Leadership is all about psychology that influences human behavior. Currently, leaders are left to deal with the COVID-19 situation and it requires a lot of change in the psychology of leadership. An article on Thomson Reuters elaborates on how the pandemic is taking its toll on professional service organizations’ leaders. They are embroiled in stress, fear, anxiety, and emotional burden. The writer, Dr. Larry Richard writes that COVID-19 has left leaders and teams with undesirable psychological impacts because it toppled the human security contained in predictability, control, and human connection which, in turn, has incurred enormous stress while reducing our sense of well-being.
Renewed leadership is what we need to respond to the ramifications of the pandemic. As a leader, you must cultivate the right mindset and pace, with a lot of empathy thrown in because they will help you implement your leadership activities efficiently. During this time of uncertainty, leaders must be able to peter out anxiety and provide assurances and reassurances, giving buffer and boost wherever and whenever it is required.
New problems demand new solutions. Since COVID-19 presents new challenges, it is the responsibility of leaders to reinvent their leadership. It is about getting things done in the face of drawbacks. This is omnipresent and requires tackling consistently with integrated, practical, and research-evaluated methodologies. Results are what we are looking for and if team performances get to 50% and above, it is considered a job well done.
Leaders ought to manage their own fears and serve as a role model by maintaining calmness, focus, and genuine quality. Body language, voice tone, and facial expressions should offer cues to your teammates’ that everything is under control. Ascertain that you are steady yet honest with your emotion. The aforementioned is important to instill a sense of tranquility and positivity.
Managers at all levels. senior leaders and individuals from all ranges of organizations and industries, big and small, can derive insights from the changed psychology of leadership and get what needs to be done, done.
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