Agility and compassion: That’s what leadership looks like in a Covid-19 world

Gordon Institute of Business Science faculty Professor Karl Hofmeyr told a recent Gibs Flash Forum that the current Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the real role of business, which is not to make money, but rather to add value and purpose to people’s lives.

However, he urged the country to leverage the shared sense of goodwill the pandemic has created: “The crisis has resulted in a renewed sense of compassion and solidarity. It has presented us with an opportunity to have a conversation about what kind of society we want.”Leaders in this new world will have to lead with more courage, conviction and decisiveness, Sangqu continued.

“Business has a moral obligation to uplift people and to redevelop the economy if we want this country to succeed. Businesses will have to become as obsessed with growing the economy as they are with growing their businesses,” he said. Business leaders must have genuine concern for their employees’ wellbeing, as empathetic leadership and caring about people’s circumstances in turn encourage employee loyalty.

“Communications is not just about talking, but also about listening. Leaders must create a space where people can talk about their own situation as this creates bonds of loyalty.”

Really!? No illogical decisions? No lies?

Unnamed staff reporter writing about 'leadership'. Why unnamed?

Emotional intelligence... more so today than ever....

If you understand communism you will fare pretty well because you can just look to Zimbabwe and Venezuela to see where SA will be in less than 2 years from now. Fact.

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