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In a crisis, our values are tested. Each of us —personally, professionally, collectively— has the chance to be our best selves, to truly embody our values.
More than ever, we need to put culture first.
Didier Elzinga, Culture Amp CEO
A crowd-sourced collection of ideas, information and resources to help you navigate challenging times.
Know about a great resource that’s missing? Tell us about it—we’ll be updating this list regularly as things change.
Keep your people in the loop and have their concerns inform your strategy: here’s a free template from Culture Amp’s People Science team, with an extended emergency response survey and a special COVID-19 pulse survey.
Want more context? Understand How HR can keep people safe from coronavirus .
Supporting your team
7 resources
Thrive Global · The importance of maintaining your self-control, tapping into support, and acting on feedback
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute · How exercising empathy, kindness and compassion can help in stressful times
Thrive Global · Encouraging social connections with work colleagues will improve your team's resilience. Here are some suggestions on how to ensure your colleagues get to know each other.
Thrive Global · Whether you are a leader or team member, you can shape your work environment for better communication, productivity, and collaboration
Thrive Global · You can build and maintain your resilience by incorporating these five resilience factors into your life
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute · Like most other mental skills, resilience can actually be deliberately cultivated and developed. Here's how...
CDC · Everyone can help stop stigma related to COVID-19 by knowing the facts and sharing them with others in your community
Working remotely
8 resources
LifeLabs Learning · Learn what it takes to work successfully when you’re not in the same place (or even the same time zone)
LifeLabs Learning · A list of the biggest remote work pitfalls to avoid and simple hacks to overcome each challenge
Envato
Kunik · COVID-19 is stressful. Supporting working parents shouldn’t be. A guide on best practices and creatives ideas to build a culture of empathy and support
Virgin Pulse · Learn how to keep employees engaged and help them maintain social connections while working remotely
Peoplestorming · There are currently two epidemics. One is the coronavirus. The other is loneliness
LifeLabs Learning · The questions that you should be using to create better dynamics with your remote employees, faster
NOBL · If you don’t already have some form of remote/flexible work policy, now’s the time to draft one
Health information
6 resources
Virgin Pulse · PDF guides, posters and health information for quick and easy distribution
Virgin Pulse · This is what the science says about Coronavirus and how to prepare accordingly
Shine · Resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty
Flatten the curve · Why a good plan now is better than a perfect one later
Tomas Pueyo · What should you do and when
Open Sourced · A list of companies working from home or events changed due to COVID-19
Crowd-sourced ideas
2 resources
Kunik · Crowd-sourced list of resources, articles, tools to help you think about WFH practices and policies – and how to care for your employees in an empathetic manner
Multiple · Crowd-sourced list of public Coronavirus/COVID-19 company policies, updates, conference & school closures, and resources
These are great too
6 resources
Multiple · As many companies ask employees to stay home, these five are making their services available to others
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute · A 4 minute on demand meditation to relieve stress when you need it the most
Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute · A 9-minute mindfulness practice to calm a busy mind
LifeLabs Learning · Five simple tactics to try to reduce anxiety
LifeLabs Learning · Health, safety, job security and questions to discuss with your exec team
LifeLabs Learning · 3 steps individuals and companies can take right away to reduce bias and to practice allyship
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