As the coronavirus pandemic threatens public health and the U.S. economy, more people are working from home on a regular basis. The move follows social distancing guidelines as an attempt to slow the outbreak, but keeping scattered workforces connected and productive can be challenging for managers and employees. “This is new terrain for all involved, but employees and their companies can come out of this stronger by learning how to work together even better while they’re physically apart,” says Dr. Jim Guilkey (www.jimguilkey.com), author of M-Pact Learning: The New Competitive Advantage — What All Executives Need To Know. “Optimally, working remotely can sharpen the skills you have and open new avenues of…

With trips to Mount Everest canceled for this spring season, Andrew Hughes devasted at this news as he prepared to attempt an exceptional back-to-back climb of Mount Everest and Lhotse. Andrew recently returned as the fastest and first American man to ever complete the Antarctica Trifecta in a single season by Skiing the Last Degree to the South Pole and reaching the summits of Mount Vinson (the highest mountain) and Mount Sidley (the highest volcano) in Antarctica in 43 days. Over this next month, Andrew encourages us all to flatten the curve in the same way climbers must flatten the mountain, turning the summit into simply another step and transforming the top of the curve…