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Managing Fear and Emotions
What’s different about managing during a pandemic? It’s how much time and energy leaders need to invest in addressing the fear and emotions of their people. Here are a few reminders about how to keep emotions from hijacking your team.
Close to the Boiling Point
I have started getting calls from teams that are struggling to cope with the crisis. Do you recognize any of these warning signs from your team. I’m looking for input so I can provide tools and resources to get you through this.
Pass the Accountability
Trying too hard to force accountability will only weaken it. Here are some strategies you can use to foster accountability on your team.
Keep or Ditch?
Some changes I’ve had to make to keep working during Covid are actually improvements. Here’s what I’ll keep (and what I’ll ditch) in post-lockdown meetings.
Whole Humans
How are you getting to know your colleagues differently by interacting with them from home? How do you feel about connecting with each other as whole humans?
Feeling the Stretch
There is plenty of home schooling going on at our house. My daughters are schooling me. Here’s what I learned this week.
How to Make Yourself Feel Better
Research has shown that teaching your colleagues how to reframe their negative interpretations might just help you feel better.
Stop the Torrent
Too much information coming in over too many different channels could be adding to your anxiety. Here’s a few tips to make communication work for your team.
Ask For What You Need
Are you listening to the voice inside your head too much right now? Is your narrator a purveyor of fake news? Is it prone to brooding and resentment? This week’s goal is to express what we need more effectively.
Never Waste a Crisis
I have already made mistakes in managing myself through the Covid-19 crisis. But then I found something that helps…here’s my strategy, for what it’s worth.
Book Review: The Advice Trap
This book addresses the single most common gap in leaders today–the love of telling people what to do instead of teaching them how to think
Are You a Hot Mess?
Our gender roles are doing us a huge disservice. Are you playing into these stereotypes or letting others play them to you?