In Uncertain Times You Have More Control Than You Realize

When an individual or organization fears change and are uncertain, it’s usually in regard to digital technology disrupting their status quo or from new, fast-moving competition.

While I myself have discussed at length these fears and many more, few would have thought that in the early stages of 2020, our economy would be in a downturn, we would be instantly converted to remote work or laid off, and we would be quarantined to our homes due to a global pandemic.

Real-World Dystopia

The COVID-19 pandemic has suppressed our positive, innovative mentality as a species, sending us into a primordial tailspin of trying to restore the status quo. Due to fear, we are finding ourselves in a real-world dystopian society, where individuals prepare for the end of the world. The pandemic will end, but is it possible to make the new post-pandemic normal better than what we had before? If we get past the fear of “what next” and become anticipatory, using the power of disruptive change to create a better tomorrow for all, it can.

Going Remote, No Matter Who

A global pandemic and shutdown is very similar to what I’ve said about digital disruption for decades: It will disrupt every industry. However, what this pandemic is showing us…