Five ways leaders can still prepare for the election

With just days left before the election, there is still much that leaders can do to support employee civic participation and prepare for a range of impacts. Explore resources, reminders, and new opportunities to help you and your teams approach this moment with confidence.

Review your go-to election resources from NationSwell:

• Civics, Inc.: How every business can help promote a healthy democracy
• 2024 election scenario planning toolkit
• Pivotal moments: Responding to social, cultural, and political events

Check your progress against five key steps that most organizations should be able to complete prior to November 5th:

1. Remind managers and employees about voting time off policies to ensure they are clear and widely understood (and encourage early voting)
2. Update and recirculate guidelines for respectful dialogue in the workplace, on employee work channels (e.g,. Slack), and when representing the brand externally (e.g., on social media);
3. Circulate resources to help employees critically evaluate the information they encounter (e.g. nonpartisan fact checking tools like factcheck.org , or guidance on identifying AI misinformation from Brennan Center for Justice );
4. Remind employees about any mental health benefits and share election-related mental health resource (e.g. Navigating Election Anxiety & Political Stress at Work & Life Webinar );
5. Conduct a scenario planning exercise to get ahead of potential post-election impacts.

NationSwell is hosting a virtual Leadership Roundtable on Thursday, November 7 on navigating the post-election moment. Connect with us to learn how to attend.