![]() Establishing a defensive line and hunkering down for the long game. Best laid plans of attack went out the window, and survival mode kicked in. Previously unimagined actions such as shutting a hotel or restaurant became reality. Never before has the hospitality industry encountered such a dramatic, rapid, and pervasive cessation of business as during the COVID-19 pandemic. First came the initial onslaught as the industry came face to face with the full ferocity of what was in front of them. During the past twelve plus months, hospitality businesses have been at war with the COVID-19 pandemic. Britain, exhausted by six years of war and faced with rebuilding the country and economy, recognizes that the very traits which had made Churchill such an effective leader during conflict – his single-minded bulldog spirit – are unfit for times of recovery.Ĭhurchill’s fall in 1945 is a useful reminder of how leadership needs to adapt through a crisis and to adjust to the situation as it unfolds. The ballots are counted and, in one of the biggest shocks in British political history, the Labour party, led by Clement Attlee, sweeps to power in a landslide victory.Ĭhurchill, expecting a comfortable victory and commonly viewed as the right man at the right time during the war, is cast aside by voters who reject his outward focus on foreign affairs and national security for the stable appeal of Labour’s plan for a welfare state and the quieter, less eccentric, leadership style of Attlee. Winston Churchill has served as Prime Minister for the past five years and is widely lauded both at home and abroad as the saviour of Britain and Europe from the threat of Nazism. Victory in Europe has been celebrated two months previously, and the war in the Pacific is nearing its conclusion with Japan being issued an ultimatum for surrender. The British public, having gone to the polls on July 5th, awaits the delayed count of the national election. From War to Recovery: A Lesson From Churchill Source: Photo Credit to Canvaīy: Chris Mumford, Founder, Cervus Leadership Consulting
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