Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’

First of all, big kudos to first responders such as doctors, nurses, police, front-end-shop staff, and mental health workers for keeping your communities running during these troubling times. At the same time, my heart felt condolences for anyone who has lost a loved ones during this time. One of the things that the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Teams Put Their Microsoft Power Apps Skills to the Test in Week-Long Competition Global pandemics may be rare, but crises of all sizes affect business operations in unforeseen ways. Smart businesses are rising to the top, providing new tools and processes to support their employees coming back to work. And, after employees are back, additional […]

The first day of Microsoft Inspire largely focused on how the Microsoft community had come together to help provide solutions for the current COVID-19 affected world. On Day 2, Microsoft Chief Executive Officer, Satya Nadella, urged Microsoft’s partners to think about what they could do next to help the world. As Nadella said, what comes […]

The COVID-19 pandemic was always likely to be a talking point at Microsoft Inspire. Microsoft didn’t shy away from it either, acknowledging immediately that this year was a little different. The keynote speakers on Day 1 of Inspire – Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Commercial Partners, Gavriella Schuster, Microsoft Executive Vice President of Worldwide Commercial […]

Last month, I finished teaching my MBA Digital Strategy course to 11 of my colleagues. Over 13 weeks, they worked through a model of digital strategy, found new connections, planned some full scale campaigns, and enjoyed hanging out with each other. Most importantly, they focused on self-improvement in addition to meeting the needs of our […]

COVID-19 has changed the way many businesses operate and even more broadly, how we live our lives. But one thing remains the same: the power of coffee (or tea!) to jazz up your day. As colleagues around the world collaborate to deliver award-winning solutions for our clients, they take a break ⁠— and a sip […]

Recently, Built In, a well-known online tech community, profiled our own Vice President of People, Andrea Lampert, SPHR, to get her take on how companies can continue to build a culture while working remote that will last for the long-term. Her responses were both interesting and noteworthy, all the while shining a light on several […]

In a recent blog I wrote called “Your Ecommerce Customers Are About to Change,” I discussed the unique opportunity businesses have been presented with due to COVID-19. Specifically, looking at how their customers, among many other things, will change forever in this new normal that we are starting to see each day. I wanted to […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a trying time for people across the world and has brought uncertainty and fear into the lives of many. However, even in these difficult times, there are always people who find ways to bring a little light and make a difference in any way they can. Our Chicago team members […]

With many US cities emerging from lockdown, businesses are considering their next moves, but some fear their window to act has passed. Even with lockdown restrictions loosening, re-entry into the world isn’t going to happen overnight, and even when it does happen, how people make their way in the world has changed forever. Reopening has […]

In March, I was meeting with a group working on a conference that was designed to be a Microsoft MTC led event for Modern Workplace. We had a great team and some awesome speakers. Michael Gannotti and I kicked off the keynote with special callouts to Microsoft Teams usage on the front lines with virtual […]

If you’re part of a hospital that halted elective procedures with the COVID-19 crisis onset, there’s a good chance your system is considering cutting its marketing budget. That’s the wrong decision. Right now is the time for organizations to be in the market communicating with their consumers, not retreating. The need for healthcare didn’t stop […]