We may not have gone through two epidemics like my friend in the picture. She turned 103 in April and was a baby when she caught the 1918 flu. She is safe now but she, like the rest of us, is feeling the disruptions to her life. So we cope.
1) Old ways. As you thrive or blunder in your use of technology, there still might be some old ways you can use. A text message doesn’t really work for most of our business, but a phone call just might. It's a way to work with your technologically less savvy colleagues as well.
2) The conference call. It’s a tad difficult to set up but it is an alternative to a video conference without the worry of Zoom bombing or setting up the right place in your home. You've seen lots of videos in which the light in back of the person is bright so that you can barely see them. No worries about seeing only the top of a person's head.
3) Some things must change. If you need a document with a third-party signature or notarized, check what your state says can be done via video or audio or with such tools as pdf encrypted signatures. A contractor or auditor may still be able to work with you if you can establish permissions to access your databases.
4) Something new and old. You may need to interview a candidate even as many must layoff. The panel interview is still the best way, and it isn’t any different in times of COVID except the candidate and your panel may be in many places using videoconferencing. You may have to hire after conducting a second panel via videoconferencing, without the candidate ever visiting. These are truly odd times.
5) Something old. Depending upon where you live, you have been through tornadoes, windstorms, snowstorms and power outages. You may have to rely on paper forms. You've seen some UI systems revert to paper.
2) The conference call. It’s a tad difficult to set up but it is an alternative to a video conference without the worry of Zoom bombing or setting up the right place in your home. You've seen lots of videos in which the light in back of the person is bright so that you can barely see them. No worries about seeing only the top of a person's head.
3) Some things must change. If you need a document with a third-party signature or notarized, check what your state says can be done via video or audio or with such tools as pdf encrypted signatures. A contractor or auditor may still be able to work with you if you can establish permissions to access your databases.
4) Something new and old. You may need to interview a candidate even as many must layoff. The panel interview is still the best way, and it isn’t any different in times of COVID except the candidate and your panel may be in many places using videoconferencing. You may have to hire after conducting a second panel via videoconferencing, without the candidate ever visiting. These are truly odd times.
5) Something old. Depending upon where you live, you have been through tornadoes, windstorms, snowstorms and power outages. You may have to rely on paper forms. You've seen some UI systems revert to paper.
