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MEGAN JENKINS Registered Organisational Psychologist
Hope Key To Weathering Uncertainty Covid fatigue, fog, inertia; call it what you will, but we are all suffering some form of this with the current lockdowns. Last year the very concept of a lockdown was new and brought with it new challenges. Along with a new language, “let’s zoom”, new skills (let’s learn to zoom) and a personal look into the lives of our colleagues via Zoom (is that what your house looks like!).
ast year we baked banana bread, learned the art of sourdough and new DIY skills, exercised, and bingewatched Netflix and Neon. In 2020, the focus was on pivoting the business; employees were engaged and willing to step up into this new world and deliver fresh ideas and strategies. This year we have ongoing challenges with the threat of progressive mutations of the virus coming slipping through our borders. With this
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growing feeling of uncertainty and isolation, the team of five million wonder when this will end. So how do we reinvigorate our employees, ourselves and our clients to not only survive but thrive? Like all things, COVID-19 will settle down, either as an ongoing virus that we learn to live with, as we do with other diseases. It will pass entirely through herd immunity or vaccination protocols. AgedPlus Village Business sat down (via Zoom) with Megan Jenkins, Registered
