The Covid-19 virus has come back with vengeance in another wave of misery across the world. The death toll for this dreadful disease continues to spiral. Comparisons with the outbreak of the Spanish Flu epidemic around the end of World War I bear even greater scrutiny. We do appear to be living through a piece of history; albeit with some better tools to deal with, chart and control the outbreak. Whilst lockdown has a terrible cost to the economy, especially for the services industry, it has opened new horizons for some via the Internet. One benefit of this odd situation of working mainly from home is the opportunity for many to do some much-needed skills updates. This is a time for people to enjoy some personal space to do continuous professional development, trading commuting time for the opportunity to stretch the mind and through doing this build resilience into their ability to do their jobs, ultimately making decisions in complex situation instinctively.
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