How Amazon's approach to meetings can help you

What baseball's experience says about COVID-19 risks | Take time to learn how to be a "creativizer" | Be open, attentive, grateful when leading a remote team Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 2, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [What baseball's experience says about COVID-19 risks]( Major League Baseball did not create a "bubble" for its season like the basketball and hockey leagues, writes Bob Watson, but it did implement specific and flexible guidelines to deal with coronavirus outbreaks and schedule interruptions. "Similarly, businesses should carefully develop protocols and processes that can be integrated into emergency plans to protect employees, customers and business partners, while ensuring business continuity," he writes. Full Story: [Risk Management online]( (10/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How Amazon's approach to meetings can help you]( Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos requires meeting participants to read memos ahead of time so they can skip right to discussion of topics, which helps participation and saves time, Robert Glazer writes. "Another option is to send an asynchronous video update to your team before a key meeting with the relevant detail or use a video update to skip the meeting entirely if it's really just a share-out," he writes. Full Story: [LinkedIn]( (10/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Webinar: 100% Remote Onboarding & Form I-9 If you're struggling to collect new hire paperwork and verify I-9 documentation with social distancing then this webinar is for you! Join WorkBright on Thursday (10/8) to see a 100% remote onboarding process including a federally compliant workflow for Form I-9. [Click Here To Reserve A Seat](. 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