Tag Archives: Corona Virus
Handing Off Your Business? 14 Strategies For Success
Every business owner eventually has to step aside to make room for his or her successor. Handing over the reins is more than just a formality, however—several important steps must be taken first. Without proper consideration and a clear transfer plan, the successor won’t have the necessary tools and information at their disposal to run […]
Report: Digital marketing agencies during COVID-19
The impact of COVID-19 was felt by agencies large and small across the globe. Read to find out what more than 130 digital agencies in the industry think about the impact of the outbreak and how they plan to navigate their business going forward. COVID-19 versus digital businesses The uncertainty of the prevailing coronavirus pandemic […]
The COVID-19 recovery will be digital: A plan for the first 90 days
The rapid migration to digital technologies driven by the pandemic will continue into the recovery. Here’s how to accelerate your organization’s digital capabilities to keep pace. By now, most C-suite executives have led their companies to digitize at least some part of their business to protect employees and serve customers facing mobility restrictions as a […]
Could COVID scale the four-day work week?
Here’s what Ted Bauer thinks… You’re starting to hear more talk about it. I actually listened to one of Andrew Yang’s podcasts last night, because I like Jean Twenge, and he was “bullish” on the idea. New York Magazine has recently mentioned it, Gizmodo has mentioned the climate possibilities associated with it, and The National […]
Some “what if” questions you should be asking right now
Shifting the need of our agendas from the reactive “to-do” agendas that are set to deal with the urgencies of a particular week to the proactive “What if?” agendas that can help us reimagine the future for our ourselves, our customers and our organizations. Before we get to some questions you can build your “What […]
Leadership by fools
If you’re willing for a time to be thought a fool, you’ll end up with the last laugh. After a brief run of fewer than three years, Brandless has bitten the dust. The SoftBank-backed startup was conceived on the proposition that it could make consumer staples more affordable by selling them online and unbranded, streamlining […]
Why it will be so hard to return to ‘normal’
Amid crisis and disruption, we crave the calm of normality. But can we ever really define what “normal” is? I am writing this in my home office, wearing my bathrobe. I am currently placed under a stay-at-home order, which requires me to stay in my house unless I need to travel for very specific reasons, […]
Being a Rainmaker During COVID-19
Refocus your efforts on being a great rainmaker and build your base, not just in customers, but also your talent, your product, marketing and sales, finance, legal and human resources, say Peng T Ong, Managing Partner, Monk’s Hill Ventures. Over the last few weeks, we have seen—and will continue to see—survival of the fittest. At […]
How personal contact will change post-Covid-19
We’ll be less touchy-feely and far more wary, but the transition will feel strange. In a normal week, it’s hard to count how many times we come into physical contact with other human beings. For many who are isolating alone, this may be the longest period in their lives that they’ve gone without skin-to-skin human […]
Advice to Founders and CEOs from Sequoia: “Coronavirus, The Black Swan of 2020”
Here is a note that was sent by Sequoia to its Founders and CEOs to provide guidance on how to ensure the health of their business while dealing with potential business consequences of the spreading effects of the Coronavirus. Dear Founders & CEOs, Coronavirus is the black swan of 2020. Some of you (and some […]