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Q: How can a manager help employees cope during COVID-19?
The following are a list of some of the things a good manager can do to help their employees during a time of stress, anxiety, and change:
- Listen to your employees when they communicate ideas, concerns, or questions. Make the time to speak to them and answer any concerns they might have.
- Implement flexible work schedules, especially for working parents and people caring for sick relatives.
- Have 1:1 meetings with direct reports weekly.
- Have flexible sick leave time in case someone get the virus.
- Train your other managers and have them understand how to best support their staff.
- Encourage your team to come to you with honest questions and thoughts.
- Work on your personal communication tactics.
- Watch out for employee burnout.
- Communicate!
