The board’s role in embedding corporate purpose: Five actions directors can take today mck.co/2J00ZAg via McKinsey & Company

Per Johns Hopkins and reported by CNN - it took 98 days to infect the first 1 million Americans with #Covid19. Now 1 million are being infected every 5 days. The data is sobering.

Per #CNBC - S&P warns that mall owners are in trouble. October Year over Year comps are terrible. cnb.cx/33XrgXL

Darwin is proven right again. McKinsey shows the strong are getting stronger and the weak are getting weaker. mck.co/3mqDlMV via McKinsey & Company

Heard on the Street: Entertainment titan Disney’s ambitious new subscriber targets could put it past streaming pioneer Netflix wsj.com/articles/disne… via The Wall Street Journal

To be successful, #Agile software teams should: 1. A small team of dedicated members with the full set of skills needed to develop their product 2. A clear understanding of the outcomes to be achieved 3. Frequent iteration based on customer feedback. atbain.co/3oHy6bH

“This is a disaster, and it’s getting worse”: Inside Pfizer’s feverish rush to bring a Covid-19 vaccine to market in record time. wsj.com/articles/how-p… via The Wall Street Journal

Nurse fees soar as US hospitals staff up for Covid-19 surge. Some hospitals are paying between $250,000 and $400,000 per year per nurse. ft.com/content/27a9a1… via @financialtimes

Where Do Covid-19 Vaccine Stocks Go From Here? wsj.com/graphics/covid… via WSJ Graphics

‘The bottom line is that unless you come into the game stacked, you’re not playing.’ Lockdown-battered small businesses face dearth of credit options. wsj.com/articles/small… via The Wall Street Journal

Exclusive: Hedge fund Third Point urges Intel to explore deal options reut.rs/3aNE9YJ

The list of U.S. companies that blamed Covid-19 for helping to push them into bankruptcy has grown to more than 340 bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-… via @bbgvisualdata

The Mandalorian is the most-pirated TV show of 2020 cnet.co/3rSVKEu via CNET

Why is systemic change so difficult? pscp.tv/w/cs8e2jF4ZUtX…

What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol projects.propublica.org/parler-capitol…

Insight into what’s happened with #GameStop on #wallstreet from University of Maryland Smith School of Business experts David Kirsch, Joe Perfetti and David Kass: ow.ly/dIfR50DlNqK

Pumps and Dumps and Chumps nytimes.com/2021/02/04/opi…

In a heartwarming moment this morning, Will Ferrell presented the Peabody Award to Jason Sudekis, accepting on behalf of ‘Ted Lasso’. “We hope that we can all put a little of this Ted Lasso vibe in our everyday lives.” - Jason Sudeikis

This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala