Stunning as it may seem, there are only a few days left in May. Monday is June 1, and for most of us, business as unusual continues.
Rather than continuing to trudge along reacting to the environment, it’s time to take a hard look at what you can do to move forward.
I don’t know about you, but it doesn’t quite feel like Memorial Day weekend is upon us. As the unofficial start to summer, in the past Memorial Day weekends were marked by heavy traffic leaving town on Thursday afternoon extending a three-day weekend into four days of glorious time off.
This year significantly fewer people will be leaving for the weekend. Some parts of the country have increased activities due to reopening guidelines, but many of the larger cities are still limited by sheltering guidelines.
Most of you are still leading remotely with your staff also working remotely, sometimes even with a skeleton crew in your place of work. Although we have become more accustomed to this after two months, it still feels surreal, doesn’t it?
I know you have been working tirelessly to keep everything together at your company. The new rules of work are changing all the time, so you’re reacting as the environment morphs.
Wednesday was National Nurses Day, and I know that you join me in saluting the awesome work that our nurses have been doing on the front lines. They’ve been working dutifully, passionately, and tirelessly in the worst situations imaginable.
I am in awe of them.
What changes would you like to see in your team when you transition from sheltering at home and begin to return to the workplace? This is a great time to rethink higher standards and to articulate those expectations to your staff.
Here are some extremes to observe from the past six weeks or so. When working remotely, have your people: