by Marc Corsini | Jul 21, 2020
With everything going on in the world—all the uncertainty, all the economic and social chaos—we’re understandably feeling some discouragement. Managing work and life during a pandemic is hard! Never mind trying to learn a new skill, lose a few pounds, start a new...
by Marc Corsini | Jul 14, 2020
Family businesses remain some of the most important lifelines to our country’s economy. With parts of the economy struggling these days, we were wondering how the family businesses we work with are doing. So, we asked them. We sent a survey to Alabama-based,...
by Marc Corsini | Jul 7, 2020
A client of mine recently told me about an executive with a big, important corporate job in a small, close-knit town. Because of his high-ranking position at the company, he was well-known and well-liked in his business and civic communities, where he served on...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 19, 2020
Father’s Day is this weekend. To honor my father (and fathers everywhere), I want to share some of the life lessons my own dad taught me. He’s deceased now, but I think of these lessons all the time. They’ve certainly helped me over the years, and I hope you find them...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 16, 2020
part 2 of 2 This blog post and Part 1 were published earlier this month in the Birmingham Business Journal. As a guest columnist, I wanted to share my thoughts on our “new normal.” In our previous blog, we talked about how much—and how fast—life and work have changed...
by Marc Corsini | Jun 9, 2020
part 1 of 2 This blog post and the next were published earlier this month in the Birmingham Business Journal. I shared this content as a guest columnist because I think it’s important information for where we are right now. We all can acknowledge that consumer buying...
by Marc Corsini | May 26, 2020
Part 2 of 2 Here’s the rest of my curated summer reading list. As I mentioned in the previous blog (with the first five recommendations), these are some of my favorite books. Others are highly recommended by people whose opinions I value and trust. Whether or not you...
by Marc Corsini | May 19, 2020
Part 1 of 2 It’s time again to offer CCG’s top reading suggestions for 2020. We do this every May in anticipation of summer vacations. This year, you might be limited to a “staycation,” but time for yourself—especially right now when our world has changed so much—is...
by Marc Corsini | May 5, 2020
In our last blog, The Future of Business in a World with Coronavirus, we talked a lot about resiliency in the face of unprecedented change. We discussed embracing these changes and making them work for you. The blog was based on McKinsey & Company’s article 7...
by Marc Corsini | Apr 28, 2020
For many of us, our homes have become our offices, our schools and our gyms. You can wear sweatpants to your virtual meeting as long as you look professional from the waist up. We put on masks to go to the grocery, and pizza delivery people put your pie down at your...