{"id":26139,"date":"2021-03-18T06:04:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/corevalues.com\/?p=26139"},"modified":"2021-03-18T06:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T12:04:27","slug":"how-to-emerge-unscathed-after-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/dev\/2021\/03\/18\/how-to-emerge-unscathed-after-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Emerge Unscathed After the Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/?attachment_id=26140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26140\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26140 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/burnout.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Why Taking Risks Makes You Resilient<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>As of this writing, vaccines have started to roll out around the globe.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than a glimmer of hope for millions who have been waiting for a layer of protection versus Covid-19. With it, comes such optimism for recovery.\u00a0 How to emerge unscathed after the pandemic is in the forefront of everyone&#8217;s minds. And if isn\u2019t too much to ask, maybe a homecoming to what we\u2019ve always known as \u201cnormal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The pandemic caused a severe global economic crisis, producing a depression in some countries, and a recession in others.\u00a0 It\u2019s touted to be the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression.\u00a0 It subtly began with abrupt government restrictions and lockdowns to contain the spread.\u00a0 No end in sight just yet.\u00a0 While the objective was noble, efforts to keep Covid-19 in control caused stock markets to crash, businesses to close, and millions out of work.<\/p>\n<p>By September 2020, however, consumer activity picked up.\u00a0 We saw businesses permanently close, but we also saw organizations (of varying sizes) thrive.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/tigers-among-us-book-club-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-26126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26126 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Turnkey-kit-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"459\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>How to emerge unscathed after the pandemic. How did they manage?<\/h3>\n<p>In a previous article, <a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/work-environment\/bringing-employees-on-board-to-champion-change-2013-trend-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bringing Employees On Board to Champion Change<\/a>, I listed 5 traits that successful corporation organizations, who survived a recession, had in common.\u00a0 Culled from a year-long study by The Harvard Business Review (HBR), strategies and performance of corporate organizations from the past three recessions were carefully evaluated.\u00a0 Here\u2019s what they found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Leaders were transparent (communicated effectively and often to all employees) and took care in how they downsized to cut costs\u2026saving jobs and livelihoods.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Leaders invested more than their rivals on marketing, assets, and R&amp;D to position themselves for growth coming out of a recession.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Organizations refined systems to operate more efficiently. They took a long hard look at standard procedures, streamlined processes, and cut the fat from operations.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Boards of Directors placed the right leaders in the right seats. Individuals with leadership skill sets bring emotional intelligence and intuitive applications to the table for a successful change effort. Change execution requires high levels of strategic communications that is driven from the c-suite down and from the front line up.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Employees were empowered to champion change. When company cultures are progressive, employees are empowered to make day-to-day decisions about their work, how it is accomplished, and to correct problems when they see them.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The HBR study said that these 5 characteristics all involve change within the organizational structure to survive and then eventually thrive coming out of the recession.\u00a0Not surprisingly, these 5 characteristics continue to be relevant today.<\/p>\n<p>Employees of companies involved in the above study were found to have championed change instead of resisting it. The result brought cohesion to the organization and provided just the right momentum to carry forward.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t too far off from the hit we all took in 2020.<\/p>\n<h3>How did progressive companies emerge from the pandemic?<\/h3>\n<p>Those with progressive company cultures (such as those who embraced remote work way before the pandemic made it a necessity) had a shorter learning curve than those who were doing it for the first time.\u00a0\u00a0 Companies that have evolved (converting to a fully digital platform or shifted to more relevant and responsive products and services) avoided retrenchment.\u00a0 And some even managed to scale their business.<\/p>\n<p>When I come across organizations and individuals who have managed to acclimatize to the new environment, I think of Agile companies.\u00a0 Agile companies are defined as companies that can quickly adapt to change.\u00a0 They are likely open to new ways of operating \u2013 thus giving them a leg up in meeting customer needs. Agile companies are an irrepressible and resilient lot. And, although Agile has been equated with software development, it applies to any organization that taps the intelligence of cross-functional teams\u00a0 to solve complex organizational problems &#8211; such as how to emerge unscathed after the pandemic. This includes the problem solving and discussion on how to emerge more collaboratively with a more engaged workforce.<\/p>\n<p>It all boils down to resilience and grit.\u00a0 Resilience and agility have clearly been prerequisites for businesses to survive the pandemic.\u00a0 It&#8217;s true for everyone in any industry \u2013 from startups to mature organizations.<\/p>\n<h3>But what does being resilient mean?