Many of us are trying to figure out how summer vacation is going to work this year, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to upend so much of life. Try a Safecation this summer. COVID-19 has melted our concept of normalcy and turned our traditional vacations and leisure activities into a high-risk proposition. Seeking a Safecation begins with our desire to reinvigorate our … [Read more...] about Plan Your Summer Safecation
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Building Resilient Teams
Resilience is a very popular topic these days, for a lot of good reasons. Individuals are working to develop their resilience so they can effectively work through the many unexpected challenges that seem to await us daily in this COVID-19 environment. Resilience is also an important topic for teams to consider. How can you build your team’s Resilience to handle challenges … [Read more...] about Building Resilient Teams
Stress Inoculation
If you are stressed out, washing your hands or wearing a mask won’t stop you from stressing others out. Your stress can spread. It’s bad enough that you are stressed, the last thing you want to do is to stress out your team. Here are some ideas from Harvard Business Review* on things you can do to protect them – to make sure you are not contagious. Figure out why you … [Read more...] about Stress Inoculation
Have a Mindful Day
Would you like to make better decisions? Have healthier relationships with co-workers, family, and friends? Lower your stress and blood pressure? Remain more focused in this very distracting world we navigate each day? If you answered “yes” to any of these, then I encourage you to check out Laurie Cameron’s book, The Mindful Day. Laurie is a former consultant … [Read more...] about Have a Mindful Day
A Better Approach to Grief
As a Manager, what do you do when a work colleague loses a loved one? You’re uncomfortable just reading that, aren’t you? I’m uncomfortable writing it. A recent article in Harvard Business Review* suggests that we need to rethink how we treat one another at work when a loved one dies. In the view of the authors, most Managers simply leave the grieving colleague alone … [Read more...] about A Better Approach to Grief