This Morning...
Regina Phelps
Respect Science - Respect Nature - Respect Each Other. Crisis Management, Exercise Design, Pandemic & Resiliency Planning. Thought Leader, Consultant, Author & Speaker
As we all come into Monday - the deaths, the community spread and the impacts to frontline workers in Washington and CA are going to be front and center in everyone’s minds.
Take a moment now. Please ground yourself. Take a deep breath. Work your plans - don't have them, start now. Your employees are going to be anxious this morning.
I hope that you have communications that you will be sending out to your organization today discussing your company plans, the current status and what the organization is doing to prepare and keep employees safe. They want and need to know.
Given the work that all of us do, what you say and how you respond will signal to your employees and friends levels of preparation or not. We can whip people into a frenzy or we can be calm ourselves and continue to work to prepare our communities and organizations.
This is the time when we need to step up and exercise our leadership role.
I encourage you all to put your seatbelt on and take another deep breath. You need to be thinking about the long haul. This is not a sprint but a marathon. Take care of yourself. Good rest, nutrition and exercise will help you keep going for the weeks that are ahead of us. Don’t tell me you don’t have time.
You are critical to your organization, your community, your family and friends. Please pace yourself. Stay well.
Our website has helpful information - this link has a presentation with the top ten things you need to be doing right now. https://ems-solutionsinc.com/resources/conference-materials/
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4 年This is excellent actionable advice. Thanks
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4 年Thank you for this.
Senior Manager, General Services at The Asia Foundation
4 年Thank you, Regina. This is an important reminder to stay calm and model steady and constant preparation. My neighborhood group is meeting this week, and my office Crisis Mgmt Team is meeting twice weekly to discuss policies and procedures (self quarantine, remote work, social distance, cough/sneeze protocols, travel, handwashing), and communications both internal and external. Despite the CDC/Purell discussion, we have plenty alcohol-based cleansers (for now) scattered throughout the office. Supply chain issues for the office probably related to panic buying, but it's real. Thank you again for your calm stance.
Process Safety Management Consultant - Preventing another Bhopal
4 年Practical advice!