In another few days, everyone is going to have had their fill of the stories, articles, and blogs with tips about how to work remotely. It’s all good stuff of course, but how many times do we need to read about how socially acceptable and cute it’s become to have your kids sneak into the frame of an important video conference?

Most economists will tell you that the best way out of a recession or depression is taking advantage of “pent-up demand.” Pent-up demand is defined as an economic situation when consumer and business demand for products and services is unusually strong following a period of decreased spending.

No matter where you are in the world at this very moment about half the population is sleeping so there is no need to send that email or make that phone call just quite yet.

As the COVID-19 virus sweeps the world and disrupts the ways in which we work, it’s worthwhile taking a few moments to think about the best practices of leading people remotely and what to expect and when to expect it.

As fate would have it, I began developing a new module on “Managing from a Distance” for a new leadership development program during the height of the Coronavirus breakout. During the development of the content, the client organization I am developing the content for canceled the live training and asked us to make it a virtual session.

Real, Impactful, and Effective!

The world changes not in small increments, but in gigantic, life-changing events and scenarios. Pearl Harbor Day, the JFK assassination, man on the moon, Watergate, Iran hostage crisis, the dot-com bust, the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the real estate financial crisis, the global economic expansion of the 2010’s are just a few events that happened suddenly and changed everything.

The world is wondering and waiting to see if the Coronavirus of 2020 will be one of those game and life-changing events that change everything. So far, it is having a profound impact on travel which in turn has had a profound impact on the corporate Training and Development.