Going back to work after COVID-19 is different than other return-to-work scenarios. Typically, it’s one person re-integrating into the workplace after parental leave, an accident or illness. This time almost ‘everyone’ is involved. After weeks of...
This has been a long, harrowing, exhausting time – and that’s if you’ve been fortunate enough to stay healthy and safe. Even if haven’t been touched directly by the virus, your life has been changed in every way. The simplest tasks mean we have to stop and think....
Our New (Temporary?) Normal It’s now been about two weeks since many workplaces implemented radical changes and sent workers home to work. This means managers/leaders have also started ‘leading from home.’ This transition would be hard enough if it were planned and...
It’s natural to want to be liked. It starts in childhood. As we become more self-aware, we also become aware of others. We begin to crave attention and approval from our parents, teachers and friends. This same need follows us into adulthood and the workplace. We...
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, most of us had read about, heard about or experienced a toxic workplace first-hand. Being exposed to coworkers who spread poisonous rumours, or interacting with unsupportive or mean-spirited colleagues and managers can make us...
