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: A few reasons I think it’s important that managers be sensitive to US/world events like what happened last week:
It’s not easy to tune out; today news is everywhere, even in our Slack channels. Expecting people to “check later and carry on” isn’t realistic (1/6)
: A few reasons I think it’s important that managers be sensitive to US/world events like what happened last week: It’s not easy to tune out; today news is everywhere, even in our Slack channels. Expecting people to “check later and carry on” isn’t realistic (1/6)
Events may hit closer to home for some folks than we realize. We don’t all live near our families/friends anymore. Folks may know people in those crowds, on either side. They may be worried for health, safety or just hurting that someone they love was involved in this. (2/6)
Folks my be members of groups directly impacted by the symbols displayed. Last week we saw nazi and white supremacist symbols that can remind people of painful stories, events, etc. (3/6)
So my thoughts: I don’t think we need to cancel all meetings and stop the day necessarily - many other folks may feel fine carrying on, and I want to respect their time too. However, I think it’s important for leadership to message…(4/6)
... “It’s OK if you need to some time—if you need to miss this meeting or reschedule.” After conversations with my directs, it’s clear to me these messages are NOT implied, even if we think they might be. (5/6)
Today one of my directs told me they appreciated me taking last Thursday off (I slept 0 and was useless), saying it reminded them they too could take care of themselves that way. As managers/leaders, what we do and say really matters. (6/6)
