What are the qualities of a good leader? In ordinary, pre-COVID-19 times, the answer would be easy. In the midst of a pandemic the typical qualities are important but it quickly becomes clear that other traits are perhaps even more essential.
While amenities are always nice — and certainly many of our nominees provide some cutting-edge ones — a Best Place to Work is a far more encompassing concept, including such matters as how employees are treated, the tenor of the corporate culture and the relationship the CEO and executives have within the enterprise and outside of it.
Before the coronavirus, shifts in market conditions, technology and borrower preference were impacting capital markets. Now, it's a different scene altogether.