Executive Brief • September 9, 2021
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"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard, are sweeter."
John Keats (1795 - 1821)
English Romantic Poet
NSC Calls On Employers To Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccination
The National Safety Council is urging all employers to implement a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for their workers and unveiled a guide outlining four levels of requirement.  A recent survey found that when employers require COVID-19 vaccination, the number of workers who get a shot increases 35%.
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Safety and Health Magazine

Calling ‘Code Red’ on Climate, Biden Pushes for Infrastructure Plan
“The nation and the world are in peril,” the president said during a stop in a hard-hit borough of New York City. “And that’s not hyperbole. That is a fact.”
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The New York Times

The Surprisingly Strong Supreme Court Precedent Supporting Vaccine Mandates
In 1905, the high court made a fateful ruling with eerie parallels to today: One person’s liberty can’t trump everyone else’s.
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Politico

Are You Stuck in a “Logic Box”?
The logic box is what you find yourself in when you think you are making analytically solid choices among various options but haven’t understood that the overall concept is misguided or flawed.
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Strategy + Business

Nestlé Asks Consumers How They Would Navigate Quest for Sustainable Palm Oil
According to research commissioned by Nestlé, around one in five millennial shoppers (17%) tend to avoid purchasing products containing palm oil or will actively check to see (20%). Almost half (45%) said they tend to avoid products containing sustainable palm oil.
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Nestlé

Is Your Motivation Still on Vacation?
Here are three common reasons why you’re slow to get back into the game — and what to do about them.
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Harvard Business Review
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