CEO Advisory

Many in the business community believe that people will be working from home even when we are given the “all-clear” to reopen the economy. Some experts predict that by the end of 2021 a third of the workforce will be working remotely at least several days a week. Certainly, remote...

Within five minutes of talking to someone new, I often find they are trying to put you in a box that sums up the type of person you are. The usual questions are things like, “What do you do for work? Do you have kids? What sort of education do...

Well before Covid19 began to impact our lives the demand for flexible work conditions that allow people to more effectively integrate their job with the rest of their lives was growing.  Largely driven by a generational shift in mindset around the need for greater balance between home and work, the...

The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging leaders worldwide in ways most have never experienced. The health of your employees and their families is threatened. You are experiencing an extreme range of challenges. Some of you are under government orders to close or demand for your products has disappeared. For others, demand...

Please let me be clear — before the leaders of any essential businesses can do our jobs, we first need to thank our heroic first responders and medical personnel for their service and commitment to our communities. As COVID-19 sweeps across the globe, we’ve seen additional people step up in heroic ways:...

The current coronavirus pandemic, buzzwords and phrases like flattening the curve and death rates per country’ or per million, debates over the availability of medical devices, the likely impact on the national and global economy dominate the news headlines. We’ve probably seen the word ‘unprecedented’ used more in the past...

I’ve become aware of an increase in the use of the word “algorithm” – particularly in the context of computers – over the last decade. Although I’m not a digital native, I do live in Silicon Valley’s front yard so, despite my lack of tech-savviness, I can’t help mixing it...

Companies pivot for all sorts of reasons: New market opportunities, greater operational efficiency, or market changes. Whatever the reason, pivoting always requires strategy, vision and swift action — even more so in a crisis such as the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. History tends to repeat itself — in the early 2000s...

“Wisdom is the power to put our time and our knowledge to the proper use”, said Tom Watson, Sr. the legendary CEO of IBM. However, he was never confronted with a situation quite like business leaders are facing today. Our experience and prior knowledge is rendered useless because today’s challenges...

As I watched the entire world shift and adapt during the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was heartened by the many people who came together in a common goal to slow the spread of the virus. What also struck me was the realization that this would not only be...