
See You In June (Maybe Sooner. Maybe Later)
That's why I've been off the road all of March. And yes, I skipped RSA Conference in late February when I heard about the Mobile World Congress 2020 cancelation amid coronavirus "concerns" (<-- there's that word again).I'm fortunate. I'm a small-business co-owner who isn't at the mercy of an employer who insists that I travel. I'm not at the mercy of employers who delay conference cancelation decisions until the 11th hour -- sometimes leaving their rank-and-file employees to apologize for c-suite decisions that should have come sooner.Generally speaking, I plan to remain off the road until at least June 1 -- or when the data tells me it's safe for me to travel again. Perhaps sooner. Maybe later. What data do I trust?- I trusted these coronavirus observations from Bill Gates in February.
- I turn to and trust Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center. But even that requires some caution, since hackers are targeting the site and trying to inject malware into the conversation...
Pandemic Precautions
These are challenging times. But let's stop with the word "fear" each time we hear about a conference cancelation, an event that gets delayed, or a business that tells employees to work from home. Instead, the far wiser word is "responsibility."
“It’s business unusual, let’s do it…
We love meeting you, and we still will, but for now we are going to work with you to deliver our services remotely: we think it’s the responsible thing to do, so video and Teams chat it is for now. Maybe it’s overkill, but the reality is we can do this. We’re changing the way we work to be a responsible world citizen whilst keeping the wheels of business turning, there is no excuse to stop, it’s a temporary measure and we’re up for the challenge. We look forward to continuing our work with you, we look forward to what we’re going to learn on the journey, and we wish you all good health, good luck and good business.
From all of us at Perspicuity”