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5 Ways Leadership Can’t Be “Normal” Anymore

Ron Edmondson

When I was first in leadership as a retail manager, I could set the schedule for people, tell them what to do and hold them accountable for routine tasks. In informal leadership environments, the way a leader leads becomes more important than the management abilities of the leader. And then 2020 came. .

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5 Ways Leaders Can’t Be “Normal” Today

Ron Edmondson

And, hopefully “normal” is a play on words for most leaders now. When I was first in leadership as a retail manager, I could set the schedule for people, tell them what to do, hold them accountable for routine tasks with high expectations, and then evaluate them by whether or not they did the job.