10 tips to fight crisis fatigue
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LEADERSHIP MADE SIMPLE
10 steps to fight crisis fa1gue in your team (naar Shawn Murphy)
1 Recognize the signals Lowe engagement levels, low energy level, increased absenteism, slow decision making, lack of emo1ons as well as an overload of emo1ons, less spirit in the team
2 Talk about it If you are a senior manager, talk with your colleagues about your findings. Put it on the agenda of your management mee1ng and put the topic in the spotlight of your leaders. Convince your colleagues that it’s important to take ac1on.
3 Clarity Review your 2012 plan and lower the tension between what must be done and what can be done. Give the team some breathing space where and when this is possible.
4 Involve the Board The board members can be of a tremendous influence on the targets and the 1ming of the running projects. Share with them the impact the crisis fa1gue is having on your people.
5 Support the middle management Usually, this level in the organiza1on carries the load of all the changes. They some1mes feel stuck between the top and their team members. Build a solid plan to help middle management and take some workload from their plate wherever this is possible.
6 Check with the vision These 1mes dont call for trowing the vision away. On the contrary, check all tasks and ac1vi1es with the essence of your vision. If they are not compa1ble, stop doing these tasks. If they are compa1ble, reevaluate their priori1es.
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7 Communicate oVen We oVen tend to communicate less in difficult 1mes. In order to fight the crisis fa1gue in the team, we need to communicate oVen and proac1vely. Organise short mee1ngs to see how they are coping and discover new ways to learn from the difficult period.
LEADERSHIP MADE SIMPLE
10 steps to fight crisis fa1gue in your team
8 Adapt quickly Adapt your “an1-‐stress-‐fa1gue-‐plan” wherever and whenever necessary. Make the adjustments public, good and bad. Keep going.
9 Be the example and limit your 1me in mee1ngs Aren’t we all a lible bit too obsessed by mee1ngs? Be a role model and limit your mee1ngs as much as possible. S1ck to the priori1es and send this signal to all employees.
10 Recognise your handicap As a leader, we all have a drive. An internal drive that makes us do what we do and that leads us to the right results. Tough 1mes have a tendancy to overdo; we use to much of our natural strenght and are con1nuously driving , pushing,… Dont give up this quality, but use it mindfully. Know when to drive and know when to pub. A golfer, who just had a couple of bad holes, will not help his game if he decides to use his driver the next strokes, will he?
LEADERSHIP MADE SIMPLE
10 steps to fight crisis fa1gue in your team