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Many businesses plan to officially reopen their workplaces by the summer. And with so many colleagues meeting in person for the first time in over a year, things are bound to be a little awkward. Initially, it was kind of eerie; it was kind of weird, says Wilbur You, founder and CEO of marketing agency Youtech, a four-time Inc. 5000 honoree that reopened
its Scottsdale, Arizona, office last summer and its Naperville, Illinois, headquarters this January. We ve never been in a situation like this before.
Inc. asked CEOs of fast-growing businesses and workplace experts for their thoughts on the best way to execute a safe and equitable return to the office. While each company s strategy looks different, business owners tend to agree that for now, leaders should listen to employees and stay flexible. Here s their advice.
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Mayor Cooper greets students at Inglewood Elementary’s first day back in the classroom, Feb. 9, 2021Photo: Nashville.gov
Rachel Thomas’ daughter has never set foot inside Eakin Elementary School, where she is enrolled in kindergarten. She’s made some new friends via teleconferencing but she likely won’t sit in a classroom until she reaches first grade in the fall.
Her schooling experience to date has been defined by disruption. In March of last year, her Metro-run pre-kindergarten center was shuttered because of the tornado. She briefly returned to class before the building was closed again due to COVID-19.
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It is hard to encompass a year like 2020, but the artists in Tashkeel’s latest group exhibition, Covid Conversations, have given it a try.
Exploring issues of loss, isolation, mental health and anxiety, 42 artists and designers in the UAE are taking stock of the Covid-19 pandemic through paintings, photographs and sculpture.
The works were selected from an open call in October, which received more than 160 submissions from talent across the UAE. The artists chosen come from around the world – from countries in North Africa and Latin America, as well as South and East Asia. Their creations range in emotion and reflect much of what the world has gone through since March.
different, like an attempt to keep attention off the hearing last week. it looks like an attempt to shut down the overall investigation, which, let s face it, was not going in a direction that was particularly happy for the white house. actually, i do think at the end of the day we may be able to look back and say they did this intentionally to shut down an investigation that wasn t going well. we can report this morning that press secretary for member of congress in the house intel committee has confirmed that nunes has scrapped all meetings for the committee. that s the right thing to do. for this week. i can confirm that for you. we are ordinarily and many years i ve been on the committee, first day back, which was yesterday, we have a 5:00 meeting to review the events of the previous week. meeting canceled. open meeting tomorrow. canceled. meeting thursday to go over something totally separate. canceled. not only is this investigation sort of had a shadow cast on it, but