This quarter is a completely different world than how we started the year. You may have set goals and resolutions as the new year started. You may have said “this year I will do more…” or “be more…” something. How can we adjust these goals and stay on top of the changing landscape?

Effective executive communication requires being brief. Brevity saves time. It increases the likelihood your message will be received. It requires you to choose what is absolutely necessary. Use the power of one.

Many of us have taken care of the most important priorities ensuring folks are safe. We have taken steps to continue doing our work if we can as we had planned before we all got quarantined. Let us take stock to consider what changes will be long-lasting. And where we should place our bets.

You have dealt with a lot of change. Many of us have been sheltering in place for over three weeks. If you are like me, you are getting cabin fever. You have figured out some of the bumps in working remotely with your team. If you have not been thinking of the impact on your business in the long-term it is time to brace yourself for the longer term impact.

The concept of grace doesn’t always come easily to me. Giving grace is letting go. Forgiveness. Allowing for others to be not-perfect and not hold it against them. Now is a time to give as much grace as possible.