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It will take time and personal discipline to make asynchronous and other non-meeting forms of interacting seem natural and routine. Here are four steps to take to get there before our old habits of too-long, over-populated, low-value meetings return.
She said her 90-year-old mother reads my column and quotes it often to her. Their family had a recent overdose death involving a caring young man. I am so grateful they chose to share how he died. I read obituaries of people I know from the rooms and am saddened to find the cause of death is often obscured. We in recovery know who these people are and when families do not state the cause of death, it suggests they may feel ashamed (which sends a powerful message to us). I respect the need for privacy; however, to change stigma, it’s helpful to let people know. You are not alone, but whe...
Given the barrage of local, state, and federal COVID-19 legislation in 2020, California employers may be confused as to what to do now—in 2021—when employees test positive for COVID-19....
A straightforward explanation why more COVID-19 vaccines can’t be produced with help from ‘dozens’ of companies MarketWatch 2/4/2021 OUTSIDE THE BOX In the last few days, the question of why more drug companies haven’t been enlisted for vaccine production has come up. It’s mostly due to this tweet: The vaccine shortage doesn't need to exist. Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with the dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) February 2, 2021 The problem is, as far as I can see, this i...
A straightforward explanation why more COVID-19 vaccines can’t be produced with help from ‘dozens’ of companies MarketWatch 2/4/2021 OUTSIDE THE BOX In the last few days, the question of why more drug companies haven’t been enlisted for vaccine production has come up. It’s mostly due to this tweet: The vaccine shortage doesn't need to exist. Pfizer and Moderna could share their design with the dozens of other pharma companies who stand ready to produce their vaccines and end the pandemic.— James Hamblin (@jameshamblin) February 2, 2021 The problem is, as far as I can see, this i...