{"id":20426,"date":"2020-03-17T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dev.redrockqatar.com\/?p=20426"},"modified":"2020-03-19T14:02:05","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T14:02:05","slug":"leading-others-through-the-covid19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrockinternational.com\/en\/leading-others-through-the-covid19-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Leading others through the Covid-19 outbreak"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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<\/span>Three principles for leading through Covid-19 <\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This unexpected and unwelcome new organism <\/span>across<\/span> our planet has made us all <\/span>pay<\/span> sudden attention. <\/span>Even <\/span>now <\/span>in the early stages of disease spread, the potential impact on lives and livelihoods is apparent \u2013 and deeply shocking. For each <\/span>leader, <\/span>there is a struggle to look bravely ahead to what might be coming, without succumbing to the counter-productive effects of panic.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

While this is clearly different, we\u2019ve been <\/span>reflecting on<\/span> the principles which have helped us as a team through previous upheavals including the Arab Spring and 2014-16 oil price crash. Neither event had the same global breadth of impact as coronavirus likely will, but they did pose threats to our business and even t<\/span>h<\/span>e health of our staff on occasion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

We<\/span> have summarised here three principles that we will<\/span> be trying to apply in our <\/span>teams. Hopefully they can be helpful for you too.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/span>1. Involve the whole team together <\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Leaders are often busiest in times of crisis, with a clear sense of purpose \u2013 driven by the belief that they can do something positive to improve the situation. In a noble effort not to burden their team, they may keep staff at a distance from the planning and re-organising efforts. While at times this is essential, there are many times where it is not necessary \u2013 and actually very unhelpful for staff well-being.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Everyone thrives on having a sense of purpose and being able to take action to affect change. One of the worst feelings is of helplessness. As leaders, we can help to empower our teams by bringing them into the planning and decision making process, giving people a voice and allowing people to take on responsibility.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Here are a few practical things we\u2019re doing:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>