The COVID-19 is not only an immense health crisis--it’s also an imminent restructuring of the global economy, but leaders can begin navigating beyond the coronavirus crisis.

Source: www.mckinsey.com

Consultancy McKinsey presents this excellent overview on how to think about moving into the economic and social New Normal.

According to a new IBM Institute for Business Value survey, 75% of respondents said they would not be attending any trade shows and business conferences that will be held this year.

Source: westfaironline.com

As it becomes clear that the value of trade shows is limited through 2020, many of our clients are asking us to design small, “curated” and “executive” events where attendees feel safer and more valued.

The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted how people bank, how payments are made and the importance of community commitment.

Source: thefinancialbrand.com

The pandemic has accelerated the shifts to digital banking by 24-36 months. Branch networks will be smaller, yet even more important to community banks and credit unions as the most effective brand presentation and problem-solving platform.

In recent years decision makers in both the public and private sectors have made an astounding number of poor calls. For example, the decisions to invade Iraq, not to comply with global warming treaties, to ignore Darfur, are all likely to be recorded as injudicious in history books. And how about the decisions to invest […]

Source: hbr.org

Excellent decision-making will help your company “bend the curve” toward success trough the coming recession and business sea-change. Harvard Business Review offers an excellent library of articles on decision-making.

Some retail Chapter 11s are on pause, with store liquidations effectively impossible. But a "wave" of bankruptcies is coming, experts say.

A majority of healthcare marketers say they’re decreasing promotional budgets this year in response to coronavirus, as they intensify use of digital but brace for an impact on drug launches.