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Supporting
Employee

WELLNESS

During COVID

Making Contact

By Shirley Ha, BSc. (Hons), O.D.

“ Are you so busy uring this challenging time, TUNE IN
it’s worth asking yourself if Take your leadership to the next level
you’re so busy navigating and lead by example. Begin every day
navigating
operational and financial by reflecting on what you value in
operational and Dchallenges that you’ve each employee and why you care about
forgotten to invest time in your biggest your staff. Take your own “alone time”
financial asset—your employees. Like you, they’re to center yourself and reach into your
challenges that stressed by many factors, including motivations for work. Then, take time
concerns for their health and that of to show your staff how you feel in
you’ve forgotten to their families, plus financial strains every interaction you have with them,
invest time in your and the adjustment to new working even if the encounter is brief. Be an
conditions. This is a vital time to support enthusiastic fan and cheerleader and
biggest asset—your them and help foster their potential express your belief in them. When
“ that some staff are working remotely, their contributions are valued, their
for growth and development. Despite their actions are congruent with your
employees? necessary cost-cutting and the fact vision and goals, and they believe that
now is the opportune time to invent confidence will increase, as will their
‘new normal’ employee support systems engagement.
that support wellbeing, thus creating a
win/win for all. It starts with you!

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