April 14, 2020

Hi Gang,

I dunno about you, but nearly EVERY ad in my Facebook feed is for ‘stylish sweatpants.’ I’ve come close three times… I just printed this out for added reinforcement (feel free to lift if helpful):

News & Resources

• Goldman Webcast: Latest Developments on Covid-19 Therapies and Vaccines – If you missed this morning’s webcast, materials are here (they discussed timelines for treatment, vaccines and antibody tests)

• Our Offices Will Never Be the Same After COVID-19. Here’s What They Could Look Like – Given the number of offices with open and often unassigned desk spaces, it will be interesting to see how companies navigate this; as quoted in the article, “COVID-19 has fast-forwarded the future of work by as much as a decade”

• McKinsey: The future is not what it used to be: Thoughts on the shape of the next normal

• What Do Countries With The Best Coronavirus Responses Have In Common? Women Leaders (duh)

News from the Community

• The Virtual CEO: This leader took the helm from his living room. Here's how he did it and what we can learn from him – As promised, my interview with a CEO who started post-shelter order. Thanks so much to Michael Evers for this wisdom! (btw, I’d love to hear from you – who/what would be interesting to hear about in future issues?)

Food Fight

Not to be intimidated by Jacopo’s Italian masterpiece yesterday, today’s winner is Lori Lyons-Williams, recent CCO of Dermira!

Chef’s comments: Panzanella with homemade croutons and fresh burrata

Overheard

‘Today marks 3 weeks of isolation without sugar! Walking 3 miles a day, no meat, dairy or flour. The change has been fantastic! I feel great! Zero alcohol! A healthy vegan diet, gluten free, caffeine free, sugar free and a 2-hour home workout each day! Lost 30 lbs of fat and gained muscle mass. I have no idea whose status this is, but I am really proud of them, so I decided to copy/paste!’

A Little Levity

• Zoom: add a farm animal to your corporate video call for under $100 – PLEASE, please someone do this and send me a screen shot! I’m tempted to include this story in every Vital Signs until someone does it…

• Preparing for the 2021 Summer Olympics, Nutzo the squirrel has just smashed the World Record (16 seconds and impossible to watch fewer than three times)

• Some Good News with John Krasinski Ep. 3 (18 mins, sports edition! hilarious)

• I’m REAL close to serving Migo and Mowgli with something like this…

Be well,

Jackie