As people continue to get inoculated and children return to in-person learning, hopefully this is light at the end of the tunnel with the pandemic and people can feel safe to return to work. As I travel around New York City to different job sites, it is encouraging to see more people out. As I speak with colleagues and friends from around the country, the job market seems to be rebounding for businesses across many industries and sectors. This is an encouraging sign for our economy and those that have been unemployed, but it also means those who were gainfully employed during the worst days of the pandemic will begin to change jobs with a new employer or in a completely new industry.
When I took over the leadership role at Woods & Jaye from my father more than 10 years ago, I recall one of the first leadership lessons I learned from Don Morris, chairman and CEO of Morris Group International. As we sat down to dinner in Chicago, the first question he asked was, “Did you leave well?”