Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, we have never needed more leadership than now. The question ownership must ask itself is: Do our current leaders have the ability to guide my organization into an unknown future? Today’s leaders must be: forward-thinking, strategically flexible and adaptable, willing to challenge the status quo and conventional wisdom. Leaders must have a healthy contempt for the impossible and the skill set to think strategically and plan systematically. Does this sound like the leaders in your organization? If not, then the bigger question is: What are you going to do about it? What you do next is what matters most!
Leaders, historically, and this will never change, are responsible for three things: 1) producing results, 2) leading, and 3) developing future leaders. Now that the coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a new normal, one that has drastically changed the rules of engagement, we can add a fourth responsibility for today’s leaders: revitalize their people and their organizations.
For most organizations, the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences have upended life as we know it. The resulting pain, grievance, and economic dislocation will be felt well into the future. The first priority for leaders, therefore, is to lead with empathy and compassion while reinvigorating and reinvigorating their depleted teams and organizations. Organizations are tired. They need to recover to regroup and prepare for the second act: the post-pandemic future. Organizations must be prepared for the future.
The pandemic has blown all traditional limitations out the window. Everything is on the table. Everything is possible. The pandemic offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change. The case for reinventing your organization and taking bold steps has never been clearer. But to do this, you need leaders; real leaders, not people just in a leadership position. So how do you know if you have real leaders? Here are five key questions that can help you assess the leaders in your organization:
1. Your leaders consistently produce results. The keyword is consistently.
2. Their leaders develop future leaders. How many leaders does your current
leaders developed in the last five years?
3. Your leaders have followers who are energized, focused on the mission,
They possess a positive attitude and willingly follow their leader.
4. Their leaders are forward-thinking, thinking both strategically and tactically, and
plan and prepare for the future. Or do they react to the future once it reaches
your door? By the way, the problem with the future is that it always happens.
before we are ready for it. If the future comes to your door before you are
ready for it, guess what? It’s too late!
5. Your leaders challenge the status quo and dogmas of your organization. They
push their organization to be better, faster and more efficient, or they do it in silence
play the hand your organization deals them?
As difficult as this time is for many, it is also the opportunity of a lifetime. This is a time of extraordinary change. The whole world is turned upside down, but that means opportunity for business leaders with their eyes wide open. Your eyes have to be wide open because opportunities and silver lines don’t fall out of the sky squarely into your lap. Opportunities and positive aspects only reveal themselves to those who look for them. If you look beyond the difficulties and the struggle, this can be a very exciting time. Opportunities are around every corner and people are desperate for solutions. You will only benefit from this crisis if you see it as an opportunity. If you look for difficulties, you will find them everywhere; if you are looking for opportunities, you will also find them everywhere.
Every opportunity has an expiration date. The only question left to ask is: will you and your leaders take advantage of this opportunity?
