{"id":1751,"date":"2020-04-30T20:37:24","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T03:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addison.lwh.dev\/insights\/10-ways-to-put-your-people-first-during-the-pandemic\/"},"modified":"2024-07-17T14:12:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T21:12:54","slug":"10-ways-to-put-your-people-first-during-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addisongroup.com\/insights\/10-ways-to-put-your-people-first-during-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Put Your People First During the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are some effective ways to create psychological safety, demonstrate empathy, and build trust with teammates during the pandemic? In this article by the Enterprisers Project<\/a>, leaders from a variety of organizations share ten impactful ideas to change your leadership style for the better.  We hope you find these leadership insights helpful as you support your team during this unique time.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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High EQ leadership: 10 ways to put your people first during the pandemic<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

What can you do to create psychological safety, demonstrate empathy, and build trust with teammates right now? Leaders share 10 ideas to change your leadership style for the better<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Carla Rudder<\/a> | The Enterprisers Project<\/a> |April 13, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the weeks stretch into months, many people are finding their new version of “normal” during the pandemic. For leaders, this new normal entails connecting with their employees on a more personal, human level than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not only are leaders getting a more intimate view of their employees\u2019 lives \u2013 for instance, who has young kids at home, or who\u2019s caring for an older parent \u2013 they are also gaining a deeper understanding of the mental and emotional toll of sudden, extreme changes to daily schedules and a 24\/7 news cycle on each individual member of their team. These new insights are changing their leadership style \u2013 in many ways, for the better.”We all owe that to each other right now, to make sure that we are taking the time to ask these questions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m starting every call by checking in with everyone on a personal level, asking simple questions such as: \u2018How are you doing? How\u2019s your family doing? How are your parents? How are your kids? Is there anything you need?\u2019\u201d says Bryson Koehler, CTO at Equifax<\/a>. \u201cConnecting at a human level is so important, and I do it because I am genuinely interested and I do care. I think we all owe that to each other right now, to make sure that we are taking the time to ask these questions. We\u2019re all humans, and we can all get sick, so why don\u2019t we act like that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFrankly, we should probably continue to check in on each other even when we don\u2019t have this going on, instead of jumping straight into the work topic du jour,\u201d Koehler adds. \u201cIt might not be such a bad thing,\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else can leaders do to show support, create psychological safety, demonstrate empathy, and build trust during this challenging time? Read on for 10 ideas from emotionally intelligent leaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[ IT leaders in our community are sharing advice on navigating this crisis. Read also: How to lead in the age of newly remote teams<\/a> and Crisis leadership: How to overcome anxiety<\/a>. ]<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Extend meetings for personal connection<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve extended all internal meetings by 15 minutes to allow for extra check-in time,\u201d says Miles Kelly, executive vice president of marketing and communications for Skedulo<\/a>. \u201cThis is for the purpose of genuine, human-to-human interaction. This isn\u2019t business-related or regarding company matters, but rather to stay connected. Employees have really appreciated that time to share how they\u2019re doing and what\u2019s going on in their lives. Now is the time for empathy and understanding. Even if you\u2019re not personally affected by COVID-19, there is widespread concern and anxiety. It\u2019s important to support one another and listen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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