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Another Minor Actor Tries To Make A Name Off Of Meghan Markle

Another minor actor is trying to make his name off of Meghan Markle.This time, it’s Patrick J. Adams, whose “best-known role” was on “Suits” as the Duchess of Sussex’s love interest.These coordinated attacks on Markle are getting more boring and desperate.Another day, another Meghan Markle attack story.This time, it’s courtesy of her former “Suits” co-star…

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Covid-19 Is Rewriting the Rules of Corporate Governance

HBR Staff/cherezoff/t_kimura/Getty Images Since the onset of Covid-19, corporate boards have faced a string of difficult decisions. Take the question of dividend payments: Ordinarily, the decision would be a relatively straightforward matter of applying a stated dividend policy, following past practice, or choosing an amount based on shareholder expectations and the company’s earnings for the…

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How to Build Workplaces That Protect Employee Health

October 06, 2020 John Macomber, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and a veteran of the real estate industry, was studying ways to make workplaces safer for employees long before the Covid-19 crisis hit. Now that issues like air and water quality are top of mind, he is encouraging organizations to think more holistically about…

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5 Strategies to Support Your Employees Through a Crisis

Ana Maria Serrano/Getty Images In these difficult times, we’ve made a number of our coronavirus articles free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. The Covid-19 pandemic has separated people from their workplaces, coworkers, and familiar daily routines. In many cases, it…

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What Brain-Computer Interfaces Could Mean for the Future of Work

HBR Staff/Keitravis Squire/Unsplash Imagine if your manager could know whether you actually paid attention in your last Zoom meeting. Or, imagine if you could prepare your next presentation using only your thoughts. These scenarios might soon become a reality thanks to the development of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). To put it in the simplest terms, think…

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