Leadership lessons from the pandemic of 2020

“You never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” – Rahm Emanuel
“There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full.” – Henry Kissinger
As this goes to press, we are now approaching the first anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, which turned out to be the biggest mid-term leadership exam for every physician and lay leader working in ophthalmology.
The pass-fail rate on the “COVID-19 Leadership Test” has been depressingly low — but then,