Here we go! Just like Brood X, we're coming out of our isolation. What will we find?
17 years ago my front yard thrummed with the vibration of cicada wings. The sound and shaking got into everything! Simultaneously awe-inspiring, joyful, and horrifying, Brood X was everywhere. My son was 5 and there was a lot of chasing with, shrieking at, and - yes - eating of the bugs. We knew they were coming, we waited eagerly, and yet we couldn't really have anticipated the impact they would have. Sound familiar?
This year many of us are re-emerging with the cicadas. We've waited, we (may have) planned, but we still don't know quite what to expect until we get there. Are our priorities the same as they were in the "before times"? Do we still align with our jobs and employers? Do we have the same goals and needs? What will bring us joy? And what will leave us dry as a cicada shell?
In this week's newsletter, we'll look at three post pandemic business challenges and share resources around each. I know the CDC announcement last week about reduced mask wearing for fully-vaccinated people made this shift feel very real for me and my sense of urgency (and accompanying stress) has sky-rocketed. If you're experiencing the same, don't get paralyzed. Every small step you take counts as progress - find a step that works for you, and move forward today.
Best wishes,
Joanna Hoffschneider
Founder, Resolute Consulting LLC
I'll give you a hint: it might not be the most urgent! Our long-term professional success - especially as we move into senior roles - depends upon identifying areas of strategic importance and making real progress. This is not just checking tasks off the to-do list. Rather it's about checking of the right tasks to make real progress on what matters! The 2x2 known as The Eisenhower Box is a much-loved tool to identify those priorities - download a fillable pdf to work your "box".
So, where's your focus moving out of the pandemic-period? Could it be:
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