CEO of our client The Blake Group did his first daily video on March 20. The link below is his newest, and he’s done a magnificent job of staying relevant each day. This video shows how he is deep into supporting the emotions of his team. He talks about inspiration and how he maintains his own motivation and spirit during these trying times.
Thursday, April 9, 2020. 10:00am – 10:45am PT.
Leaders of midsized companies face an enormous challenge: keeping their teams (and themselves) energized and productive when the light at the end of the tunnel— even the location of the end of the tunnel— is uncertain.
I’ve read this report from McKinsey on the coronavirus impact worldwide, by industry, and key preparation. It’s quite good. It has a bit of big-company speak in it, but it’s worth a read.
With today’s coronavirus crisis, standing in front of your team is not only nearly impossible, but also unsafe. But your team needs to hear from the leader and video is a great substitute. Here are some simple steps to leading with video.
In the second week of a flash survey of San Francisco Bay Area CEOs, those reporting negative impacts grew from 75% to 79%.
Here is a good summary of the new federal aid available for US businesses.
In a flash survey of San Francisco Bay Area CEOs taken on March 19, just a few days after the USA’s first shelter-in-place order, 75% of the CEOs report negative impacts while 9% are being positively impacted. Collectively, they believe it will be 4.9 months before we return to “normalcy.”
As most CEOs are executing their plans to keep their people safe, we must also lay plans to keep our businesses alive so when normalcy returns our people will have jobs to return to and our customers will be able to depend on us.
Friday, March 20, 2020. 12:00pm – 12:45pm PDT. A Mighty Webinar.
This webinar will show leaders of midsized companies how to create and implement a simple business continuity plan. It’s not too late. You must plan for more bad news ahead, courtesy of the coronavirus. This framework assumes that most midsized businesses have never had a continuity plan. Drawing on Robert Sher and Ryan Miller’s backgrounds in managing midsized companies, business continuity, and crisis management, this webinar will assist midsized companies in surviving these times and continuing to power our economy.
Leaders of midsized businesses have a crucial role to play in leading their employees through the coronavirus crisis.
Robert Sher is founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies seeking to accelerate their performance. He was chief executive of Bentley Publishing Group from 1984 to 2006 and steered the firm to become a leading player in its industry (decorative art publishing).