WHEN THIS IS OVER

A few weeks now with the lockdown and social distancing, your organization should be gearing up to 'when this is over' scenario.
 
The Canadian government has expressed that these measures wont be lifted until a vaccine is available for treatments.

It could take a few more weeks, which to me is a good precautionary step and a good way also to express that it would soon be over than later.

Now is the time to look at your mitigation measures and adapt to the recovery and stabilization phase once measures are lifted. Businesses can start operating again, events/conferences can be held, travel bans are lifted, and slowly things will get back to the new normal.

When this thing is over, here are some of the questions you may think about:

1) In these few weeks, what did you find about your organization in terms of coping up,  being resilient, and taking leadership? What surprised you the most? 

2) What opportunities are you maximizing and sustaining in the new order  to become a better organization?

3) What practices, systems, and mentalities need to be discarded in order to give way to the new configuration?

4) What capacities are needed/strengthened to continue your market edge and leadership? 


It is reported that there are million job losses in Canada for the past few weeks due to the economic shutdown. There will be more catastrophic impacts to be documented in the next few months down the road. This is not the time to have a 'wait and see' attitude. 

You need to 'build back better' by starting now and assuming a clear and well-defined strategic position towards recovery.
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