Over the last few months, we have all been adapting. Adapting to new work environments, new social normals, new schedules, new anxieties, and functioning in a continual state of uncertainty. Our leadership skills have been put to the test as we pivot to address our new challenges while defining our strategies and new visions for future success. In the words of Daniel Burrus, futurist author, “post-pandemic success will be based on what we do right now, not what we do post-pandemic.”

If this were a typical tax season, right now we’d be talking about how to maintain momentum post-busy season. My tips would include advising managers to focus their junior staff on studying for and passing their CPA and ethics exams, encouraging training and CPE acquisition, and recommending that everyone start planning vacations, even if it’s just a long weekend.

COVID-19 has pushed remote work into the spotlight.