Uncertainty, fear, and unprecedented circumstances. What can we do? There are things we can do right now to lead ourselves and help others. We can also start to navigate the ship through uncharted waters - we can craft a better future, now. We look at how to frame our challenge, how to look after ourselves, how to deal with amygdala hijack responses, confront the brutal truth of the pandemic, and then start to shape what’s next.

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Why you should listen:

• Tips to look after yourself: increase (or introduce) meditation, get fresh air and sunshine, stop doing stuff that affects your immune system, create connection and build interactions.
• Be mindful of the uncertainty effect: survival mode and panic buying, distraction, short term memory suppression, irritability, adrenaline and getting hyped up.
• How to look after your people: online collaboration tools, instigate virtual social interactions like online scrabble or virtual happy hour, support those who live alone the most - think plants and pets, share stories of generosity and appreciation, set up regular daily and weekly routines for remote teams
• Confront the brutal truth: the future progress of the pandemic effect
• Start creating a new normal: we aren’t going back to the way things were
• Make a stand and a declaration: what kind of future do you want to create?
• Lead with questions: Share interesting questions (not answers) to spark possibilities!

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SHOWNOTES:

https://www.zoerouth.com/podcast/leadershipthroughcoronavirus

See the Webcast here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JFG9gLgfnQ&t=2s

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Helpful Resources:

Ask/share good questions on our Facebook page.

Australian Government Health Alert for Covid19

A guide to Covid19 for HR professionals and employers

Boost your immune system info: follow Alessandra Edwards

Work from home tips

Home schooling tips

Retailer action plan tips

Resilience training

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Related Episodes:

E24 - How to bust out of survival thinking

E26 - How good is your strategic plan? Avoid these mistakes

E38 - Better Strategic Planning For Better Teams

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About your podcast host, Zoë Routh:

Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.

Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact,  Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted stuff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.

Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.

www.zoerouth.com