The last few years have been difficult, to say the least. Just as we were feeling more positive about the pandemic, we’re inundated with more negative news. From concerns about new COVID variants, to shootings, inflation, rising interest rates, the mid-term Elections, the effects of climate change, the Russia-Ukraine war, and supply chain issues it’s understandable that  “Mental Health Replaces COVID as the top health concern among Americans,” reported IPSOS in September 2022. 

My marketing communications journey started 30-years ago working for General Electric, small-medium-sized agencies, and for Burson-Marsteller (now Burson Cohn & Wolf). Despite working at GE, surrounded by engineers, technologists, programmers and software developers, I never thought of myself as a tech person.

Author’s note: This article reflects my interview with John Dean about his and Bob Altemeyer’s book, Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers prior to the 2020 Presidential Election. John provides a deep analysis, particularly timely during the January 6th Select Committee Hearings. This article was originally published in 2020, prior to the Presidential Election.

Throughout 2020, we’ve faced hardships, challenges, uncertainty and learned to “pivot,” focus on “the new normal,” and the “next normal”; terms to make sense of what’s happening in our lives. But, thinking about the what if’s can lead us to contemplate worst-case scenarios, most of which are outside our control.

I’m doing research for an article on remote work versus working in-house. While many people have been working remotely for years, others prefer to work in-house.

Every day I receive invites on LinkedIn. I'm happy that during these times people want to connect more with others. However, it's important to read and learn about the people with whom you want to meet.