Now that you’re able to reopen your business, it’s important to keep moving the ball forward. The positive changes you’ve made in your company have kept you alive this long, but you’ll need to keep evolving. We recommend you reopen your business in three phases: recover, restore, and revitalize: READ MORE
Identifying company values, along with a mission and vision of the future, is considered table stakes if you want to run a successful company. But integrating and living by those values is more difficult than it seems. And when crisis strikes (i.e. COVID-19), that’s when core values are really put to the test. READ MORE
Finding amazing talent has been absurdly difficult the last 5-6 years. Extremely low unemployment meant that the best employees were already working somewhere else (and, in some cases, being constantly solicited by recruiters with better offers). How quickly things can change. The talent that was impossible to find and hire just weeks ago could be job hunting right now. Your business may have the opportunity to start building your “A” team. READ MORE
If you want to keep doing business (which, right now, might look like networking and maintaining relationships if your operations are shut down), you’ve got to embrace the virtual meeting. And even once you’re able to go back to the office or meet up for lunch again, here’s why you should consider keeping some of your business meetings online. READ MORE
Whether you love it or hate it, the working world has gone online. For those companies fortunate enough to be able to take their operations virtual, it’s a dramatically different paradigm. While the ability to work remotely is a huge advantage right now, there’s a very real possibility that your employees will become disengaged from the company’s mission and from one another. READ MORE
When will life be normal again? And how can we possibly plan for “normal life” when we have no idea what will happen between now and then? For your company to endure this challenging time, you have to be optimistic that there will be an end to the pandemic and that your organization will be around to see it. READ MORE
No matter how technologically advanced we get, a big segment of our economy will always rely on people going out into the world and physically doing things. And right now most of them can’t even leave their homes. It’s the question on everyone’s mind. When will we be able to resume business as usual? READ MORE
After conducting 31 patient sessions where the singular focus was coping with COVID-19, a psychologist in New York State decided to consolidate and share their advice. READ MORE
As you’re probably well aware, the government stimulus package (CARES Act) was signed into law on Friday 3/27. This $2+ trillion legislation contains a substantial amount of funding for small businesses—but you have to act quickly and know how to leverage the assistance being offered. Too many businesses are overwhelmed by the amount of information they’re seeing about this funding. We don’t want you to be one of them. Ensure that your business knows exactly how to maximize government assistance. READ MORE
Last week was tough. It’s hard to see people you love, who run great companies, face down seemingly insurmountable challenges. It’s a brutal time for many of our clients. But this current situation is also full of potential. I’ve run dozens of IDS sessions in the last few weeks. What I’ve consistently seen is that the intense constraints of this moment are forcing companies to shift their status quo way of thinking. They’re boxed in by so many factors–and their solutions have never been more effective, efficient, or creative. READ MORE