5 Ways Organizations and Leaders Have Been Caring for Staff During This Season of Extreme Uncertainty

What word or phrase would you use to characterize the past year? How do you sum up a season seen as a global pandemic, travel restrictions, seismic shifts in the global economy and our own working lives, acute political tensions, violence, and renewed calls for racial justice?

When we ask our clients these questions, we hear words like change, upheaval, hard, painful, scary, and growth. And we hear a common thread—uncertainty. It has been a season of extraordinary instability and uncertainty for all of us—one filled with extra pressure, stress, and anxiety.

During seasons like this, it is tempting to put self-care on hold and to think that staff care can wait until things feel less overwhelming and uncertain. But it is precisely when things feel uncertain and overwhelming that it is most important to think about what we’re doing to manage our own stress and build resilience. If we are a leader or a manager, this is also when we should be prioritizing staff care.

But how? And where can we even start?…

To read the rest of this post by KonTerra’s CEO, Lynne Cripe, head over to the Humentum website…

5 Ways Organizations and Leaders Have Been Caring for Staff During This Season of Extreme Uncertainty