Leaders Facing the Unknown: Part 1Navigating the challenges presented in a pandemic.
ByDee French•
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One year ago, no one could have predicted today's business environment. Unless a person was prescient and capable of seeing the future, all signs pointed to an economy with growth trends in a positive trajectory. Successful businesses navigated the economic waters, managing their economic, social and visionary powers into business growth and advancement opportunities.
It was a world whose post-industrial engine had maximized its potential. Margins were slim, requiring skilled leadership to gain any advantage over competitors. Organizations argued which types of leadership were best: inspiration over aspirational over instrumental. The announcement of a novel virus in China barely caught anyone's attention in December 2019. Such inattention would completely change by mid-March 2020.
