A conversation about grief is not something most leaders have experience. We tend to relegate managing grief to family, spiritual leaders, and therapists. A superhero culture in America leads many to simply turn the page on any sense of sadness, rarely stopping to take a pulse of the severity of loss. Addressing grief is not … Continue reading Leading Through Grief
The initial portion of reacting to a health and economic shock often comes with certainty of action, be it sanitizing efforts, leveraging the virtual space to the extent possible, changes in hours or shifts, and redirection of resources. The initial shock itself provides the impetus to take action and to feel purposeful. Leaders need to … Continue reading Sustaining Through Uncertainty
People crave certainty. Certainty creates confidence and reduces stress. We model the future, project it based on past experiences, and make educated predictions. As for seeing the future, such ability to anticipate with certainty is the thing of science fiction movies. Like it or not, some level of uncertainty is a passenger on any voyage. … Continue reading Leading Through Uncertainty