Brian Bloom

Jun 29, 2024 | sunherald.com | Brian Bloom

Snakes can be encountered at any time of year in Mississippi, but spring through fall is a more active time of year for them. More than 50 snake species can be found in the state, so if you spend time in the outdoors, there's a chance you'll come across one. Of those, only six are venomous, but some are very common. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, an estimated 7,000 to 8,000 people are bitten by venomous snakes in the US each year.

May 22, 2024 | kornferry.com | Dan Kaplan |Deepali Vyas |Brian Bloom

Return-to-office policies don’t change as often as the weather, but at some organizations, employees say it’s starting to feel that way. According to a new survey, 21% of employees say their employer has changed its return-to-office policy at least once; more interestingly, 6% said the bosses have changed the policy six times or more.

Apr 24, 2024 | kornferry.com | Brian Bloom |David Vied |Anu Gupta |Dan Kaplan

If you’re a leader who really wants your employees at the office full-time, there may be a new solution: Join a small firm. According to new data, firms with fewer than 5,000 employees are nearly three times as likely to require full-time attendance from their workers as firms with more than 25,000 employees. In all, 23% of smaller firms require full-time office work, while only 8% of the largest firms do.

Jun 18, 2023 | msn.com | Brian Bloom

Martin Brundle left some Ferrari engineers unimpressed as he crouched to take a look at the underneath of Charles Leclerc's car. It happened at the start of his usual grid walk prior to the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. In the absence of celebrities on the grid, he promised viewers a more "old-school" segment. And the Sky Sports pundit soon had plenty to talk about as he spotted the Ferrari up in the air. It was Leclerc's car being worked on with a problem on the floor being hastily fixed.

Jun 18, 2023 | msn.com | Brian Bloom

LOS ANGELES — Wyndham Clark, in contention for the U.S. Open title Sunday, took an indirect shot at the United States Golf Association (USGA) for late tee times he said cost him and Rickie Fowler strokes Saturday during the third round. Clark, who teed off last with Fowler at 3:40 p.m. local time (6:40 p.m. ET) and finished at 7:56 p.m. (10:56 p.m. ET) Saturday at Los Angeles Country Club, blamed darkness on his making a bogey at No. 17 and Fowler making a bogey at No. 18.