“None of what we are going through is comfortable, or fair. And while things will likely get worse before they get better, has America, perhaps, just gotten the wake-up call it needed to get to a better place?” asks Mary Meeker in...
After reading Mary Meeker’s 2020 Coronavirus Trends Report, I have focused on the key future changes brought about by the coronavirus to pay attention to in the near future. Data-Driven Forward Planning: The biggest American “market cap growers” (Microsoft, Amazon, Apple,...
Just as the virus picks up momentum and more and more people get infected there is an analogy that as coronavirus has damaged the economy, there is a direct relationship as companies stocks become deeply depressed, there will be a direct relationship/ratio...
Virtual meetings have different formats, the questions are asked in advance, and the content is different, too: ‘Talking about last year felt irrelevant’ Stay-at-home rules to stop the march of the novel coronavirus are forcing companies to either postpone their annual general...
The COVID-19 crisis presents a unique opportunity for boards and leadership teams. It is critical to accept that this is the new reality, and we must focus on operating the company. Your board may want to stabilize your employee base. Your CEO...
With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, everyone is being urged to adhere to strict social distancing and self-isolation guidelines in an effort to reduce the spread of the highly contagious virus. These social distancing measures have greatly impacted virtually every industry and many...
For many boards, helping their companies navigate a crisis is nothing new. They have faced cyberattacks, natural disasters, #MeToo incidents—the list goes on. But the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic differs from “crisis as usual” in many ways. The situation is global in...
While this crisis is significant, it also can be made into an opportunity for the company to show its values to employees, customers and investors. COVID-19 presents a big set of downside risks to be considered, to be sure. But it is...