<\/h3>\n<p>Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting and thriving in the face of adversity.\u00a0 It&#8217;s being able to adjust despite tragedy, trauma, stress, and threat \u2013 health problems, financial stressors, workplace, relationship issues \u2026 and most significantly, a pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, resilience is closely related to taking <a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/risk\/risk-and-creating-a-culture-of-innovation\/\">risks<\/a>.\u00a0 Risk is the fifth TIGERS\u00ae principle required for high-performance teamwork. It\u2019s a must for building a culture of cooperation.\u00a0 (click on the link to learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">6 TIGERS\u00ae Principles<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>Taking risks is taking an action that can result in either growth or loss and learning.\u00a0 The flip side of risk is reward.<\/p>\n<p>When the pandemic broke out, it was risky to even \u201cmove\u201d. Continuing any economic activity (a small business, for instance), meant having to take a loss to survive (rent and salaries).\u00a0 But closing the business was likewise a risk and a loss.<\/p>\n<p>In a perpetually changing-environment, adapting to change is also a risk. (Will this work? What if it doesn\u2019t?\u00a0 What if this is all for naught, after investing time and resources?)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Guess who survived 2020?<\/h3>\n<p>That\u2019s right.\u00a0 Those who managed to keep afloat\u00a0 (and by this we mean, simply making it through. Profit, not necessary.) are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Those who made themselves relevant;<\/li>\n<li>Organizations with employees who are excited and passionate about solving problems and don\u2019t shy away from unusual ways and means of doing so.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In brief, those who survived were those who took a chance \u2013 those who took risks. And those who brought employees into conversations with bottom up solutions for post pandemic recovery and how to work more cooperatively and collaboratively once hiring begins again.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that risk-taking and resilience go hand in hand.\u00a0 Often, there is little time for thorough decision-making process.\u00a0 But to survive organizations have to act quickly.\u00a0 To act quickly, you have to build the RIGHT TEAM to solve pressing issues on a daily basis.<\/p>\n<p>As the pandemic has shown, it is the only way to keep the company moving forward in times like these.\u00a0Let\u2019s keep this conversation going <a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/tigers-among-us-book-club-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>!\u00a0 Strengthen your organization\u2019s momentum by harnessing collaborative team dynamics.<\/p>\n<h3>Care to dig deeper into how to emerge unscathed after the pandemic<\/h3>\n<p>The following articles and training resources enhance this conversation and your learning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/work-environment\/bringing-employees-on-board-to-champion-change-2013-trend-2\/\">Bringing Employees on Board to Champion Change \u2013 2013 Trend #2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/risk\/risk-and-creating-a-culture-of-innovation\/\">Risk and Creating a Culture of Innovation\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complimentary training on the TIGERS 6 Principles<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/tigers-among-us-book-club-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A turnkey resource for superior employee discussion and learning enhancement and appropriate for business owners, coaches, consultants and HR professionals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chieflearningofficer.com\/2021\/03\/11\/the-future-of-leadership-skills-to-look-for-in-business-leaders-post-covid-19\/\">The Future of Leadership: Skills to look for in business leaders post-COVID-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Copyright TIGERS Success Series, Inc. by Dianne Crampton<\/p>\n<h2>About TIGERS Success Series<\/h2>\n<p>TIGERS provides a comprehensive, multi-pronged and robust system for improving your workforce behavior, work culture, profitability and project management and team leadership success.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-26053\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26053\" src=\"https:\/\/zj3fwy98pqns.cdn.shift8web.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/6-principles-lead-generation-webinar-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"219\" \/><\/a>We specialize in building cooperation among employees and collaboration between departments for profitable, agile, and high performance team outcomes.\u00a0 Scaled to\u00a0 grow as your organization and leadership performance improves, our proprietary\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigerssuccessseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TIGERS Workforce<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tigerssuccessseries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Behavior Profile<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/tigers-micro-training-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0Micro-Training technology and group facilitation\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/corevalues.com\/tigers-micro-training-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">methods result in your\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>high performance team outcomes and change management success. We also license and certify elite internal and external consultants and project managers to use our resources for similar outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/learn.corevalues.com\/courses\/6-principles-that-build-high-performance-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complimentary 30 minute webinar on the TIGERS 6 Principles<\/a>. Course Certificate for Completion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Why Taking Risks Makes You Resilient As of this writing, vaccines have started to roll out around the globe.\u00a0 It\u2019s more than a glimmer of hope for millions who have been waiting for a layer of protection versus Covid-19. 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