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Managing a crisis: crucial skills in times of extreme challenge
Managing a crisis
COVID-19 is a unique and historic challenge to organisations and their people. To weather this upheaval, organisations will need to nurture new skills and embrace new behaviours.
To support businesses and leaders in this challenging environment, Lane4 has collated advice and guidance from our experts in one location. We hope the content below is helpful to you and your colleagues.
You can also see how we can support you and your teams through our digital delivery options.
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Leading through crisis
With the situation changing every day, leaders don’t have the luxury of making decisions with all the information. Leadership during ambiguity is, therefore, a key skill.
Crisis leadership: Six things leaders can do to guide their people through a crisis
On-demand webinar: Leading through a crisis – how to succeed in the face of adversity
Adrian Moorhouse: Leading in uncertain times
High performing virtual teams
With the chance of office closures growing daily, widespread homeworking could potentially become a reality for the first time in history. Homeworking will impact every individual differently, from building trust over long distances to overcoming the challenges of alignment, as teams switch from physical to virtual.
On-demand webinar: Leading virtual teams – the key to success
Leading virtual teams – the key to success
How isolation impacts team performance: sociomapping and the visualisation of connectivity
Being on furlough: What can we learn from elite team sports?
On-demand webinar: Virtual working – how to keep teams engaged and connected
Virtual working – maintaining engagement and connection
High performing teams in an increasingly virtual world
The key to keeping your remote teams connected
How to make flexible working a success in your business
How to create trust in virtual teams
Managing change
Whether your organisation is thriving or struggling right now, it’s likely that you and your people are experiencing a lot of change. Getting change right is crucial but it does present some psychological pitfalls for leaders.
On-demand webinar: Bouncing forward – how to lead your people through change
Adrian Moorhouse: Leading through digital transformation
5 tips for delivering difficult change messages
Maintaining motivation
In the midst of so much uncertainty and change, keeping your people motivated has never been harder. Despite this, great employee engagement shouldn’t be seen as a “nice-to-have”.
Maintaining motivation during COVID19
Young people suffer the most from lack of motivation (research)
On-demand webinar: How to keep your people motivated during COVID-19
Same storm, different boats: How to keep your people motivated
Virtual working – maintaining engagement and connection
How to engage and motivate your people at work
Organisational resilience
All organisations, regardless of size, length of existence or reputation can find themselves vulnerable to stalls in growth, decreasing share prices or even complete failure. Building organisational resilience into your business is a way of ensuring it can weather shocks like the coronavirus outbreak.
On-demand webinar: The wiggly world of organisation
The ‘C’ word (no, not COVID-19)
Wellbeing
It is undeniable that this pandemic presents a source of stress for many individuals. Each will have their own anxieties, but uncertainty, social upheaval, business performance and personal health fears could create a toxic mixture. It is, therefore, more important than ever that we consider our wellbeing and boost our resilience to emotional challenges.
Wellbeing: Thriving in all aspects of working life
How to create a successful employee wellbeing programme
What are the symptoms of survivor syndrome after redundancies?
Personal resilience: stress and thriving white paper
10 quick strategies for enhancing your resilience
Three ways to build your team’s shield of resilience
Adaptability
Businesses and individuals will need to be able to respond quickly to changing circumstances if they are to thrive in the face of this latest challenge. Adaptability will allow leaders to do this calmly and effectively.
Adaptability: the key skill needed for change
Adaptability in action: how to prepare for returning to the office
Working during COVID-19: How a growth mindset can help
On demand webinar: Why adaptability is the key skill your people need in the next decade
Infographic: Why adaptability is more important than ever
Virtual learning & development
Real learning in the virtual world
Is face-to-face learning dead?
