Fast Company
A psychiatrist who’s also a professor of organizational behavior observes that times of crisis usually evoke familiar images of generals or endurance athletes. Instead, he argues, “a public health crisis is not a war or a race.”

Here’s what it will take.

Entrepreneur
A global crisis can either paralyze a marketing team or galvanize it to thrive. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s exactly what we’re seeing: some companies are cutting back on marketing (in some instances, laying off the entire marketing team), while others are being more agile and coming up with interesting ways of engaging their audience during these difficult times.

Marketing during these times requires sensitivity to what’s going on in people’s lives and the flexibility to keep up with swift and swooping changes.

Let’s Grow Leaders
Does this sound familiar? You started the year with a clear vision and direction. You’ve rallied people around that vision and worked hard to engage everyone’s hearts and minds. You connected what to why. And had brilliant momentum. No one ever anticipated you would change your mind.

Not about THAT. And now, THIS. No one could have expected THIS.

Entrepreneur
In today’s busy times, we have a tougher job of captivating others — but when we take on that task, we have the opportunity to provide an experience our audience could carry with them forever.

In the moment after you've been introduced but before you begin to speak, anticipation builds. Here's how to use it to command a room.

Eblin Group
Here are three recommendations of things you need to stop doing this week if you want to work a little less hard and, in the process, actually get more done.

If you’re in a leadership role, so much the better as whatever you stop doing will have a positive ripple effect for the people on your team.