They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and boy, have we been inventing! Alternative workplace strategies, creative cost-cutting, sale/leaseback scenarios, energy efficiency increases, new property disposition techniques – we’ve used the strategies we know to keep our companies lean and competitive in the face of extraordinary pressure. But now, as the signs of recovery begin to grow, we find ourselves asking “What happens now? Instead of just finding ways to stay competitive, how do we move our organizations forward into a still uncertain future?”

Most people believe that we will likely never return to pre-recession “business as usual” – that the global business landscape has changed forever. We have two choices – we can wait until we figure out what the “new normal” will be, or we can lead our organizations with courage, using this unprecedented time in our history to engage our creativity, ingenuity, and energy in brand new ways.

Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth. At the CoreNet Global Summit in New Orleans, we will recognize the realities of “business unusual”, but with the certain knowledge that we can and will find real innovation to take us into the next evolution of our companies, our industry, and ourselves.