In February 2014, London’s Underground was partially shut down by a strike that forced many commuters to find new ways to get to work. The disruption lasted just 48 hours, but when three economists (Shaun Larcom, Ferdinand Rauch and Tim […]
Tag: Pandemic
The 20-something traders who made millions during the pandemic
If you’re spending years studying at college to compete with 60 other people for a graduate job in banking or professional services, maybe you’re doing something wrong. In Essex, a county just outside of London, is a collection of nine traders – some […]
‘Before a tsunami hits’ By The Harvard Gazette
Seven Broad Institute researchers discuss COVID-19 work and pandemic preparedness, the value of teamwork, and the fragility of life. The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but the memories of caring for them will forever remain […]
Banking’s digital nomads are being called home
Over the course of the pandemic, many bankers have been tempted to dream about the possibility of extending their work-from-home regime and turning it into something like a permanent vacation. After all, once the taboo has been broken when it […]
If you don’t play politics in a bank during this pandemic, you won’t survive
Just because no one has visited the zoo in quite some time, it does not mean that wild animals no longer exist. Similarly, just because you are no longer physically in the office, do not assume that all the political […]
First the trade war, then the pandemic. Now Chinese manufacturers are turning inward
Ask Zhu Kaiyu about his factory, and he can rattle off a series of statistics meant to impress: 15,000 square meters, 800 employees, 300 machines, 5 million articles of clothing sold per year. Zhu opened his factory for knitted apparel […]
Prepare for the rush of finance job-seekers when the pandemic is over
With hundreds of daily deaths still happening in New York and London, the coronavirus pandemic is not clearly not over. However, there are some tentative signs that we may be past the peak and as countries like Germany talk about easing the […]
Managing a Global Workforce During a Pandemic By Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs’ Bentley de Beyer had just started in his position as the firm’s Global Head of Human Capital Management when the coronavirus hit. In a recent conversation with Greg Wilson, Head of Institutional Client Businesses at the firm’s Ayco financial counseling business, […]