I’ve never been the fastest runner. For much of my life, I was a middle-of-the-packer, likely because I didn’t pick up running shoes until I was in my mid-20s. In fact, the first time I laced up was the day I signed up for my first marathon. I recall mindlessly flipping through tv channels on an early Sunday in November, what … Read More
Mitigating the Risk
Yesterday, I went to the pharmacy at our local CVS. This in and of itself wasn’t unusual. My mission, however, was new. I went to buy an at-home COVID-19 test. I didn’t purchase it because I felt ill (I didn’t) or because I had come in contact with someone who was (I hadn’t). No, I purchased the test because I’m … Read More
My Most Valuable Leadership Lesson: Managing through Crisis
September 2021. The coronavirus pandemic is still front-page news and, as businesspeople, we will feel its effects for years to come. As much as we’ve all talked about it being “unprecedented,” I think it’s important to remember that we’ve survived other massive-scale disruptions. Events that shook the world as we knew it; made us redefine the meaning of work and … Read More