POST-PANDEMIC DISORIENTATION: WHAT I'M HEARING THESE DAYS
Insecurity. Leaders: "Will my staff revolt?" "How do I keep the focus on the work when the news is so bad?" Workers: "Will I be let go if there's a recession?" "Is this job really worth it for me?"
Frustration. "Everyone's exhausted: we're too short staffed." "With the new partial remote working, we're not operating like we used to." "It's hard to figure out how to move forward."
Hopelessness. "I don't understand how to lead in these times."
I'm calling it the post-pandemic disorientation. With the deep economic and political insecurity, you can't go back to who you were before the pandemic. And orgs may not quite know who they are or what to do moving forward. In the not knowing, with all the cause for serious concern, it's easy to fall into despair.
What we need in these times:
- Deep listening—to hear the creative impulses brewing within each other
- The willingness to strengthen new muscles, skills for resilience
- Ability to sit with information and make sense of it before acting
- Partnership and community— We can't do it by ourselves.
Are you waiting for something to change while despair festers in your org?
Are you disappointed with your inability to make more impact?
Do you feel like you're swimming upstream, trying to scale a company by yourself?
To meet the demands of organizations who are struggling to get through what seems like an endless time of difficulty, to help teams survive the pandemic with a renewed sense of purpose, I am offering a new product: a COVID RESET for organizations.
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THE COVID RESET
I'll meet with a point person (usually COO or CEO) to grasp the nuances of the "post-pandemic" struggles regarding culture and vision, and design an intervention with one-one-one staff coaching or a day-long group retreat.
Because the Covid Reset is tailored to fit each organization, each org will get something different out of it. However, there are some benefits you can expect:
- Tools to communicate clearly about what needs to happen next
- Decreased anxiety
- A clearer vision
- More pathways for generative collaboration and connection with the team
- Increased ability to focus
- Satisfying partnerships - less bickering, more teamwork
THE ARC OF THE COVID RESET PROGRAM
1. Data gathering: Two hour-long meetings with an appointed leader, plus one custom staff survey to get the lay of the land about the areas that could be higher functioning.
2. The Intervention: I'll design a custom program, either one-on-one staff coaching (up to three ppl for 6 weeks) or a group retreat (in-person or zoom depending on travel) to increase collaboration, clarity and teamwork moving forward.
3. Follow-up: One hour-long meeting with the leader and/or with staff to see how the intervention went and what the focus needs to be moving forward.
Want to learn more? See if the COVID Reset is right for you in a free consult.
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Credits:
© Blair Glaser, 2020 ; with images by Ben Kolde • Priscilla Du Preez • Tim Chow