Leading in a Pandemic-Affected Workplace with Richard Lindner and Jeff Mask

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You’re not alone if you’re facing anxiety, concerns, and difficult situations in your workplace 18 months into the pandemic—it’s a pattern across the globe.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A lot of people thought (hoped) we’d be back to normal by this point, or at least adjusting really well to our “new” normal. But it turns out there are just a lot of</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">new</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">problems and questions, fears and insecurities.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, co-hosts Jeff Mask and Richard Lindner want you to know you’re not alone. It’s not just a hot topic; it’s the anxiety</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">everyone</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is feeling, whether or not they realize it. They want to help you understand what’s going on and give you actionable steps to make things better, to give more clarity, to help you realign and reunite your company. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is how the episode will go:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Validate what you’re feeling.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Live in that feeling a little bit.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Go through some of the causes/effects.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Give some hope.</span></li> </ol> <p><strong>Your Experience/Feelings Are Valid</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’ve all been through a lot in the past 18 months, and then we saw some signs that things were getting a little better. Then other things started to creep in. Things like:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Tension being a little bit higher </span></li> <li style="font-wei