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While the Covid numbers are rising once again in many places and we must continue to take precautions such as wearing masks, maintaining social distance, and avoiding small or crowded spaces with poor ventilation, things are looking up. The number of people who are fully vaccinated is rising quickly. Those who have recovered from Covid have some immunity and are feeling freer. Spring weather is making outdoor dining and events possible once again. As a result, business is picking up.
It is a simple fact that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. Our former President and his loyal followers used that technique to dupe millions. People who wanted to trust that he was different. That he really would drain the swamp and make government work for them.
A manager comes out of a meeting with a clear decision. He then attends the next meeting and comes out with a changed mind and a new decision. Is this second decision really a decision?
Lately, I’ve noticed several difficult client situations that are caused by decisions that aren’t really decisions.
Wow! These last few months have just been surreal! I don’t know anyone who doesn’t long for a return to the way things were (except those who have decided that sleeping, exercising, cooking, and reading shouldn’t be considered luxuries). However, there are several reasons to guard against such thoughts:
At the end of May, I wrote a piece for Forbes about the outrage people are so quick to feel these days. It began like this: “We are outraged. “We are outraged when we see someone without a mask. Outraged when asked to wear a mask. Outraged with every headline. Outraged by every social media comment. Outraged before breakfast. After lunch. During dinner. In our dreams. It’s an epidemic. And I’m convinced our outrage is more destructive than the novel coronavirus.” (read more) Obviously, I was thinking about pandemic outrage. Boy, what a difference a day can make!
We are outraged. We are outraged when we see someone without a mask. Outraged when asked to wear a mask. Outraged with every headline. Outraged by every comment on social media. Outraged before breakfast. After lunch. During dinner. In our dreams. It’s an epidemic. And I’m convinced our outrage is more destructive than the coronavirus. How Destructive Is Outrage?
I’m worried sick about some businesses and totally impressed by others that have responded quickly, some brilliantly. The range of problems caused by the coronavirus could not be broader. Just among my own clients and contacts efforts span everything from shifting operations into home offices to establishing iron clad disinfecting and distancing protocols to tracking daily changes in governmental regulations across hundreds of countries to sourcing new materials and retooling machines to creating systems for online ordering and delivery to making momentous workforce decisions to switching from plated meals to take and bake options. All while the world continues to shift under their feet.