signals that hope is on the horizon for a return to normality. While many concerns remain about the pandemic (including the threat of new virus variants) the big question for businesses nationwide is, “Now what?” In the past year, millions of office workers adapted to the work-from-home (WFH) environment. Employers rose to the challenge … Continue reading The New Hybrid Work Model
By: Yazmin Roman Introduction When you read the words mental health disorder, who is the first person that comes to mind? Perhaps you have a loved one grappling with these issues. Perhaps you yourself are one of the billions of people whose mental health has deteriorated as a result of 2020’s occurrences.i What if I told you that mental health issues, including those caused by … Continue reading 3 Ways to Support Worker Mental Health
By: Savanna Freeman College students have many responsibilities and activities that require their attention, but is retirement on students’ radars? Financial planning for retirement is something that requires immediate attention. College students who have not started planning for retirement yet should take the time to learn about and actively participate in financial planning for retirement (such as using 401ks, IRAs, or both). Financial planning will … Continue reading Saving for Retirement as a College Student
By: Solomon Berry As the United States has been rocked with the Covid-19 crisis, many citizens have struggled to keep their jobs, pay their rent, and support their families. The financial crisis caused by Covid-19 illustrates the immense life-style gap in the US between the top 10% versus the bottom 10%. While many lower-income individuals are fighting to survive, the top percent continue to live … Continue reading Universal Basic Income: The Possible Future
By: Brandon Bock  Beep! Beep! Beep! The first noises of the day are not ones of peace but rather ones that are demanding your attention. It’s your alarm telling you to climb out of bed and begin the workday. However, you no longer need to brush your teeth, comb your hair, or even put on pants. Instead, you immediately stroll over to your nearby … Continue reading How Companies are Conquering COVID-19 from Home
By: Kezia Dearden Life has a sneaky way of creating meaning from seemingly inconsequential decisions, and every semester this truth is retaught. Should you get this apartment or the one down the street? Do you sit in the front of the class or the back? Will you sign up for a sports class in the morning or the afternoon? Depending on where you go, you’ll … Continue reading A+ Friends: The Connection between Your Friends and Your GPA
By Harriet Huang Eight billion dollars are spent on diversity and inclusion programs in business companies each year, but the majority of companies are not seeing the benefits from having more diversity and inclusion in their workplace.[i] While diversity and inclusion go hand-in-hand in the workplace, the difference between them is important to note. Diversity refers to the actual demographic makeup of a group, whether … Continue reading Why Every Company Needs to Improve Their Diversity and Inclusion Programs—Without Breaking the Bank
By: Marcus Corbett It’s a Friday afternoon in 2008. On the way home from elementary school your mom takes you to Blockbuster Video where you get to pick out one movie. Your first-choice film was sold out, so you settled for a different one. Once you get home, you open up iTunes, and listen—on repeat—to the 30-second preview of “I Gotta Feeling” by the Black … Continue reading Subscribe Now: The Future of Business
By Taylor Thompson  Spending on artificial intelligence (AI) in business operations worldwide is projected to increase by almost five times from 2019 to 2023.[1] Collectively, businesses across the world will spend an estimated $10.8 billion on investments in AI in 2023. These investments will make your competitors’ supply chains faster, more efficient, and increasingly agile. The question is simple: will you be willing … Continue reading Your Competitors’ Supply Chains are Changing: How AI Can Transform Your Business
Author: Kassidy Acker Interviewer: Hannah Laudie Diversity in the workplace is a huge priority for today’s corporations. It is no secret that by fostering a diverse workplace, the business will have a variety of perspectives, creativity, and a greater global impact. Organizations with diverse and inclusive cultures are six times more likely to be innovative, six times more likely to anticipate change and respond … Continue reading Religion in the Workplace: Inclusion, Freedom, and Morale
Stephen Johnatakis Williams March 5, 2021 Almost three years after JoAnn and her family last experienced the magic of Disneyland, she still remembers the ecstasy that lit up her children’s faces as they entered and participated in the attractions at the theme park of their dreams. Paul, her husband, remembers the anticipation that built up over the preceding weeks as their children reminisced over … Continue reading Customizing the Customer Experience
Katherine Wright (Electrical Engineering Student) on Perfectionism from 7/27/20 By Abbie Anderson “One student scored between 48 and 52 percent. It was you.” No BYU student wants to see this message. For many BYU students it is a familiar one, though—seen while hovering the cursor over the lowest bar in the histogram showing the grade distribution of a recent exam on Learning … Continue reading Podcast Review: Katherine Wright on Perfectionism
The Extreme Side of Business            This book will leave you wanting more. In their novel “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win”, Jocko Willink and Leif Babin recount their first-hand leadership experiences as Navy Seal during the conflict in Iraq following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In these high-pressure situations on the battlefield, a leader’s decision often determines the outcome … Continue reading Book Review: Extreme Ownership
Louis J. Glickman fue un inversionista inmobiliario de Nueva York que dijo: «La mejor inversiĂłn de la Tierra es la tierra».[1] Hay pocas cosas en este mundo cuyo valor sigue aumentando con el paso del tiempo: el oro y la tierra. Ser propietario de una casa puede parecer abrumador para mucha gente, el estrĂ©s de arreglar y mantener las cosas puede parecer una pĂ©rdida de … Continue reading Bienes y Raices
By: Talmage Lamb A world war is approaching. This time, the enemy is unlike any to come before it. There will be no borders or territories, no prisoners of war or atomic bombs; instead, battle scenes will look closer to a Marvel Avengers movie than to an actual war. The enemy won’t have a dictator or king; in fact, if anyone should be blamed … Continue reading Man vs. Robot: Weapons Against Automation
By Kord Thomas Every accounting student is familiar with the glazed-over eyes of their friends and family members when the student starts to talk about their major. The uninterested expression comes as the friend or family member envisions a life of solitude and tax returns in some windowless back office. Many students share the worry that they will be relegated to that same fate; … Continue reading Where Accounting Meets Crimefighting: A more exciting career option for accounting students
