Training Day Blog

A doctor who serves as the editorial adviser of the health trade publication I edit says he envisions a world in which five-minute COVID-19 tests will be available so that nearly every day people will get tested.

Many personality types (my own, for instance) don’t feel reassured by the message of being part of a monolith. For us, it’s more reassuring to have sincere, individual-based communication from a manager or a mentor during the crisis.

Business as usual—let alone business amid a pandemic—is stressful. Now is the time to explore all resources, including meditation, that can bring relief to employees, and as a result, improved service to customers.

When offices reopen, many organizations will need to decide whether they want—or can—bring back all employees into the office. And some employees may decide they prefer to continue working from home for the long term.

Assessing how managers and executives respond to the COVID-19 crisis can be helpful in determining their future leadership path.

In the near term, offices will become less friendly, but, potentially, healthier places. And a much-preferred change of pace for us introverts.

From handshakes and business travel to job interviews and meetings, standard business practices may never be the same after COVID-19.

What resources are you offering employees to help them optimize their new, solitary work environment or to find solitude in a crowded home as they work remotely?

When in a group, people tend to look around the room for confirmation that their opinion is OK or to see which idea, already approved by the group, they can latch onto. When a meeting is happening by phone, it’s harder to gauge how others feel before offering your own response.

My assumption was working from home would make me more productive because I wouldn’t have the distractions of office life to contend with. After the first full week of housebound work, I’m not sure that’s true.