Accelerate Magazine July 2020

were but as an opportunity to look at new ways to engage in meaningful work. Ways to help transitioning employees include: • Recognize and value the returning employees. • Hold pre-briefings that lay out the goals, roles, and procedures for the organization in this phase of the recovery. • Have frequent debriefing opportunities where there is discussion of the teamwork and task work necessary to make the organization effective. There are more phases to come. Issues with employee involvement and employee development will also need to be addressed. This is going to require that we continue to learn and adapt as the next challenges emerge. Remember, our role as a leader in our organization does not make us immune to these effects. We are all affected, and we need to be willing to take our own advice. I know how valuable it is for me to have someone outside my organization to keep me on track. You might benefit too. This article is informed by my work as owner of a business, Stress Management & Mental Health Clinics, and by my role as chair of the American Psychological Association’s Psychology in the Workplace Advisory Panel. I am appreciative of my colleagues for their thoughtful comments about this article: David Ballard, Psy.D., Joel Bennet, Ph.D., Courtney Keim, Ph.D., Jeffrey Stern, Ph.D., Merv Gilbert, Ph.D., Ivonne Moreno Velazquez, Ph.D., Darlene Weaver, and Steve Menzel. You can contact me at (262) 544-6486 or at jweaver@ preventingdepression.com. • S O P H I S T I C A T E D Headquarters: 262 662.5551 13890 Bishops Dr., Ste. 100 Brookfield, WI 53005 pschwabe.com Design-Assist Design-Build Pre-Construction Construction National Site Maintenance Programs