Emerging out of Covid….
‘I’m stronger because I had to be, I’m smarter because of my mistakes, happier because of the sadness I’ve known and now wiser because I have learned.’
Covid-19 is impacting all our lives. There are moving stories of deep sorrow, human connectivity, loneliness and compassion. For many, overnight we’ve had to learn to work and live in a very different way. All businesses have been touched and are faced with tough questions like can we stay in business? Can we sustain our business? Are there any new opportunities emerging from this? The ability to respond, be fearless, innovate and adapt will determine those that can transform and those that get left behind.
Learning from the recent experiences and consciously re-focusing based on customer needs will hopefully help to inform and make the right choices for the future. As part of this, being clear on your uniqueness in the market place, your core capabilities and re-prioritising your focus will help to shift to the type of organisation that can pivot, be ahead and successfully emerge out of this pandemic.
Some simple steps that can help to emerge out of Covid-19…stronger;
- Reflect on what has been learned and what you want to keep. Choose to take the learnings forward from this crisis regarding adaptability, the importance of human connectivity, remote working and many others.
- Clarify your uniqueness as a business in the world.
- Re-prioritise, choose the big bets and re-align as leaders around the new focus.
- Remove anything that is not needed e.g. unnecessary costs, complexity, layers in the organisation structure that slows down decision making.
- Transition (if you haven’t already) to a fluid way of operating that responds to the new context and delivers on the revised set of priorities.
- Listen to feedback, involve and trust others at all levels, share stories of success to create momentum. All of which will ensure the right things are getting done in the right way.
Anticipating, collaboration, curiosity, bravery, decisiveness, compassion and un-relentless focus are the leadership attributes that are needed more than ever to succeed. Share your learnings with others, to help others learn faster. Inspire and provide hope for a brighter future.
‘I’m the fight in you when you don’t know how, the light in you that’s gone right out. I’m life when near, hope without fear. I’m nothing fancy in the world dripping in gold but a beautiful jewel never bought, never sold and when you open your heart and let me in, you’ll know who I am because I feel like home.’ Imelda May.
Astute Consulting is a boutique people and organisation change consultancy that enables organisations to transform, restructure and shift culture to be at their best and stay ahead of the market place. If you’re interested in exploring these areas further please contact Michele Carter at michele@astute.ie