Running the relay marathon

摘要

For every leader the past year has felt like agigantic experiment. Every possible permutationof leadership challenge has happenedsimultaneously, at scale and over a prolonged andcontinuing time period. ‘I feel like I’m in an episode ofthe Truman Show’ is something we’ve heard repeatedly(if you don’t know what it is, Google it – it’s a greatfilm).In normal times, local government leaders ply theirtrade in environments which are volatile, uncertain,complex and ambiguous. This year has brought these tolife beyond most of our imaginings.