Leading Business Amidst the Pandemic: The Application of Systems Thinking
Abstract
Yuliana Saridewi Kusumastuti, Anis Eliyana, Ferdic Sukma Wahyudin, Tb. Abdurahman, Putih Sari
This article provides an overview of the thinking system is applied to handling the Covid-19 pandemic, especially for leaders in the business world. This system of thinking is described as an interdisciplinary approach to managing complexity in a complex problem, in this case the Covid 19 pandemic. Systems thinking is one of the approaches needed so that humans can view the problems of this world more thoroughly and thus decision making, and action choices can be made more focused on the sources of problems that will change the system effectively. Systems thinking seeks to find ways of dealing with complexity in ways that result in creative and insightful action. In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic, which not only affects human health but has an impact on social, political and economic impacts, in taking a problem-solving approach it is necessary to use a mature and directed system thinking so as to produce the right action in making decisions.