No doubt, the world has changed, and we need to rethink work and life post-pandemic. You can help your employees adjust in a healthy, happy, productive way with these five tips:
- Enable reasonable time management. People are at their best when they have time to plan, prepare, and organize for the week ahead. Try to avoid throwing unexpected tasks, deadlines, and scheduling changes on your employees. Do your best to respect their time off by not sending business-related emails or texts after hours.
- Create and maintain boundaries. Establish boundaries that enable people to focus and be fully present in one role at a time.
- Encourage and enable healthy relationships. Create a culture of support where managers understand the importance of day-to-day support to meet relatedness needs. Help employees to re-establish social bonds with their colleagues and to show care and concern for those who are still experiencing trauma, PTSD, or other pandemic-related mental/emotional issues.
