As companies debate whether or not to bring employees back to the office full-time, they scramble to refine their remote work policies. One company they could learn a lot from: Google. Chief executive Sundar Pichai recently announced that due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Google would extend its work from home policy until at least July 2021. That's a telling decision considering that Google quite possibly has access to some of the richest data sets in the world. Among that data is research the company published last year. A team surveyed over 5,000 Google employees and held focus groups with about a hundred more in order to better understand the impact of distributed work. They focused on measuring: -Well-being -Performance -Connectedness -Productivity Google came up with several recommendations. I couldn't help but notice how many of these practices are founded on emotional intelligence: the ability to identify, understand, and manage emotions. (Read more in today's column.) #EmotionalIntelligence #google #remotework #workfromhome #workfromanywhere #management #leadership #eqapplied #MakeEmotionsWorkForYouNotAgainstYou …see more

If you want to be productive figure out what you are doing it and WHY! Focus your energy and effort on creating impact not staying in the busyness.

Becoming aware of what impedes your ability to focus and eliminating distractions so you can complete your work are essential to enhancing your productivity. However, if what you are focusing on and working on is not connected to a broader purpose or goal, then you are like a boat without a rudder — directionless and unmoored. …see more

I’m very privileged to work with such a talented and dedicated team of communication professionals in China. This is the team behind our thought leadership publications, social media content, multimedia productions, and events. #China #contentmarketing #thoughtleadership #socialmediastrategy …see more

A lot of the most important, challenging & unresolved problems in the modern era are extremely complex. It's easy to appear to solve them quickly in a superficial fast way. But to really solve them we need to address them properly, to understand the fundamentals on which they have formed, often the errors of human circuitry and the slow aggregation of a legacy of awful decisions. We are in a weird modern era where the rigorous questions required to reveal the foundations more unwelcome than ever. Where the scrutiny and soul searching needed to provide clarity are deemed hostile. When debate involves questions, probing and testing viewpoints that are these days career-ending ( both if taken out of context, and increasingly in context) despite their utterly noble intentions. We need a lot more scrutiny, we need powerful, honest critical thinking. We need debate, nuance, to be comfortable operating near points of huge contention. We need sophisticated fact-based discussion with near impunity. Not because it's a sign of an advanced liberal tolerant world with freedom of speech, but because it's how we REALLY understand and then start to address & then solve the big issues today. We are doing ourselves a huge disservice. Thank you for coming to my TED talk. …see more

Being on hold on phone for one hour, because a companies website has crashed under pressure, and hearing every minute messages to use their website, is one of the more frustrating things. I'd love companies to use this moment to realize how vital self serve websites are.

An except from my book about rethinking education. Yes, it's similar to Yuval Noah Harari's new book, but mine came out first.  https://lnkd.in/dDUmUpa …see more

Both colleagues and friends keep asking me if I know the VERY BEST in the ADVERTISING business. People who are curious, future focussed, challenging, articulate. People who are world class. Those making a difference. If you know someone truly superb or you are, please drop me a note at tomfgoodwin@gmail.com .

The Nation Media Group #NMGLeadershipForum is about to begin, and as I said the other day, I’m very grateful for the serendipity that placed me in #Nairobi in time to attend. But I am not only grateful, but also humbled and awed to be seated next to the legendary Dr. Miriam Were, the woman who has almost single-handedly transformed #Kenya’s community health care system. The last time we met, it was at the Universal Health Coverage Forum in #Tokyo last December. God, I love my life. #blessedandhighlyfavored #UHC #HealthForAll #globalhealth …see more

I have just seen the future of urban development: New York's Hudson Yards development on steroids - the new Qianhai special district in Shenzhen, on the water 30 minutes from Hong Kong. No one does infrastructure like the Chinese.

"Future Perfect, Present Tense". At Mint's South India Banking Conclave in the first week of June (from left to right) CVR Rajendra, MD and CEO of Catholic Syrian Bank; R Sriram, chairman, IDBI Bank (then MD of State Bank of India), Debashish Mukherjee, executive director of Canara Bank; and Partha Mukherjee, MD and CEO of Lakshmi Vilas Bank discussed all relevant issues with passion and extreme candidness. …see more

10 years ago a journey began to create a better life for accounting professionals by utilizing technology and changing a business model. For the 10th consecutive year Accounting Today named me one of the Top 100 Most Influential to the profession. Within the introduction, a reference is made "Influencers who 10 years ago were perceived as Radical for proselytizing a completely virtual office and offer critical technological and managerial advice to newly remote workforces...." Honored to be on this list with so many colleagues who are now friends. Erik Asgeirsson Kim Austin Ron Baker Jim Boomer Gary DeHart Jim Bourke CPA CITP CFF CGMA Dawn W. Brolin, CPA, CFE David Cieslak, CPA.CITP, CGMA, GSEC Gale Crosley, CPA, Sarah Johnson Dobek Kimberly N. Ellison-Taylor Kelly Grier Angie Grissom Tom Hood, CPA,CITP,CGMA Kacee Johnson Randy Johnston Roman Kepczyk Ed Kless Allan Koltin René Lacerte ☑️David Leary☑️ 🦒 Blake Oliver, CPA Jason Marx Edward Mendlowitz Hitendra R. Patil Carl Peterson Jeff Phillips Anthony Pugliese Darren Root Donny Shimamoto, CPA, CITP, CGMA Joel Sinkin Rick Telberg Geni Whitehouse Sandra Wiley Jennifer Wilson Joe Woodard Diane Yetter #radicalcpa …see more

