April 21, 2020

Hi Gang,

Never has my desire to get in shape been so furiously at odds with my desire for Pinot Noir and Brillat-Savarin. You can imagine what’s winning. :/ Before getting into today’s news, I am SO excited to share this screenshot from Bill Greene, CEO at Iconic Therapeutics!!!

If you haven’t been following along, I shared this news story about a local farm offering ‘Goat-to-Meeting’ llama-bombing services for your next Zoom call. I said I might have to mention the story daily until I receive a screenshot, and boy did Bill get after it! Gauntlet thrown. Who’s next?!? I hope I get one of these daily from you guys.

News & Resources

• RRA: Board Leadership and Performance in a Crisis – informative guidance for boards, and also for CEOs (especially if you’re managing a tough board… so basically, all of you)

• Steps for Healthy Relationships During Crisis and Quarantine

• Science: How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes – I try to keep this section pretty upbeat, but wanted to include this, as it addresses a lot of questions I’ve had about the progression of the virus

Questions & Guidance from the Community

• Continuous Learning Resources – a number of you asked for advice about online learning platforms to help keep teams engaged; my colleague in RRA’s higher education practice probed her network of CEOs and pulled together a comprehensive list of recommendations for us. Please ping me if you’d like to receive it.

• Virtual Celebrations – a leading head of HR shared how they facilitating celebrations and keeping morale positive. Quick summary here:

  • Great Performer Award – recognition for top talent, nominated by the team, comes with trophy + cash bonus

  • #recognition – established a peer-to-peer recognition channel to call out great work, offer thanks & kudos

  • All-Hands Focus on Great Work – dedicated segment in the monthly All-Hands in which teams showcase their work, celebrate wins, etc

  • Wellness Day – Gave everyone a specific day off to engage in wellness activities (different than a vacation day!)

Food Fight – send me yours!

Today’s winner is… me.

Chef’s comments: I know this is lame, but I was forced to use my own entry because I didn’t get one from you yesterday. These are cedar-plank grilled, then seared sea scallops with garlicky green beans and bok choy. And full disclosure, I can’t take all the credit for making this. But I supervised. Heavily.

A Little Levity

• Stay Home! Back to Work! A Dog and Cat Debate Reopening America

• Watch This BBC Sports Broadcaster Give Colorful Commentary Of His Dogs Fighting Over A Chew Toy

• Cats Can Have Avocado Toast, But Avoid These Other Brunch Items – these are things I Google these days…

Be well,

Jackie