As we begin our descent into a post-pandemic world, the survival mindset we adopted to adjust to the impacts of COVID-19 is not so easily switched off.
Workers may still feel anxious and on alert given what the world has gone through in the past year and a half. While going back to “normal,” whatever that may be now, will be a slow process, leaders can still do a lot to help their team adjust.
Instead of assuming employees know that it is OK to move out of survival mode, it helps them to hear leaders explicitly give permission to think about thriving once again in the long term. Calling out the issue off the bat can lure employees back into a more secure mindset. See more strategies.