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Something I think is important right now, especially in the chaos of COVID-19, is a word that I call “status”. This word comes from my past life in the medical field. Before my professional speaking career, I spent five years in operating rooms working as an orthopedic consultant helping physicians and the medical team to operate on patients. One of the words that was always used was the word “status”. The doctor would often ask “what's the status of the patient” or “can I get a status update”. What they were asking for is the vitals of the patient. Every human being has vitals. These are the things that make sure we're healthy, moving, stable and alive. Those include your heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature, and respiratory rate. If you don't have one of those things, you're not doing very well. We were constantly monitoring the status of our patients. 

If ever there was a time for leaders all over the globe to work smarter - from the CEOs of large corporations, to small business owners, to everyone in between – it is right now.

What impact will the COVID-19 have on business and our economy, and what will this mean for leaders? Futurist Mike Walsh predicts that the pandemic will hasten the arrival of a radical new future of work, and a decade's worth of change in just 12 months. While for many of us working from home has already been a new and unexpected challenge, Mike believes that this is just the start of a much bigger transformation set to reshape the nature of business itself. Watch his video below to learn more - and subscribe to his new weekly video series, New Rules For A New World.

We could all use some hopeful words during this unprecedented pandemic. As we go into our Easter weekend, cmi wishes you a peace and love. Dan Thurmon outlines how we can have hope during this crisis and below are a few light-hearted resources for having a different kind of holiday. Enjoy and stay safe!

Right now, the world has been turned upside down. Your industry has most likely been impacted as mine has. Many are confused, some are paralyzed because of fear and others are pivoting to the new normal.