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ABL Healthcare & Technology Industry Insights

ABL Healthcare & Technology Industry Insights

By Mimi Grant

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Labs (and Tesla) Help California to Reopen

ABL Healthcare & Technology Industry InsightsMay 14, 2020

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Is It Time For a Covid-Era Marshall Plan?

Is It Time For a Covid-Era Marshall Plan?

The U.S. won the post-WW2 peace largely by providing aid to countries reeling from the devastation of war, through the Marshall Plan. Today the lethal enemy is a virus. And, once again, we can help.

Jun 11, 202104:10
Lessons We Can Learn Today From the Last Great Epidemic

Lessons We Can Learn Today From the Last Great Epidemic

Once before – during my lifetime, we faced a fatal disease and ELIMINATED it. Lessons were learned during “The March of Dimes” campaigns we can still apply to eliminating COVID. WE CAN DO THIS, AGAIN!

Jun 11, 202104:14
Super-Charge Your Post-Pandemic Strategic Plan

Super-Charge Your Post-Pandemic Strategic Plan

It’s time business leaders started planning how they’ll work, think, and even celebrate differently in the “post-pandemic” period ahead.

Jun 11, 202106:49
Back to the "Skills of the Future"

Back to the "Skills of the Future"

Turns out, particularly during COVID, many of the highest demand “Skills of the Future” were sought yesterday, too. ABL Organization's Mimi Grant shares what they are - along with the “compensation” employees are seeking most avidly.

Nov 02, 202002:35
The Importance of Brand Narratives

The Importance of Brand Narratives

ABL Organization's Mimi Grant shares the 3 questions your brand’s narrative should answer, and how ABL’s narrative does: “ABL helps technology and healthcare leaders grow great companies so they can improve the world with their technology products and healthcare services.”

Nov 02, 202003:10
Winning in the COVID - Or Any - Economy

Winning in the COVID - Or Any - Economy

While some industries are deploying robots to gain efficiencies during COVID, and Healthcare’s use of telehealth is skyrocketing, Mimi shares how several ABL Members are using each other to Win during COVID – or anytime.

Nov 02, 202005:25
Zoom: Tips to Look Your Best on Webcams + Remedies for Zoom Fatigue

Zoom: Tips to Look Your Best on Webcams + Remedies for Zoom Fatigue

Even if you’ve been Zooming non-stop since COVID shut down most of the world, check out these 10 refresher tips that Mimi Grant has compiled on how to look your best on webcam – while avoiding Zoom fatigue.

Aug 27, 202004:54
The Latest Silicon Valley Breakthrough: Liquid Biopsy

The Latest Silicon Valley Breakthrough: Liquid Biopsy

For months now, news of virtually any other disease has been blown off the headlines – including this new approach, from Grail of Silicon Valley, for diagnosing cancer in its earliest stages, which could dramatically improve – and lengthen – our lives.

Aug 27, 202004:22
Winning the Battle of the Century

Winning the Battle of the Century

Mimi shares three advantages we have today – including Super Heroes in lab coats – that assure us of a much higher likelihood of surviving COVID-19, compared to Americans struck by the Spanish Flu in 1918.

Jul 15, 202008:01
Getting Back to Work in the Office – How to Do It

Getting Back to Work in the Office – How to Do It

While technically during Phase 3 of the “Resilience Roadmap,” California employees can go back to work in their offices, 35 “hurdles” stand in the way. Oh, and there’s the human factor, too.

Jun 26, 202004:54
The Four Pillars of the Latest "New Normal"

The Four Pillars of the Latest "New Normal"

From a new dress code, to a new productivity ethic, to a new style of leadership, to a new permanent workspace, companies – and their employees – are easing into a “new normal.”

May 29, 202004:31
Labs (and Tesla) Help California to Reopen

Labs (and Tesla) Help California to Reopen

Many anxious Californians want to know what’s it gonna take to reopen – besides more tests! Mimi highlights CA.gov’s “Resilience Roadmap” – plus the latest from Elon Musk, on behalf of his 14,000 workers.

