As leaders of our respective organizations, we have several obligations—to team members and their families, to customers, to suppliers, the community and our company. How we balance those obligations determines the best possible outcome, given difficult circumstances, and there is no better time to “lead by example.”

Our team members are concerned for their personal safety, the safety of their loved ones and their financial security. We must take extraordinary precautions to safeguard team members by promoting hand washing, sanitizing, social distancing, proper use of extra PPE, and promoting a stay-at-home policy with pay if they have been exposed to ...