Coming out of our Covid-19 bubble is something everyone has been looking forward to. Mixed emotions will inevitably arise – hope, relief, anticipation, worry, apprehension, disappointment, and confusion to name just some of many. A shift between Stages of pandemic response impacts families and individuals in various ways, and most but not all those ways… Continue reading Who’s excited for Level 2 and beyond?
Here’s advice for preserving your mental health while avoiding physical proximity By Kasley Killam on March 12, 2020 Credit: Richard Bailey Getty Images With increasing numbers of people isolated because of quarantine and social distancing, COVID-19 is not the only public health threat we should be worried about—loneliness is one as well. While scientists are… Continue reading How to Prevent Loneliness in a Time of Social Distancing
By Prof. Sebastian Reiche, Professor of Managing People in Organizations at IESE Business School Management expert Sebastian Reiche, professor at IESE Business School As companies continue to expand globally, the number of people working in teams with colleagues and managers separated from them by many miles (and often different time zones), is growing. This virtual… Continue reading Managing Virtual Teams: Ten Tips
Our emotional well-being can benefit the people around us. BY JILL SUTTIE | MARCH 23, 2020 Friday happened to be the International Day of Happiness, but people around the world feel anything but happy right now. Many of us are stressed and worried, wondering what this global pandemic means for our friends, families, and communities.… Continue reading Why Taking Care of Your Own Well-Being Helps Others
By Zara Greenbaum March 20, 2020 As employers close offices to slow the spread of COVID-19, here’s advice from I/O psychologists on how both managers and employees can work more effectively during this time. With millions of Americans under social isolation or shelter-in-place orders in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, employers… Continue reading Psychologists’ advice for newly remote workers
MARCH 19, 2020 The same technologies that people once blamed for tearing society apart might be our best chance of staying together during the COVID-19 outbreak, says Stanford’s Jamil Zaki. BY MELISSA DE WITTE Jamil Zaki(Image credit: Sarah Deragon) Social distancing – voluntarily limiting physical contact with other people – has been vital to help… Continue reading Instead of social distancing, practice “distant socializing” instead, urges Stanford psychologist
