At Cornell University’s Center for Hospitality Research, one of the main aims is to make research available in a digestible format for those in the hospitality and service industries. A large part of that work involves helping the industry not …
The world is in the grips of an obesity epidemic. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization warned last year that “adult obesity is rising everywhere at an accelerated pace.” Some 640 million adults worldwide are now considered obese, or roughly …
What Gender Stereotypes Really Mean in the Workplace and How to Overcome Them
Susan Fleming is a senior lecturer at the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, specializing in entrepreneurship and women in leadership. She’s a veteran of Wall Street and no …
Global studies have found that words traditionally defined as feminine in nature, such as expressive, reasonable and loyal, are the words that people most commonly list as the competencies they want to see in their leaders. But if people favor …
There’s a wealth of information on innovation out there, but how can you turn all the theories into action?
Professor Neil Tarallo, a senior lecturer at Cornell’s Hotel School, focuses on how to foster innovation within the workplace in his most …
How to Improve Healthy Eating and Active Living in Rural Communities
America is in the grips of an obesity epidemic. While it may be tempting to lay the blame on personal choices, the reality is much more complicated. It’s hard to …
Exploring social perceptions in the workplace
Imagine that your phone has just died but you have a very important call to make. Would you be comfortable approaching a stranger and asking to use their phone? How many people do you think …
Here’s How Today’s Hottest New Companies Actually Disrupt
Micah Rosenbloom, managing partner at Founder Collective in San Francisco, knows a thing or two about bringing digital ideas to the analog world. The Cornell grad started the 3D scanning company Brontes, which …
In today’s age of instant social media amplification, there has been no shortage of examples of crises and crisis communication in popular culture.
To walk us through what organizations should do to prepare for a crisis and how to best react, …
Building collaborative work relationships with colleagues and avoiding threats to project collaboration are issues that every employee today must deal with.
To address the real-life challenges that people face in today’s diverse and often global – or even virtual – workplaces, …
