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I am noticing in my personal and professional realms that a number of people who were doing OK are hitting the wall now emotionally and in terms of anxiety and stress. I think those of us who lead organizations need to be really, really vigilant about this right now.
I don& #39;t have data & it& #39;s just a theory. But it seems like many folks were able to hold it together & they sort of thought by mid-summer the country would be on a better trajectory ... & the reality of that not being the case is taking hold for folks. And it feels like a big blow.
Lines between work and "life" are different now. We as leaders need 2 recognize that -- & act differently ourselves. Ask more questions. Give people more grace. Share our own pain: I lost my uncle to COVID in April. It was/is really tough. Others on our staff have had losses, too
And it& #39;s tough because we both need to make sure our organizations are OK and meeting our missions but also recognize when we& #39;re asking too much, when people need to step back, when we need to say project A is vitally important but actually project B can wait.
And we need also and I& #39;d say especially to recognize the huge emotional toll of these times on people of color on our staffs -- for all the reasons we all know all too well.
And then there are the parents of little ones! The sinking realization for many, in many geographies, that in-person school won& #39;t be a thing for a while. Or that it will be but it will be every other week or some other incredibly challenging arrangement.
