Successful Leadership In Uncertain Times

In his book titled How Will You Measure Your Life?, the late professor, author and business guru Clayton Christenson wrote, “Culture is a way of working together toward common goals that have been followed so frequently and so successfully that people don’t even think about trying to do things another way. If a culture has formed, people will autonomously do what they need to do to be successful.” In the workplace, leaders are responsible for establishing a culture that engages and motivates employees, while also pushing them to accomplish business objectives. That leadership responsibility, difficult as it may be, becomes harder in times of crisis, such as a global pandemic, or in times of change and uncertainty, such as during a merger or acquisition.

During a live webcast on 18 May, 2021, In Vivo questioned five executives about their experiences with managing employees during...