Leaders are planners, visionaries, strategists, and big-picture thinkers. During a crisis, one thing is true: the best leaders will rise to the occasion. Let's look at some ways leaders are managing to shine during a crisis.
“I think the responsibility of the CEO is to make sure that there is a safe environment that people are comfortable to work in. We need to do whatever is necessary to ensure the safety of our fellow team members while working on plans and opportunities to thrive in the future. The message is that there will be a post COVID-19 world that we will be successful in,” says Jeff Slaboden, President and CEO ofIn the midst of normalcy, leadership can appear to be rather straightforward.
"Leaders don't have any other choice, really,” she adds. “If you succumb to overwhelming feelings of fear or doubt, you're paralyzed. And when you're paralyzed, you can't protect your employees. Worrying about them is what keeps me up at night.""We need to take whatever is handed to us, the things we can't control, and do whatever we can to make it out on the other side," adds Irwin-Szostak.
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