CEOs, now is the time to reach out to your employees
The 2020 presidential election has shown just how divided, angry and politically energized Americans have become.
State the obvious why don’t we.
It also has spurred fear, anxiety and exhaustion, not to mention a constant twitchy need to check our phones, computers and televisions for the latest developments.
It’s all proving a huge distraction for people at work. Even after the votes have been counted, the next few months are likely going to be an anxious, volatile period for everyone.
That’s why now is a good time for CEOs and other leaders to reach out to their employees, said Jocelyn Kung, CEO of The Kung Group, a leadership coaching and organizational consulting firm. “This is affecting people at such a visceral level.”
And that can lead to lower productivity, anger, passive-aggressive behavior or other negative ways of handling conflict at work.
“Even if someone doesn’t look upset or anxious, they probably are under the surface,” Kung said.
Reaching out to employees now is also an opportunity to reinforce company values and expectations, such as the need for civil discourse no matter how emotional or controversial a situation may be.
Delta Airlines CEO Ed Bastian hit those notes in his Election Day memo to employees titled “A Time for Unity.”
And where was this “UNITY” for the last four years?
All we heard was the disunity and division, and now they want “UNITY”?
Oh, is that because it is their puppet in office?
And lastly, it’s an opportunity to remind and encourage employees to continue working toward a common purpose. “CEOs have to become a unifying and non-anxious presence,” Kung noted.
Common Purpose? Like the woke agenda? The marxist agenda?
The hypocracy!
Would these same people be asking for calm and unity if it was TRUMP winning the WH?
We all know that would be a HELL NO!
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