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Larry Brilliant on How Well We Are Fighting Covid-19
wired.com Jul 9, 2020
It seems like a century ago that I first interviewed Larry Brilliant about the novel coronavirus. But it’s been just a little over three months since I spoke to then-75-year-old Brilliant, an epidemiologist who aided in the eradication of smallpox,...
COVID-19: Implications for business
mckinsey.com Jul 9, 2020
McKinsey continues to track economic and epidemiological developments around the world. For an overview, read our latest briefing materials (July 6, 2020). In 54 pages, we document the current situation, the economic outlook, the forces shaping the...
How to Nail a Job Interview — Remotely
hbr.org Jun 29, 2020
If you’re facing a job search right now, you’re not alone. There are record numbers of people filing for unemployment benefits in the U.S. and half of the global workforce is at risk of losing their livelihoods. Whether you were recently laid off,...
Do You Have a Life Outside of Work?
hbr.org Jun 29, 2020
“I had a business trip cancelled and free time out of nowhere. I went home on a beautiful summer day and as I pulled into my driveway realized my family was scattered doing their things and that I had no friends to reach out to or hobbies that I...
5 Questions That (Newly) Virtual Leaders Should Ask Themselves
hbr.org Jun 29, 2020
It is safe to say, that for the first time in the age of technology, ad hoc face-to-face meetings are no longer an option for many people. While we don’t anticipate in-person meetings to go away forever, working during the Covid-19 crisis does...
Emerging from the Crisis
hbr.org Jun 25, 2020
One night some time ago I was in a movie theater in Los Angeles when an earthquake struck. It was a rather long one, with several aftershocks. I remember distinctly that people in the theater seemed to fall naturally into one of three groups: Some...
My Friend Was Struck by ALS. To Fight Back, He Built a Movement
wired.com Jun 23, 2020
Brian Wallach's left hand cramped and he dropped his pen. Ten minutes later, it happened again. Annoying. He'd spent months preparing for this case. He'd joined the US Attorney's Office, a dream job, almost three years earlier. He was in the midst...
What Leading with Optimism Really Looks Like
hbr.org Jun 22, 2020
When there is negative news everywhere you look and unprecedented financial and logistical challenges facing so many companies, it can be tough to advise people to stay positive. Many leaders we work with worry, especially now during the global...
The Trump 2020 app is a voter surveillance tool of extraordinary power
technologyreview.com Jun 21, 2020
A member of our research team discovered that the app was compiled with an older version of Android, which does not include some of the latest privacy improvements, and uses software provided by a company called Phunware, well known for collecting...
Reinventing Your Career in the Time of Coronavirus
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
Unexpected events or shocks disrupt our habitual routines, jolt us out of our comfort zones, and lead us to ask big questions about what matters and what is worth doing. It’s no wonder, then, that during the current pandemic, many people are...
How to Combat Zoom Fatigue
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
If you’re finding that you’re more exhausted at the end of your workday than you used to be, you’re not alone. Over the past few weeks, mentions of “Zoom fatigue” have popped up more and more on social media, and Google searches for the same phrase...
Making Sense of the Future After Losing a Job You Love
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
Losing a job is deeply shocking. It is a loss of livelihood: the ability to support ourselves and often our families. But the emotional impact goes beyond financial stress. For many people, work offers valued meanings and relationships and when the...
How to Refuel When You’re Feeling Emotionally Drained
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
Emotional exhaustion lies at the heart of burnout. As your emotional resources are used up in trying to cope with challenging situations — such as overwhelming demands, conflict, or lack of support at work or at home — your sense of well-being and...
Gender Equity Starts in the Home
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
Jack Koban, a geologist and engineering project manager, is working from home during the pandemic shutdown while his wife, Ashley Saucier, works long hours as a pediatric emergency medicine physician. In our recent call with Jack, he reflected, “I...
Which Covid-19 Data Can You Trust?
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a tidal wave of data. As countries and cities struggle to grab hold of the scope and scale of the problem, tech corporations and data aggregators have stepped up, filling the gap with dashboards scoring social...
How to Manage an Employee Who’s Struggling to Perform Remotely
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
My client, let’s call her Robin, received this text from her sales manager during their virtual leadership meeting. As a food manufacturer, her company is deemed essential during the pandemic. But like many managers today, Robin is feeling the...
If You Feel Like You’re Regressing, You’re Not Alone
hbr.org Jun 19, 2020
“I hate to say this right now, but I haven’t felt this energized in years,” one CEO I advise admitted to me during the first week of Covid-19 stay-at-home orders. When I asked about the source of this energy, the CEO noted that the crisis allowed...
What Minnesota’s Protests Are Revealing About Covid-19 Spread
wired.com Jun 18, 2020
In the weeks since George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police officers outside a grocery store at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, the intersection has remained closed to traffic—filled instead with flowers, memorial murals, and thousands of...
Growth After Trauma
hbr.org Jun 16, 2020
What good can come of this? In times of stress, crisis, or trauma, people often ask that question. This year we’ve been hit by a pandemic that has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths, unprecedented unemployment, and a global economic downturn....
The CEO of Slack on Adapting in Response to a Global Crisis
hbr.org Jun 16, 2020
As the CEO of a company that went from a launch in 2014 to a public listing in 2019, I’ve been through plenty of periods of rapid acceleration, and so has the entire team at Slack. We’re now a global operation with more than 2,000 employees and...
When Anxiety Becomes Unbearable
hbr.org Jun 12, 2020
Maybe you’ve been anxious all your life. Maybe the Covid-19 pandemic has taken it to an unprecedented level. Or maybe you don’t suffer from anxiety but work with people who do.
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