Your team has experienced immense change in the past several weeks. You may have gone from seeing each other 8+ hours every day to only seeing or hearing each other on scheduled calls. For some, this lack of physical presence and connection can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation. For others, they may have the additional stress of balancing childcare with work and very real fears of health or economic issues. We’re operating in the whirlwind—so much information and g

COVID-19 has thrown a wrench in many of our plans…more than once. In today’s business world, we’re used to a certain level of change. But the current pandemic has made change an even bigger reality—things are literally changing on a daily basis. How have you responded? Every single organization is a reflection of its leadership. What your leadership team communicates, models and reinforces will, ultimately, shape your company culture going forward. Below are a few suggestions

Change is changing. In the past, change was the exception. Companies would do things in the same way over and over again...until it was determined a major shift was needed. In those cases, those leading the change would "unfreeze" the old state and slowly move everyone over to the new process, system or way of doing business. Once the transition was complete, the business would continue to operate in the new state for the next five, 10 or 15 years. In today’s business world,