As companies emerge from a protracted crisis mode—evolving
from their immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic to managing
through the crisis and preparing for resumption of on‑site
operations—business leaders have been stabilizing their
organizations and are looking ahead to plan for a post-pandemic
world.
How they address the strategic challenges before them will
determine the success of their organizations for years to come.
Below we consider some key themes that business leaders are
navigating.
Accelerated change: a common observation from
senior leaders of our clients has been the unprecedented pace of
change inside their organizations during the pandemic period:
“we've accomplished more fundamental change in our
business in the last four months than the last four years”.
The external environments in which businesses have been operating
have experienced similar fast-paced change. Trends that existed
prior to the pandemic have rapidly accelerated and
