The late motivational speaker Jim Rohn used to say that you’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
I’d like to try something a bit different today: illustrate a theme, or even just a moment in time, through the experiences of five people.
Yes, it’s a bit of an experiment. I’m excited because it goes back to my original vision for Understandably.com:
things worth understanding…
explained well and interestingly…
by people you can trust to know what they’re talking about.
Enough preamble. Let’s give it a try. I think today’s theme is modern technology and the pandemic.
(Feedback welcome, as always.) Here are five people worth knowing something about.
Matt Noland: Control in crisis
Commander Matt Noland is executive officer of the destroyer USS Kidd, which is the second U.S. Navy ship with a full-fledged Covid-19 outbreak. It arrived in San Diego yesterday with 50 sailors testing positive—a full month after the ship’s last port visit.
What do you do as a leader in tha…
