These are very tough times in which to manage. The vast scope of external chaos, the partial upsetting/paralysis of supply chains, the inability of forecasting, the endless  waves of disease. Many leaders are looking bad and feeling even worse. 

This is a perfect time for OD practitioners to look our profession to  ask: what do we need to change about how we look at leadership?

Here are a few of my thoughts as well as questions that I am asking of myself and of colleagues.

1.  People may have unrealistic expectations from leaders in hard times. What are the real and unreal things that people expect from leadership in such times?
2. Is full transparency on the part of leadership a good practice? When coupled with ignorant masses, isn’t full transparency a risky bet?
3. What can leaders do when they cannot control anything?
4. How can we help leaders better communicate when their people do not want to hear the message?
5. Do experts make better leaders than natural leaders in time like this?
6. What is the shelf time of charismatic leadership in very tough times?
7. Churchill was ousted at the end of the war. Can we learn anything from this?
8. What type of dangerous leaders can prosper in hard times?