..coronavirus action” that is leading to collaborations between the federal government, state officials, and entrepreneurs. Indeed, today’s business leaders will need to step up and put the modern practices that are now being championed at every level of training into action.
As the above knowledge sharing shows, education will be the foundation of reopening business with higher educational institutions now even looking to start teaching cultural competence to better prepare for outcomes such as a pandemic. While higher education around business leadership is adapting to the current situation there are still many principles that leaders learned during their training that can be applied to the businesses that are reopening.
Those who studied management and leadership at a degree level are taught key concepts such as interpersonal management skills, human resource management and leadership theory that are fully adaptable to this current situation. The scope of this education has ensured that graduates with these skills can be found across all businesses from manufacturing and production facilities to retail settings. This is why they are best primed to help federal and state officials create back-to-business protocols that benefit the consumers, employees and business owners.
These leaders can also pass their areas of expertise to each other and to their employees to work together in order to reopen. For this reopening of American business to work, every level of the workforce will need to come together to ensure the best practices are being implemented.
2. Review official guidelines and adhere to them
The White House has released guidelines regarding the reopening of businesses and states have their own individual guidelines for reopening, as do local communities.
All levels of the workforce need to read these guidelines and make sure they understand all applicable provisions, in regard to reopening a business or working in this new environment. That’s because the guidelines differ from one business industry to another and from location to location (gyms and salons, for instance, have different requirements for reopening as opposed to supermarkets and pet stores). You’ll need to peruse directives from the OSHA and the CDC as well, as they may outline specific steps you need to take as an owner and employee