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How Does COVID Affect Insurance?
Uncertainty in the wake of COVID-19 is off the charts. Everyone is quarantined. The stock market is volatile, and the end is not in sight. To add to the uncertainty for businesses, the C-Suite is curious how insurance will respond. In the last week have had an influx...
Talent-Leadership-Culture (TLC) Ep 9: Leadership During Crisis
ATC is proud to partner with Cendea to present the series, "Talent-Leadership-Culture (TLC)". This blog series addresses the questions and gives insight to the art of finding the RIGHT tech leader to hire at the director level and above. Thank you to our experts for...
Austin Community Foundation and United Way for Greater Austin Launch Relief Fund to Alleviate Negative Impacts of COVID-19
The Austin Technology Council is one of dozens of local organizations partnering with Austin Community Foundation and United Way for Greater Austin to support All Together ATX. The Austin Tech Community is resilient and continues to be supportive of each other and the...
Scammers Taking Advantage of Coronavirus: 5 Tips to Help Keep Your Finances Safe
Fraudsters are capitalizing on the panic surrounding COVID-19 to scam people, but good sense can stop them cold. While America adjusts to a new daily routine in an age of COVID-19, fraudsters seek new ways to separate you from your money. Some of the latest fraud...
Resources from Google to Help You Stay Informed and Connected
Resources from Google to Help You Stay Informed and Connected We know how quickly information is changing when it comes to COVID-19 and how important it is to be able to easily find useful, trusted, organized and authoritative information. This week, working with...
The New Employer Obligations under the Slightly Revised Families First Coronavirus Act (H.R. 6201)
The “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (H.R. 6201) has passed the Senate and been signed by President Donald Trump. This article discusses the paid Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and paid sick leave provisions of the Act. The Act was revised slightly from...
Enabling effective communication and collaboration during COVID-19 for distributed and mobile organizations
It’s a challenging time School is closed, my children stayed home today. Clearly, my family’s case is hardly unique. Educators are scrambling to find solutions to ensure children continue their learning path – remotely. Healthcare providers are challenged to provide...
COVID-19 pandemic: How to prepare your business
News about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 or “the coronavirus”) pandemic understandably can be unsettling, but infectious disease outbreaks need not induce panic. By being well versed in the facts, business leaders can play a critical role in soothing employees’...
Work Management for the Virtual Workforce — Your organization can still deliver on strategy in the midst of a virtual workforce transition. Here’s how.
Across the globe, more and more businesses are rapidly building out their ability to support a virtual workforce with work management solutions. The catalyst for this effort comes from a variety of internal factors, such as when an organization leans on distributed...
If Your Engineering Team is Forced to Work Remote, It Doesn’t Have to Slow You Down
The coronavirus outbreak is forcing businesses of all kinds to consider remote work, many for the first time. All-remote teams face different challenges than teams in which individuals work from home occasionally. Engineering teams suddenly forced to contemplate 100%...