A Challenge For Management Teams: Moving From Shutdown To Reopening

We are soon coming up on two months since the first statewide shutdown due to the pandemic—though it does seem like a very long time ago. And many states are starting to allow selected business operations to ‘reopen’—including health care services. As of May 8, 28 states have announced at least a partial reopening—with four states (Ohio, Rhode Island, Nevada, and New Hampshire potentially ‘reopening soon’)—and 20 states (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) continue to have shutdowns in place. (For a detailed list, check out this interactive map from The New York Times . . .