What Pandemic Year made business people around the globe understand; some deep digging concludes as follows
2020 was a challenging year filled with a lot of unpleasantness and confusion. About eighty thousand businesses were closed permanently from March to July, and the American Bankruptcy Institute expects that thirty-six percent of businesses will have bankruptcy. For those who stayed in business, it was a roller-coaster ride full of anxiety. However, it made us learn some valuable lessons from business development.
Your Perception Is Your Reality
What you see is what you get or what you are prepared for. If your mind is positive, it can prevent many problems and hurdles you and your business are facing. However, a point came where we realized either we were going to swim or sink. Unfortunately, we saw many organizations become paralyzed and fold. Many leaders and teams tried to navigate getting help through the care. Many of them invested all their energy in the wrong side, resulting in the loss of their earnest efforts, hard work, and nothing else. It made us understand that a correct perception of business is essential.
Be Prepared for the Unexpected
The pandemic spread fast, and very few businesses had a contingency plan for a global health pandemic. In March 2020, when the employees left their offices, there was no way of knowing what to expect when it was going to end. But the biggest lesson we learned in this pandemic was every business needs an efficient emergency plan to avoid business interruptions and confusion for the employees during a crisis.
Renew Focus on Work-Life Balance
The pandemic taught us how busy everyone’s life is outside the office. As cities started to lift the restrictions, many activities are returning to their everyday nature. People’s vacations and weekend trips that fell victim to the pandemic are being rebooked. The sense of collaboration, creativity, and support they get from being in the office is an important aspect of doing good and practical work for others.
Lead With Empathy
Pandemic has hit some people harder than others. Too many people lost their loved ones and their jobs and a great number of people who are still employed are also struggling so it is the responsibility of the leaders to lead their employees with empathy and care.
