Dairy company HP Hood's pandemic-era safety measures include on-site nurses, handwashing stations and contactless delivery, which helped keep production going and employees safe, says safety leader Dave Crowley. The company used after-action reviews "as a means to reflect on how a task or assignment is done, either while in the midst of being done or once the task has been completed," Crowley says.

Target is increasing starting wages at distribution centers and stores to as much as $24 an hour depending on the job position and location. Recent Korn Ferry research found nearly 90% of companies reported difficulty in hiring at distribution centers.

The Transportation Department has issued a proposed rule that would allow truck drivers to take drug tests using oral fluid, adding an option alongside urine-based tests. The proposal has a 30-day public comment period.

Solid sales strategies often fail because they're not implemented properly, writes Colleen Francis. To ensure that strategies meet their potential, communicate expectations with salespeople, tie compensation with key benchmarks and monitor performance so that necessary adjustments can be made, Francis suggests.

Rolf Illenberger, CEO of VRdirect, offers advice to business-to-business marketers on how their companies can begin to experiment with the metaverse through practical virtual experiences, such as product demonstrations, tours or training. The starting point, Illenberger says, is setting up dedicated teams, investing in software and virtual reality headsets, and experimenting with content.

Leaders who have taken the safe route and avoided any possibility of failure or feedback will be ill-equipped to be effective team leaders, writes Alaina Love, CEO of Purpose Linked Consulting. "As a leader, your ability to help your team develop the self-knowledge required for future success often depends upon the degree to which you've already done your own work," Love writes.