Humans aren’t very good at anticipating future disasters
Didn’t the COVID-19 pandemic catch us all off guard? Perhaps not everyone. For decades, journalists, scientists, and epidemiologists had been alerting us that a viral global pandemic was imminent. But, in the end, the majority of us were unprepared.
While it is difficult to calculate the damage in both human and economic terms, some experts believe the pandemic might result in a $12 trillion loss. Labor income losses totaled $3.7 trillion in 2020 alone.
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They say that there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. In the corporate world, however, there is a third certainty. Is there a crisis? Indeed, the worst of the COVID-19 situation may be passed for some of us. However, you would be correct in assuming that another catastrophe is on the horizon. It might be a local issue. It might be worldwide. In any event, it is a catastrophe that you can predict and prepare for if you have the necessary abilities. Erica H James and Lynn Perry Wootton are the authors of this book. The prepared leader “Emerges from any crisis more resilient than
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