May 27, 2020

Jackie Ross
May 27, 2020
2 min read

Hey Gang,

I spent two hours pouring over a spreadsheet this morning, and it was glorious. The exercise was not creative, interactive, exciting, amusing or intellectually stimulating. In short, it was NONE of the things I enjoy. And yet, I enjoyed the hell out of it. On NPR this weekend, an author said she’s finding great comfort in mundane activities. There’s something soothing about banality. Yes! Give me predictability. Rows, columns, formulas, patterns… data that makes sense. Equations that work. Give me a break from technical difficulties, awkward Zoom interactions, unexpected decisions, confusing headlines, and a world just isn’t working the way it used to. I never imagined a day I’d prefer excel to Facetime, but alas, that day has come. I’ve got big plans to organize my sock drawer this evening, and I am PUMPED!

News & Resources

HBR: Managers, Adjust Your Expectations (Without Lowering the Bar)
How Quarantine Has Brought My Family Closer Together – slowing down has a bright side
RRA Video Forum: Our CEO facilitated a dialogue with the heads of HR from Gilead, Coinbase, Google, and Neiman Marcus on the topics of protecting workforces, accelerating innovation, and positioning organizations for the future. You can listen to the replay here.

From the Community

Moodfit has partnered with The American Nurses Foundation to bring Moodfit’s mental health app to their 4.8M members as part of their new well-being initiative for nurses. You can read more about it here. Really awesome work, Ron Gentile & team!
Seeking a virtual cookbook builder & editor – You guys have shared SO many awesome dishes. I’d like to publish a Vital Signs Virtual Cookbook. But between my active recruiting assignments, these emails, and the virtual forums I’m hosting, I have NO time to figure it out. Maybe one of you has a family member that has some experience with this?

Food Fight – send me yours!

Today’s winner made this impressive catch (and is about to start a new competition, I can tell). Well done, Jeff Knapp, CEO of DNAtrix.

Fisherman’s tale: “Smallmouth bass. Lake Hayden, N. Idaho. Released to live another day! Old man in hat (me) heading into a dead end…” (NOT a metaphor, Jeff!)