Goals & Practices

Danielle Hilmes

These are challenging times for all of us, but hopefully you are able to find your own silver linings amidst the disruption you are facing.  Here is what I am learning about leadership from COVID-19:  Inclusion, Leadership Styles, and Networking...

After the first MOR session, with help from Peggy at our follow up coaching session, I set my goals and action items. One of my action items is shifting to intentional response to urgent matters. In order to apply that in my practice, I stopped taking phone calls when I am having a one-on-one. Even though I am not meeting my direct reports in person during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are plenty of distractions on my computer screen.

After the first MOR session, with help from Peggy at our follow up coaching session, I set my goals and action items. One of my action items is shifting to intentional response to urgent matters. In order to apply that in my practice, I stopped taking phone calls when I am having a one-on-one. Even though I am not meeting my direct reports in person during the COVID-19 pandemic, there are plenty of distractions on my computer screen.

I’m going to join in with Libby and share my reflection on the same topic: leadership in the midst of crisis. I agree with Libby’s point about the difficulties we’re all dealing with, and the gaps and vulnerabilities that may have exposed in IT architecture. We’re certainly not alone in that (I’m looking at you, Zoom). Like Libby, I’ve also been thinking of the leadership principles we’ve discussed, and how increasingly relevant they’ve become during this crisis. One topic in particular keeps coming up for me: managing stress.

I’m going to join in with Libby and share my reflection on the same topic: leadership in the midst of crisis. I agree with Libby’s point about the difficulties we’re all dealing with, and the gaps and vulnerabilities that may have exposed in IT architecture. We’re certainly not alone in that (I’m looking at you, Zoom). Like Libby, I’ve also been thinking of the leadership principles we’ve discussed, and how increasingly relevant they’ve become during this crisis. One topic in particular keeps coming up for me: managing stress.