My eleven-year-old daughter spontaneously bought my husband a mug for Christmas with the message “I survived another meeting that should have been an email.” She is more observant than either of us realized! One of my nine-year-old daughters said to me this week, “all I have done for school today is go on video calls asking how I am doing with my work, so when exactly am I meant to actually have time to do my work?!”
read moreAre all reasons I have heard why you might want to be silent right now when in fact, the complete opposite is true. In the last few weeks, I have been talking to leaders all around the world: executives, conference organizers, executive community owners, local school principals, CEOs, and small business owners. There has been a common theme I have been sharing:
read moreBooming, cautiously preparing, or temporarily obliterated? Depending on how your company, employees, and community are impacted by the coronavirus must determine how you lead right now. Last week I featured how to take care of your employees, customers, and community, and hundreds of you told me you loved the advice and features of other companies and executives, I will discuss more brilliant examples in my virtual meeting on Friday and include a few highlights here, but first, take some time to reflect:
read moreWhat should I believe? How do I protect my employees? Can I even make payroll this month? How can I use this crisis to better serve my customers and communities while taking care of my employees? How do I keep apprised of all the new information? These are many questions that are top of mind for business leaders in Los Angeles and around the world right now. I have updated this article multiple times, including late Sunday night as LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the closure of bars, clubs, movie theaters, gyms, and dine in restaurants.
read moreThis past week Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon all advised corporate employees to temporarily work from home resulting in a flurry of meetings switching to the dreaded Zoom/Teams/BlueJeans/webEx video alternatives. Most problems with video calls are solvable, but you have to prepare before, during, and after the call. Here are some fast tips for making your video calls far less painful:
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