How to keep a healthy mind under growing pressure since work from home and uncertainty in the world?

Have you ever experienced a burnout at work? If you have not, there is a good chance one of your colleagues has or is very close to having one. Studies show that among common causes of workplace absence is mental health problems – mental exhaustion and work-related stress in particular. Stress can easily build up

How to lay off employees in a humane way and not crash them on the exit

It is quite normal to be waking up to the news of yet one more layoff from another company struggling to survive the consequences of this pandemic. The unemployment rates are spiking up with a blink of an eye and numbers of people being let go are between 10% to even 50%, and many companies

How to ask for and offer help during uncertainty

During this critical time in history we talk about leadership and crisis management more than ever. We see a lot of behavioral models* being tested, we question organizational structures in our companies, and we find a new article every day describing techniques on leading through uncertainty. This might seem like a C-level discussion that does

How to deal with uncertainty during a crisis? Three steps to comfort

You have probably heard that a lot of jobs have been affected by the covid crisis. I am certain that some of my readers have personally experienced the impact already. The situation might also feel overwhelming for fresh graduates on the look for their first full-time job, and those unemployed before the crisis somewhat feeling

How to handle psychological stress during the COVID-19 isolation?

As many countries go on lockdown and governments are asking all of us to avoid unnecessary physical contact, I realize this can be quite a traumatic and difficult experience for some people. Just recently I have personally judged someone reacting to this crisis with humor (guilty as charged), only seconds after remembering that humor is