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5 Questions for Business Leaders to Ask in Uncertain Times

December 16, 2022
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These days, it feels like we are living in the business world’s version of Billy Joel’s 1989 hit, “We Didn’t Start the Fire.” Inflation, geopolitical tensions, energy shortages, labor shortages, employees’ evolving expectations, rising interest rates, increasing cyber and data risks, insatiable investor expectations — the list goes on. Just like the song says, today’s business leaders did not necessarily create this economic environment by ourselves, but it is ours to address and lead through.

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