Synnex has focused on in-demand products during the pandemic and expects a resurgence in IT spending, especially because businesses are realizing the value of digital transformation, says President and CEO Dennis Polk. Synnex will continue to look for strategic acquisitions, he says.

Warehouse management systems can improve productivity by enabling task interleaving, in which workers are notified of additional tasks they can do near their current location, writes Steve Banker. However, he notes that task interleaving doesn't work in all circumstances.

Almost every company has a plan for recovering data lost in a cyberattack, but nearly one in four have never bothered to test it, states a study by Dimensional Research for StorageCraft. Two-thirds of IT leaders think their CEOs either don't want to know the details about data recovery or are not interested.

Research from the Event Leadership Institute reveals 84% of event industry professionals would not feel comfortable attending a full-capacity indoor event at the moment, and 54% say the same about half-capacity indoor events. Respondents said attendees wearing face masks and widely available hand sanitizer are the two most important factors that would make them feel comfortable.

YouTube coach Salma Jafri offers advice in this podcast about brand building on the platform using a formula based on visibility, credibility and profitability. She provides tips on video styles, standing out from the crowd and creating content that offers value to audiences.

Many leaders are adopting a war-like mentality during the pandemic, but they'll eventually need to mix in resilience and servant leadership styles if they want to succeed in the long term, writes Art Petty. "The leaders who bring the emotional intelligence and mental acuity to adjust and adapt their style on the fly, based on the needs of the people and organization, are people we desperately need," he writes.

Fewer than half of companies agree they are successfully meeting working parents' needs, despite 74% saying it's "a top priority today," according to research from Willis Towers Watson. The most common benefit provided to working parents by 97% of employers surveyed is flexible working hours and more than 25% offer subsidies or discounts to child care centers or backup child care services.

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