Work is organized around allocation of time and outcomes–evaluating productivity. With a pandemic and widespread social unrest, typical metrics and protocols are upended. Your people are experiencing something akin to collective PTSD, and their needs extend beyond traditional management, assessments and HR support.

Leaders have an opportunity to relinquish authority and root your organization in its real values and mission. Some have referred to this moment as “the great pause”–a time to reflect on what we can do to have a more positive impact now and in the future. Why attempt to do business as usual during an unusual time? Let this be an access point to intentionally design our work for now and the future. Murmur Ring is introducing the Re-Entry Toolkit: