covid-19

With many people fully transitioning to working from home full time, there has been a significant change in workplace culture at many organizations. Here are five ways leaders can create a work-from-home culture that will help drive success.

As we strive to continually engage our teams and organizations during a time of major transition, we all have the power to make video calls tolerable–and perhaps even enjoyable. The first step to meaningfully engaging employees during a time of crisis is to ensure you have the means to thoughtfully reach them. With these quick tips, you are well on your way to making the most of remote technology, and improving the look and feel of video conferences at your organization.

Out of crisis comes opportunity, and strong and effective leadership is a cornerstone of our ability to rise to a challenge—within our organizations, communities, and in our world. The commitments of Purposeful Leadership, grounded in inclusion, become even more important as we all strive to lead in a permanently changed world. We must inspire, innovate, achieve, engage and become in order to meet today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities.

It’s clear that inclusion can be the accelerator to our success. So, what can we do to activate the power of inclusive leadership at our organizations? We need to put an equal emphasis on creating the cultures of inclusion necessary to support a diversified workforce. And, we must put a common behavioral language behind what inclusive leadership is in action if we are to create a new standard of leadership that serves all people in our organizations.

How many times have you heard the phrase “the new normal” over the past few months? It has become a cliché, but it is truly undeniable that the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis has greatly impacted our daily lives. For leaders, the challenge of thoughtfully, purposefully, and effectively leading during a time of crisis is all-encompassing. With so much changed about the way leaders manage teams, tackle dilemmas, and prioritize, how can we seek clarity to help us survive—and potentially thrive—during this critical time?

These are stressful times for sure. COVID-19 has caused major disruptions to how we live and work, and this might not be the end of the work from home trend. Here are five tips on how you can optimize your productivity while working from home.

Since the start of the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, the world has changed dramatically. As organizations strive to meet the demands of an unprecedented global event, teams are experiencing fear, anxiety, and discomfort as they navigate a transformed workforce. The stakes have never been higher for organizations – and the expectation is on leaders to rise above chaos to bring teams together. How can leaders rise to the challenge? By tapping into their emotional intelligence.

Join Sally Helgesen, international best-selling author and women’s leadership expert, and Maria Howard, Chief Revenue Officer at Linkage, on Thursday, June 11, 2020 at 2:00 PM EST for a critical conversation on the advancement of women leaders in the age of COVID-19. Discover individual and organizational commitments you can make today to support your own career development and the advancement of women leaders at your organization.