Coronavirus: Leadership and Recovery: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review by Harvard Business Review

Author:Harvard Business Review [Harvard Business Review]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
Published: 2020-07-27T16:00:00+00:00

Create Connection

During uncertainty, we typically gravitate toward our tribe for comfort and support. In this instance, we are being asked to separate from the community, to shelter in place, to keep our social distance. If left unchecked, social isolation can lead to loneliness, which can have drastic effects on our mental and physical health.

Separation doesn’t have to mean isolation. Take this time to really connect with others. Tell them how valuable they are to you. Send messages of praise to your coworkers. Tell your family how much you love them. Make a list of people you want to call, to thank them for making a difference in your life. And don’t only broadcast your own concerns. Be curious about how others are doing—and truly listen. Do it today.

This is a time to practice compassion. Almost everyone will be affected by the social, physical, and economic dislocation of the pandemic. Recognize that we are all in this together. There is no “other.”

Shake things up. Partake in Instagram dance parties. Sing. Or make music together. Italy offers a beautiful example of creating joy and connection while in lockdown. People have started singing from their balconies, out their windows, and across rooftops at appointed times, coordinating their efforts via social media. Viva l’Italia!

This isn’t the time to be overly worried about what others think of you. We’re all in this—together—and if there were ever a time to let loose, this is it. Connecting with others, and being open and vulnerable, is what’s going to get us through.

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