IMI: Challenging times — but don’t underestimate our capacity for resilience

Irish business leaders are more resilient than you might think, writes Dr Simon Boucher

The past few years have been difficult for businesses and workers.

Emerging from over two years of Covid-19 related disruption, the phrase ‘out of the frying pan and into the fire’ comes to mind when taking stock of our situation.

Spiralling inflation, war in Ukraine, and the domino effect of that crisis on energy prices and cost of living, all set against a backdrop of WEF warnings that the global economy can expect ‘constant volatility and multiple surprises’ over the coming years.