Every year, the Sharon Merrill team fires up its collective neurons in a lighthearted effort to predict those trends that will be in and those that will be out in the year ahead. Whatever those trends may be, we wish our clients and friends a healthy and rewarding 2021!
In |
Out |
| Virtual Investor Days | Group Catered Lunches |
| Hand-sanitizing | Hand-shaking |
| Shopping Small | Shopping in a Mall |
| Chess | Twister |
| Shareholder Transparency | Higher Reporting Thresholds |
| Living Rooms | Lobbies |
| Space Travel | Commuter Rail |
| Board Diversity | Old Boy Network |
| Watching The Office | Going to the Office |
| Digital Transformation | Silos |
| Masks | Makeup |
| ESG | CSR |
| Board games | Bar Games |
| Zoom Shirts | Suits |
| TikTok | Karaoke Bars |
| M&A | Buybacks |
| Telehealth | Doctor Visits |
| Staycations | Cruises |
| Curfews | Closing Time |
| Corporate Responsibility | Greenwashing |
| Social Dilemma | |
| Elbow Bumps | Bear Hugs |
| Ring Lights | Mood Lights |
| ESG Materiality Assessments | Non-Strategic ESG Programs |
| Peloton | Gyms |
| Home quarters | Headquarters |
| Netflix | Movie Theatres |
| Virtual Presentation Coaching | Embarrassing Zoom Backgrounds |
| Slippers | High Heels |
| Cycling | Carpooling |
| Direct Listing | IPOs |
| Pickle-ball | Pick-up Basketball |
| Take Out | Dining Out |
| Board Chairperson | Board Chairman |
| Schitt’s Creek | Keeping Up with The Kardashians |
| Hats | Haircuts |
| Virtual Roadshows | Airplane Food |
Onward and upward from the team at Sharon Merrill!
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