There has been a lot written about pandemic hobbies (and not just by me). What they are; which were most popular; and why we picked them up in the first place. But now, as I close the pandemic hobby series, I am wondering what happens as the pandemic recedes and...
What Helped Keep Us Sane Control. A lot of people’s “hobbies” seem to have as much to do with being able to establish control within the chaos as they do the activity itself. Whether improving your surroundings, cooking up a storm, focusing on nutrition, or finding a...
People have developed an array of coping strategies for dealing with the uncertainty of the past two plus years — from new fitness habits to baking to art. Some may have started right after the initial lockdown and others a bit later. Not being original, I started...
An Update from a (Pandemic) Odd Couple By Christine Heenan and Jane Randel In 2020, we wrote a joint essay about how our differing dispositions — Christine is usually positive, Jane can be negative — made for different approaches to a new, virus-imposed world order:...
What will our society look like as a result of COVID-19? What will remain when the pandemic ultimately fades into the background? That was what I asked more than 400 people in the communications field for this third and final article in the “Pandemic Hangover” series....
Note: The Omicron variant had not yet emerged when I originally reached out to this group, and while I don’t think their answers would have changed dramatically if asked today, it does influence your perspective as a reader. In Part 1 of this three part series, I...
By Jane Randel The workplace post COVID-19 When my father’s mother died, we found plastic bags within plastic bags within plastic bags all rubber banded together. A lot of them. There was a lot of time spent unwrapping them all to see what was inside, but in the end,...
By Jane Randel Working from home (WFH) may be here to stay. Between the hours saved without a commute, the demonstrated ability to be productive virtually, the additional time with family, and the ongoing fear of coronavirus, some employees don’t want to return to the...
By Jane Randel EESG. Nope that’s not a typo. It’s an expansion of ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) – the criteria investors use to find companies with values that match their own – not only to include Employees, but to put them first. Coined by the chief...
By Jane Randel Much has been written about the Business Roundtable’s (BRT) commitment to drive purpose and shareholder value equally. Some thought it was about time, others thought it was too little too late, and still others reminded these large multinational...