In two days, I fly for 23 hours to Singapore and help #CPARadicalize the World!!!! I just can't wait! #cpafirm #accountingfirm #cpas #cas #bot #cloudaccounting #digitaltransformation #customerexperience #bots #digitization #data #accountants #ai #accounting #futureready #speech #worklife #radicalcpa …see more

In both personal and professional relationships, when you have an argument or disagreement of any sorts, usually the first person that lets it go, wins. #leadership #dobetter

I was recently featured in Forbes thanks to Brian Collins . I left a few nuggets of wisdom for the reader: Psychologists have verified that if you plan ahead, if you decide what it is you want to do and what time you want to do it, you become much, much more likely to actually follow through. However, don't leave any white space. If you have white space on your calendar, somebody is going to plan your time for you, unless you've decided in advance what you want to do with it. We can't call something a distraction unless we know what it distracted us from. So we have to account for that time based on how we want to spend that time, so that we don't find ourselves wasting it doing something frivolous. Read the rest from the link in the comments 👇 …see more

In my recent visit to China, the pace of change and the velocity of startups, provided insights on opportunities for collaboration. Kalaari Capital

This community of growth-minded professionals continues to blow me away! Here are some folks you need to know: Tara Ingalls runs my favorite design agency in Madison and checked in on me like a sister. Thank you! Denise Alison asked me to speak at her FREE online video summit and we filmed the piece! (register below) Terri Lynn Yanke, MBA is an expert connector that I had the pleasure of attending her group mastermind! I finally had the chance to meet the local culture legend Zachary Blumenfeld , thank you for dishing the scoop on running a fundraiser for my upcoming LLS campaign! Sarah Hasan and I were supposed to have a collab call today that I had to cancel because of an emergency GI surgery for my pup and a kiddo with the flu - talk about a circus at the Soumis house! Blake Binns understands business growth as a consultant and is expecting his firstborn, a little princess! Congrats! Pinney Friedman is the go-to for Facebook ads to amplify your bottom line. He's a family man with a hunger for success and bagels. Thank you all for letting me into your lives! 🤗Who's up for a 15-min discovery chat?! 🥰Who do you absolutely adore that I NEED to know?! PS: Holler if you need personal brand support! #Connect #Community #ProfessionalGrowth #ChantelShares …see more

Everywhere we look, precautionary measures have been enacted for our safety, but the social distancing they encourage can have a negative impact on our overall well-being. Here’s how to counteract that: Start writing letters When was the last time you received a handwritten note? Go old school by writing and sending letters via snail mail to those for whom you care. Pick up the phone Since more and more people are working from home, their availability to talk has increased. And since they’re alone, they’ll likely appreciate hearing from you as much as you’ll enjoy talking with them, whether they’re a friend, client, or colleague. Message away Compose quick messages to your teammates throughout the day to catch up and offer support to bridge the distance, and text your friends and family Increase your video calls Swap in-person client meetings for video chats and conduct virtual face-to-face sessions with your colleagues. Simon Sinek even suggests that office teams establish a Monday morning virtual huddle ritual, not to discuss work, but to check in on each other and foster a sense of community. Create and converse in online groups Form online pods of like-minded people to facilitate conversations and build stronger relationships. #connection #career #socialdistancing …see more

In my latest Forbes article, I share why developing a practice to deal with challenges and enhance your emotional well-being will help you avoid burnout and combat future threats.🌱✨💪 (With a tip of the hat to Davida Ginter ) #burnout #COVID19 #wellbeing #leadership #career …see more

In 2021, I’ll ✨ILLUMINATE.✨ That’s the word I selected to guide me and focus my efforts. It means to shine a light on something, clarify or make something understandable, make spectacular, and glow or light up. For me, it’s about taking helpful, positive action by seeking knowledge and sharing wisdom, lighting a new path, and shining even brighter. My first ray of light? A new newsletter, aptly titled, #IlluminateMe . I’ll regularly share illuminating nuggets drawn from my three-plus decades of real-world experience of being a professional communicator, leader, and pretty decent human being. Think of me as your insight Oprah (You get illuminated! You get illuminated!), covering my faves: #communication 👩‍💻 #storytelling 🗣 #writing ✍️ #creativity 🌈 #emotionalintelligence & #softskills ❤️ #leadership 🦸‍♀️ #humanbehavior 🧠 (And to keep you on your toes, a wild card🃏may appear.) It’ll include articles, videos, audio, and infographics infused with my own brand of “Amy-ness.” Most will be my original stuff; some will be content I curate from those I admire, inspire me, or make me think. All will be useful. If it’s illuminated me, chances are, it’ll enlighten you as well. And who couldn’t use a glow-up? So, whaddya say—wanna be illuminated? Subscribe below.👇 …see more