4-day
workweek
part of
the next normal?

The idea of the 4-day workweek is gaining momentum. If the job gets done and employees have better health, wellbeing and are more enthusiastic and engaged, it sounds like a win-win situation. In the end, we’ll see healthier companies that’ll be able to attract and retain the best and the brightest.

– Tim

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Can’t
(don’t)
touch
this

Sometimes the best way to make lasting change is to know what to change, and what to leave well enough alone…

– Mel

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New consumers
strike a chord
in this pandemic
success story

Most businesses adopted a protection strategy during the pandemic to preserve their existing business. It makes sense.

Fender Guitars took the opposite approach, attracting first-time players and building an ecosystem to keep them. Their song goes like this…

– Phil

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Wrestling our
demons – from
6 feet away 😉

1+ year in the stasis of a global pandemic can wreak havoc in a number of ways, not the least of which is a growing sense of imposterism. Here’s how to tame that monster.

– Mel

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Great leaders
do it
their way

Many leaders rose to the challenges presented by the pandemic to be their best for their organizations and employees.

Perhaps the mark of a great leader is the standards they hold for themselves and their teams. This isn’t a new concept. Watch Ole’ Blue Eyes in action.

– Phil

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So, you think leaving
the office last March
was hard…

Believe it or not, after a year of COVID-19, every business culture has drastically changed. They will never be the same cultures again, although many leaders may think otherwise. Companies will struggle if they don’t plan and co-create their ‘back to the office post-pandemic’ cultures with their employees.

– Tim

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