Three things leaders who are prepared to survive a crisis understand

In every crisis there are winners and losers, so we have spent a lot of time talking to and researching leaders who have been successful in times of crisis. There are three key things these leaders understand that you should embrace when your company faces tough times.

1. Resource mobility: Leaders who are successful in times of crisis have the ability to move people around to other areas as need arrives and have developed an ability to see where those resources need to go.
2. Strategic sensitivity: This is the ability for a leader to understand what the priority is right now. We cannot run after everything, so we need to make choices. In times of crisis, you need to focus on a couple of key priorities to survive.
3. Global commitment: This means that within the organization once a decision has been made, even if we disagree with that decision, we…