As Flu Spreads, Businesses Prepare

Since the swine flu started spreading last week, I've bought stock in Purell and Lysol. And I've started using their products even more religiously. I think last Wednesday (when my fear of getting swine flu kicked in) I wiped down by desk with a Lysol wipe three times. I think I washed my hands 14 times that same day.

Maybe none of us should be THAT defensive against swine flu or another health crisis, but this Wall Street Journal article does make a good case for setting up an emergency preparation plan in the event that one of your employees comes down with it (or has to care for a family member with it).

Take a few minutes today to think about how your business would keep going if one of your employees got sick? Allowing telecommuting and buying a box of masks (outfitted with your company logo, perhaps?) probably top the list of ideas.