Getting through the next stages of the pandemic may be the toughest leadership challenge of all. Leading when you and your team are feeling foggy, cranky and fatigued is not easy. Your ongoing efforts may be met with scepticism and annoyance, and there are few who may still have some battery left to strategize for the future.
Leaders, this is no time to give up on determination, focus and energy. The pandemic fatigue is real, however the focus must continue to be on examining your resilience and that of your team.
From the initial shock, to the stamina we all somehow developed in the first year of the pandemic, we have now moved into a period that requires some rewiring and calls for perseverance, endurance, and even defiance against the times we live in.
How do you find the mental strength to lead through the final stages? Focus on the important, not just the urgent. Continue to be compassionate, whilst also driving your people to action. Finally, find ways to energize your team. Change things up often. Ask them to share with you what’s needed to continue to move forward and get through it all. Share success stories, set up competitions, divide long projects into sprints, communicate often. But also shorten endless zoom meetings, cut non-essential tasks or projects, and allow constructive and honest feedback in your teams. What matters here is that you do something. The how matters less.
Setbacks are temporary. The pandemic is going to go away sometime, and we must resolve to continue to act despite the obstacles faced. Resilience is the most fundamental quality for navigating through chaos. Lead with a resilient mindset. Embed the belief that you have the ability and the strength to overcome obstacles, and that performance involves a constant balancing act. Managing your own mind and deciding to take charge of your circumstances – and helping others do the same – is where you find mental strength for the last mile.
To your success,
Isabel
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She specializes in high performance strategy, leadership development and building organizational culture to help leaders and their teams learn, grow and succeed.
Isabel is passionate about helping empower business leaders with the mindset, performance, skills and strategies that they need to get ahead.
More available on www.isabelvalle.com
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