Can You Be More Adaptable When You're Going Through a Crisis?

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The rate of diagnoses anxiety and depression have gone up o be quadrupled since the pandemic. There's no boundary between work and home life now, because so much of my work is being done in my house. All of us are learning to build adaptability as organization leaders. Can you get to be adaptable without going through pain?

Ken Frazier, the longtime CEO of pharmaceutical giant Merck, was one of the few Black CEOs at the top of Corporate America. Now as an adviser at General Catalyst and co-founder of the social impact organization OneTen, he’s re-shaping how business addresses racial and health equity. He joins host Bob Safian to discuss crisis adjustment, the positive side of fear, and the importance of vulnerability. Plus, he addresses the rising divisiveness in American culture, and the important role that business can play – by stressing our commonality and emphasizing kindness.

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