In light of all the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and organizations are scrambling to keep up with local mandates while also trying to keep business going.

One of the easiest ways to do this is by moving away from the in-person meetings and create a virtual experience for your team.

Why is this a great idea? It keeps your team members safe (#1 priority), but the hidden silver lining might be that it saves you more time. Which, let’s be honest, is equally important. Heck yes, especially when you’re in the middle of dealing with a crisis.

Here are some key things to think about when deciding to host a virtual meeting.

I often see a disconnect between the lights that we carry and the ways in which we share stories with other people about what those lights are.

One of the most common places I see this disconnect is on people's websites. The worst is when I know the person behind the site personally. I'll know their story and everything that they're passionate about, and then I end up going to their website and immediately my heart sinks.

While surrounded by bubbles in a bathtub in Toronto, I had a real moment of clarity.

This is my life.

Let me back up.

I had just spent a long day collaborating with clients. It was the type of day that gets me excited about the future of the technology industry. And as I was in a faraway city, for the first time in a long time, the only thing I could do at the end of the day was sit there and soak it up.

The challenge for us as CEOs is that, in essence, we are the creators of our companies. We're responsible for guiding them and for shaping them into their next era of evolution. For me, the biggest challenge of being a CEO is not the creation part. I live for that part of the work. I love making new things that didn't exist before. I love bringing them to light and life in the world. The challenge for me sometimes is carrying that vision, holding true and fast to it, even as the company evolves, as things grow, as people join the organization or leave it. That vision needs to stay true, regardless. It's my responsibility as CEO to be the keeper of that vision and to make sure that my team understands it, owns it, and can be accountable for bringing it to life in everything that we do.