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5 Pandemic-Era Lessons on Leading Through Drastic Change

Posted March 13, 2025
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Harvard Business Review
Author
Rae Ringel, Lisa Kay Solomon
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As we move further into the post-Covid era, the distinction between normal operations and crisis management continues to blur. Tomorrow’s most successful leaders will be those who can maintain organizational stability while simultaneously driving innovation and change. These leadership imperatives aren’t temporary adaptations—they represent a fundamental shift in what effective leadership means in the modern world. Successful leaders today must:

  1. proactively engage with uncertainty;

  2. balance employee and company needs;

  3. test new ideas quickly;

  4. make smart decisions with limited information; and

  5. communicate to build trust and confidence.

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