So many more presentations are online today, and leaders can still capture the same sense of audience intimacy and connection, writes John Baldoni, who spoke with professional presenters to get their tips. "You must begin with the fundamental assumption that not everyone is digitally savvy, competent, capable, or comfortable," says David Nour, a strategy consultant.

Crucial to restarting the US economy is better childcare so women and men can return to the workforce in the same capacity, says philanthropist and activist Melinda Gates. She points out that nurseries were established during WWII for working women but closed in the US after the war, although countries such as Norway continued and expanded its childcare system.

Professionals should continue to keep up their networking efforts, even when coffee meetups and conferences are off the table, writes Kathryn Vasel. Hosting an event is a great way to network, and it's much easier virtually -- all the host needs to do is ask a few acquaintances to extend the invite to a couple of new people, make a few introductions and have some planned questions.

CVS found the spread of the novel coronavirus meant it needed to hire some 50,000 people so it quickly ramped up its virtual talent acquisition process, leading to more than 60,000 candidates who have been hired or are in the hiring process. "We have something that would normally take a large corporation months, years potentially," said Jeffrey Lackey, VP of talent acquisition at CVS Health. "In 48 hours, we created an accelerated hiring process."

Walmart is among superstore retailers still hiring, even as unemployment numbers in the US pass the 14% mark. In April, warehouse clubs, supercenters and superstores, led by Walmart, added more than 90,000 jobs, while delivery services such as Amazon, Instacart, UPS and FedEx also continued robust hiring.

Many executives have made headlines by giving up all their pay during the crisis. While this is an unselfish move in a crisis, it also shines a spotlight on income inequality and how those executives were compensated so much before the crisis that they are now capable of working for free.

Pittsburgh's Row House Cinema will host a virtual Quarantine Cat Film Festival on June 19 to raise money to benefit indie movie theaters around the country. Cat owners can submit videos of their felines to be considered for awards in categories including cutest, funniest, bravest, most loving and best of show.