After the Corona Virus Dust Settles
Fundamental changes for the supply chain in a post-COVID world.
The world is undergoing a fundamental change that began before the pandemic and will continue in a post COVID-19 world. In my view, it boils down to one thing: People are treating each other as human beings and being more kind to one another. That may seem out of step with the state of our political discourse, especially in an election year, but if you look around, it is happening and it is a growing trend.
To get us through COVID, CEOs and their boards temporarily put their salaries on hold in solidarity with their workers. Companies extended benefits to furloughed employees. And, let’s not overlook that the U.S. government passed a $2 trillion stimulus package that was unprecedented in its reach and scope. While the outcome is uncertain, at the time of this writing, negotiations continued on another stimulus package. In a recent New York Times column, Tom Freidman noted this phenomenon, quoting his friend Dov Seidman who said: “In my view, trust is the only legal performance enhancing drug. Whenever there is more trust in a company, country or community, good things happen.”
Could we be experiencing a paradigm shift from a “profit first” to a “people first” culture?
That may seem like a loaded question, especially at a time when the word socialism is bandied about as a weapon. However, putting people first does not signal the end of capitalism; rather, it is capitalism for the long term.
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The world is undergoing a fundamental change that began before the pandemic and will continue in a post COVID-19 world. In my view, it boils down to one thing: People are treating each other as human beings and being more kind to one another. That may seem out of step with the state of our political discourse, especially in an election year, but if you look around, it is happening and it is a growing trend.
To get us through COVID, CEOs and their boards temporarily put their salaries on hold in solidarity with their workers. Companies extended benefits to furloughed employees. And, let’s not overlook that the U.S. government passed a $2 trillion stimulus package that was unprecedented in its reach and scope. While the outcome is uncertain, at the time of this writing, negotiations continued on another stimulus package. In a recent New York Times column, Tom Freidman noted this phenomenon, quoting his friend Dov Seidman who said: “In my view, trust is the only legal performance enhancing drug. Whenever there is more trust in a company, country or community, good things happen.”
Could we be experiencing a paradigm shift from a “profit first” to a “people first” culture?
That may seem like a loaded question, especially at a time when the word socialism is bandied about as a weapon. However, putting people first does not signal the end of capitalism; rather, it is capitalism for the long term.
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