Reading time: about 3 minutes. You’ve heard the refrain, we’re all in this together; but what if we could do more than be in the pandemic together? What if we could get out of the pandemic together as well? That’s what I’d like to explore in this...
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. The shoots of recovery I talked about in last week’s blog look like they’re beginning to grow more secure roots. So this week, I’d like to offer some tips on navigating the top three Covid-19 recovery business states you may currently...
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. Spain, New Zealand, and Thailand are beginning to relax lockdown. In Canada, provinces are preparing for some businesses to reopen. But that doesn’t mean we should expect pre-pandemic levels of business any time soon. The surge in unemployment means consumer demand...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. It might feel premature to be thinking about what your business looks like in six months from now. Covid-19 is leaving death and sickness in its wake. And it’s also causing financial disaster. The growing unrest in places like Michigan, Minnesota,...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. The start of this year has been difficult for everyone. Covid-19 has cut a trail of death and financial hardship that could continue for months to come. By now many organizations have triaged their businesses. With expenses to pay and a loss...
Reading time: about 2.5 minutes. Building a leadership team is an opportunity for the leader who assembles the team and the company that team will lead. In this blog, I’d like to explore two situations where a leadership team is built; the pros and cons of each;...
Reading time: about 3 minutes. “This might not be a sexy title,” a client said to me last week, "but ‘Navigating Industry Regulations’ might be a good topic for one of those blogs of yours.” And while it’s true that thinking about regulations is a boat, plane,...
The idea that leaders should encourage different points of view isn’t new. A range of viewpoints leads to better decision making, and people suppressing any dissent from the party line results in groupthink. And groupthink can often have disastrous consequences. The financial meltdown in 2008...