Monday, March 23, 2020

Kübler-Ross and COVID

Well, blogging took a backseat as COVID-19 became a North American reality... and boy oh boy, what a reality.

In this strange new world, every professional I know is encountering strange new worlds. This is simply uncharted territory - we don't know how long this 'new normal' will be ours. And similar to dealing with grief from a death, the grief that now surrounds us requires patience and clear communication.

Here is a really interesting article that a colleague just sent through our team Slack:

https://www.prdaily.com/how-to-identify-the-stages-of-grief-in-covid-19-messages/

Paraphrasing Brené Brown here: being clear is being kind. Focus on that today in your professional communications - we all need a little more kindness in our world right now.

Practice social distancing without human distancing, friends.
Wishing you good health and high spirits!

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