May 14, 202004:20
BOTS to the COVID-19 Rescue: from EMS to Hero Network

BOTS to the COVID-19 Rescue: from EMS to Hero Network

Mimi Grant shares how Emergency Medical Systems – and their bots – across the country and around the world are helping to tame the COVID-19 panic and misinformation.  Have you used a COVID bot?

Apr 30, 202004:56
Appreciating the Silver Lining in the 'New Normal'

Appreciating the Silver Lining in the 'New Normal'

Mimi shares five COVID-19 "silver linings" she's discovered while "sheltering at home" - which she hopes extend into the post-COVID "new normal." What consolations have you found during these painful months?

Apr 27, 202007:02
Tips & Clips from the WFH Pros

Tips & Clips from the WFH Pros

Mimi Grant of ABL Organization shares “Best Practices for Telecommuting for High Productivity WFH,” from ABL/Tech Members Adam Miller, CEO of Cornerstone (check out cares.csod.com); Dave Berkus, investor in 200+ SoCal tech companies; and Chris Dyer, CEO of PeopleG2. 

Apr 01, 202005:05
MITIGATION: California & ABL Members Respond to COVID-19

MITIGATION: California & ABL Members Respond to COVID-19

As COVID-19 MITIGATION intensifies across California, Mimi Grant shares the steps several Bay Area healthcare leaders – and ABL itself – are doing to “flatten the curve.”

Mar 25, 202006:23
How Just-In-Time Technology is Saving Lives in China

How Just-In-Time Technology is Saving Lives in China

Mimi pulls back the curtain on the recently developed genomics, telemedicine, drones, apps, sensors, and “lab-on-a-chip” technology deployed to diagnose, treat, and supply the millions locked-down in China, to halt the spread of COVID-19.

Mar 25, 202004:14
Quibi: Blockbusters Are Coming to Your Phone Soon

Quibi: Blockbusters Are Coming to Your Phone Soon

“Quick bite” movies, tailored for your phone and your video appetite, are coming soon. Plus news you can use: Meg Whitman’s “4-point checklist for a successful venture” – and why Quibi checks off all four!

Oct 28, 201903:39
Pillars of Corporate Culture - Part I

Pillars of Corporate Culture - Part I

Building on a strong foundation, ABL Organization President Mimi Grant gives examples of how four of the "7 Pillars of Company Culture" - positivity, uniqueness, listening, and mistakes - help improve a company's productivity, performance, and profit.

Sep 16, 201904:46
The Power of Company Culture in an Era of Full Employment

The Power of Company Culture in an Era of Full Employment

A company's "culture" has always been important. But never more so than now: with a tight job market teamed with a generational shift, employees are increasingly looking for far more than just a paycheck. In this short Vlog, ABL Organization President Mimi Grant talks about The Power of Company Culture, particularly when expressed in meaningful and relevant Values, Mission, and Vision Statements - and Taglines.

Sep 16, 201903:31
The Robots Are Coming - It's About Time

The Robots Are Coming - It's About Time

Current robots may not change your life, but here are six of them that sure can make maintaining your home - inside and out - a lot easier, faster, and actually fun!

Sep 16, 201902:58
"Medicare for All" - Previewing Now in North Carolina

"Medicare for All" - Previewing Now in North Carolina

North Carolina's Treasurer intended his "Clear Pricing Plan" would save the State, its teachers and employees 10% on their health insurance premiums. Here's the saga of how the State's providers responded to his nearly 200% of "Medicare for All" rates.

Sep 16, 201903:26
Swallowing Healthcare's Latest “Bitter Pill” – Transparency

Swallowing Healthcare's Latest “Bitter Pill” – Transparency

Given Americans' concern about unexpected medical bills and a recent ABC  News poll indicating "Medicare for All" candidates Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders winning if pitted against President Trump, the healthcare industry's embrace of "Transparency" may be the most effective way to retain "the status quo."

Sep 16, 201904:32