Companies have begun placing bets on how the economy will go as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns.  Today we take a look at the strategies of 3 companies---two optimists, one pessimist---and examine how their cultural values drive their outlooks. https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html

Today we take a deeper look into the culture of a company made familiar by the pandemic lockdowns: Zoom videoconferencing.  Added bonus: we find out what "frictionless" means outside of Physics 101.https://zoom.us/about

As companies make furloughs permanent layoffs, it's time for companies and employees to reassess their values and prepare for the new opportunities arising.  Meet the new boss---very different from the old boss.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/layoffs-start-turning-from-temporary-to-permanent-across-america/ar-BB13G1Yu?ocid=spartanntp

Today we have good news from the culture front: a company which is living up to its values, fulfilling its purpose, and saving the world from famine in the process...an unspeakable crime for which The New York Times immediately takes them to account.  Put down your kale smoothie and give this podcast a listen---we guarantee you'll learn something.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pork-chops-vs-people-battling-coronavirus-in-an-iowa-meat-plant/ar-BB13RqMX?ocid=spartanntphttps://www.tysonfoods.com/who-we-are/our-story/purpose-values

...it's busy but achieves nothing.In today's podcast we review an article from a kindred spirit who has concluded---as I have---that this pandemic affords companies a unique opportunity to reassess their purpose and close the gap between the culture they desire and the behaviors they're enduring. It's a wonderful reinforcement for the truth you've already embraced: Culture.  Is. Everything.  https://www.strategy-business.com/article/In-a-crisis-companies-must-know-their-purpose?gko=5a4a1

Americans have rightly expressed gratitude to the doctors and nurses fighting on the frontlines of the pandemic, but there are a group of heroes responsible for keeping the nation running which have not been receiving the recognition they deserve.  In this episode, I celebrate the sacrifices they are making and join the call for their work to be done in as safe an environment and fashion as possible given the unprecedented demand for their services. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/08/afl-cio-president-plans-to-reopen-economy-must-talk-about-worker-safety.html

Workers should not have to be "lured away" from unemployment.  In today's episode, we look at this phenomenon and examine what it says about company culture, leadership, and values. Listen on your commute to work or on your couch from home---either way, you'll be informed and entertained by today's episode!https://www.foxbusiness.com/money/coronavirus-businesses-struggle-lure-workers-away-unemployment-benefits

In our inaugural Dispatches from the Front, I take a look at a company which fired 40% of its workforce all at once on a 2-minute Zoom call. Pass the hat, brothers and sisters, because it's gonna get preachy!