Article: Returning to work: Businesses after lockdown are like athletes after a serious injury
“We’re obviously not on the other side of Covid-19 and the associated lockdowns, but it will be incredibly important for leaders to look ahead at least a few weeks as we begin to see lockdowns easing and more discussions around “re-opening”. Among the talk around how quickly to re-open different sectors of the economy, there have been extensive debates about what the “new normal” will be for societal norms, business imperatives, and economic conditions.
While it’s possible to predict some trends for specific organisations or industries, there is no clarity on how the world in general will look in a few months’ time. What leaders can do right now, however, is look ahead at how their organisation is likely to respond to its own re-opening. The exact conditions might differ, but the broad strokes will be the same for virtually every organisation returning from the trauma of Covid-19; the main issues to consider can be neatly encapsulated with the metaphor of someone returning from a significant injury.”