Category: COVID19

As we look for solutions and how to better prepare for the potential, of future pandemics, Asia’s preparedness provides a good model for:  Implementing new health infrastructure, travel controls, and protocols for identifying sick individuals. Plenty of tests for everyone. Using their experiences with prior outbreaks to build a system—and then sustaining it How Singapore […]

How can the way forward provide substantial uplift to our wellbeing as a whole? Every societal structure in every corner of the world has been spectacularly shredded by the coronavirus. We are upended, uncomfortable, uncertain, and unknowing. There are no proselytizing pundits that can accurately predict what happens next for the human race as we […]

What will the future of the globe look like for the next generation?  The key to our greener future is better technology.  I recently wrote about the effects on our globe from the decrease in carbon output with most of us under a “stay at home” order (Silver Lining of COVID-19). It is clear that […]

It is time to prepare for the next pandemic and Asia is leading the way. How we can prepare for future events outside of our control?  Take note of how Asia is quickly adapting China’s Ministry of Education deployed a national cloud-based classroom platform to support remote learning for 50 million students simultaneously. Digital consumption […]

No other time in recent history have we seen a pandemic with such far-reaching consequences for our businesses. COVID-19 has put every company under the spotlight, with the world watching as to how they will react and, more importantly, how they will treat their employees and their customers.  A recent publication from Heidrick & Struggles […]

WHAT DOES THE WORLD LOOK LIKE AFTER CORONA? THE CIO’S WILL BE ASKED TO LEAD ENTERPRISE STRATEGY IN THIS NEW WORLD. SO WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? AND WHAT IS THE FIRST STEP?  We are living in unprecedented times. COVID-19 has caused a sudden change to our daily lives and our workplace. There has been […]

I recently listened to this Podcast: Security when Workforce is Remote by a16z and I found key topics: Security, Sudden Shift, Business Planning, Engagement, and Business Transformation. These topics are top of mind to the transformational executive at this time as we navigate the “new normal” of changing operations. What is the workforce situation for […]

Last week I was listening to Michael Krigsman’s “CXO Talk” podcast with Quikcrete CIO Jay Ferro. There are a number of risks and opportunities for technology leadership pre-&-post COVID-19. MY TAKEAWAYS RISKS OPPORTUNITIES NEW C-SUITE: During all business interruptions – CIO’s lead from the front. COVID-19 has created a level of respect & a level […]

The Yale School of Public Health thinks you are likely to get COVID-19  It is almost frightening to think about but in the “You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus,” Dr. James Hamblin from the Yale School of Public Health explores the likelihood of contracting the most insidious health issue of the past ten years. Key […]

More and more people are changing the way they are thinking about buying products. With fears still fresh from COVID19 we are seeing the American people rise up to support their local small businesses.  Will Manufacturing in China Survive COVID19? One Senator, Rick Scott, doesn’t believe Americans should buy any more products made in China […]

What will the rest of 2020 look like if sports don’t return? What if the fans don’t return? March Madness didn’t happen Hockey end of the season was halted Baseball never got to start Golf Tournaments were halted

TOP OF MIND: Protect the people from the virus and from the overreach of civil liberties Technology in times of a pandemic can help, but how do we keep the data and the privacy of consumers safe? How can we protect the individual while we try to save the entire population?  Key take-away’s from this […]