How to Be a Great Leader During Crisis

Being in a leadership position can be quite challenging, and when a pandemic is added to the equation it can suddenly become very overwhelming. If you’re finding yourself in this situation, Minetum is here to help you out. These pieces of advice will help you become a great leader during challenging times.

Minetum also offers the unique leadership development program – ‘The Flexible Leader’, that provides you effective management tools that can be used every day.

Be Supportive

Due to the global crisis, your employees likely are going through a hard time and they want to feel understood. We are all mourning the world as we know it and this brings about a lot of emotions, stress, and anxiety. Some are more directly impacted by the virus and are sick or have family members that are sick.

Check in with your employees often and ask how they are doing. Listen to their concerns and ask them how you can help. Even if they don’t need anything work-related, aim to be somebody that they can talk to.

If you wish to improve your communication skills, making it easier to talk to your employees, Minetum offers a great opportunity to help you out with this.

Our Creative & Authentic Management Communication Training Day provides you with concrete tools to master the art of communicating!

Guide Your Employees to Find Their Purpose

Your employees are finding themselves in a completely new work situation. While working from home, they might be wondering if their work tasks have changed or if they’re still actively helping the organization succeed.

Because of the extra time to reflect on things, they may even be thinking about both personal and career goals. Help them understand their work tasks and what is expected of them and discuss if any of these things have changed due to the pandemic’s impact on your organization.

Bring the Best Version of You to Work

When you talk with your employers you should motivate them to think about their strengths and how they can use them in a new way while working from home. Since your employees already have the added freedom of working from home, you might as well let them bring more of themselves into work.

Perhaps they have skills and abilities that aren’t currently being utilized but could be incorporated into work tasks now and in the future, or maybe there are new things that they would like to learn. This will make your employees feel more motivated and enthusiastic about work, as their skills are appreciated and incorporated.

Be Human and be Vulnerable

People tend to feel a stronger bond with employers that show vulnerability. In a crisis like this, you must show your employees that you’re human too. Allow yourself to show your emotion when you talk with employees and be up-front with them. If you share some of the same concerns as your employees, don’t be afraid to discuss these with them.

Businesses are struggling financially and it’s important to communicate clearly and to be direct. This builds trust between you and your employees, and that’s always important in good leadership.

Minetum believes that following these simple steps is essential to being a good leader during a crisis.

If you need help to keep your employees motivated and help them cope with stress and anxiety, Minetum is now offering Virtual Coaching.

Don’t miss out on this great opportunity allowing them to focus on important work tasks in the new work setting. This is also a great tool for executives and leaders who are facing stressful times with much new change.

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