April 17, 2020

Hi Gang,

It’s hard to believe it has only been a month since we went on lockdown. We are learning by the day. I appreciate you sharing your questions with me – please keep them coming, and I’ll do my best to find answers.

News & Resources

• Six Lessons on Navigating a Crisis—From the Leaders Who Have Done It Before – really practical advice from our CEO, who talked with senior leaders and board directors who have been through crises

• COVID-19: Initial Considerations for Executive and Board Pay – RRA hosted an internal webcast with compensation consults on the impact of the virus on exec and board compensation. The webcast is behind our firewall, but if this is a topic of interest to you, let’s discuss and I’ll share headlines.

From the Community

• Question (please reply to me!): How are you celebrating team successes and important milestones while working remotely? Are there creative ways to celebrate, other than just virtual ‘toasts’ and mentions in all-hands meetings?

• This Weird App Might Just Help You Get Through The Coronavirus Lockdown – congrats to Margaret Laws and the HopeLab team on such great coverage!

Food Fight – send me yours!

Great way to start the weekend. Thanks for the smile, Zach Hornby (CEO, Boundless Bio)!

Chef’s comment: ‘I’m happy!’ breakfast for quarantined kid.

A Little Levity (you’ll see a theme today…)

• Police department reminds residents to wear pants while checking mailbox

• Embracing päntsdrunk, the Finnish way of drinking alone in your underwear – this is NOT a contest… please don’t send me photos!

• A unified theory of why Winnie the Pooh doesn’t wear pants

Be well,

Jackie