Eric Taussig

Eric Taussig is CEO of Prialto, a virtual executive assistant company that provides managed support for executives, sales professionals and business owners. The company is focused on positively amplifying people amidst our hyper globalized, tech-enabled environment. Eric founded and has led the company for 12 years, and previously worked internationally for Citi, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Articles by Eric Taussig

• Avoiding the two extremes in remote worker management

  Thursday, May 28, 2020

  If your company is one of the countless enterprises that has managed to stay afloat under COVID-19 quarantines by suddenly shifting to remote teams, it is probably comprised mainly of "knowledge workers" who process information for a living. Your managers, who are used to guiding these workers through face-to-face interactions, are adapting their skills to a new environment, and they're just now catching their breath amid the rapid change. In this new environment, many managers are gravitating toward an extreme focus on one of two management styles: widespread surveillance or total worker autonomy.