Maintworld Magazine 3/2021

LEADERSHIP
The
s of Leadership:
For times of uncertainty
and change
THOMAS J. FURNIVAL,
Vice President,
MARSHALL
INSTITUTE, INC.
Life in 2021 is starting
to resemble the opening
of the Charles Dickens’
classic novel, A Tale of
Two Cities, “It was the
best of times, it the worst
of times, it was an age of
wisdom, it was an age of
foolishness”.
We are experiencing a triad of rapid
change with digital transformation,
the skills gaps, and COVID-19. The onslaught
of daily changes has created incredible
amounts of anxiety, stress, and
uncertainty, which can leave us feeling
like it’s the “worst of times”. At the same
time, these changes present lessons to
learn from and great opportunity for
those who successfully adapt, making us
also feel like it could become the “best of
times”.
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