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Coronavirus and Business: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review
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Coronavirus and Business: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review

by Harvard Business Review
April 2020
Beginner
88 pages
2h 12m
English
Harvard Business Review Press
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DON’T HIDE BAD NEWS IN TIMES OF CRISIS

by Amy C. Edmondson

If sunshine is the best disinfectant, the opposite is also true: Dark, hidden corners are great places to grow something truly horrible. Few problems improve with age, and public health crises are no exception. Transparency is "job one" for leaders in a crisis. Be clear what you know, what you don’t know, and what you’re doing to learn more. You can’t manage a secret, as the old saying goes.

In recent weeks, I have been wincing at news of China’s response to the Covid-19 threat. Back in December there were signs of a dangerous virus. Chinese authorities moved aggressively to hide and to bury the information. The upshot is that six crucial weeks — during which the virus could potentially ...

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ISBN: 9781647820404