Leading Through COVID-19

We consulted HR leaders about resources that are helping them – personally or their companies – as they navigate the ever-evolving circumstances of COVID-19 and its effect on day-to-day business and operations. Here is a roundup of everything they shared.

• “One of your employees is diagnosed with coronavirus. What now?” – Jeanne Sahadi for CNN Business
• “How to lead in times of crisis” – Meredith Parfete and Aaron Solomon for Fast Company
• “Where does corporate Chicago stand on paid sick leave?” – Steve Daniels for Crain’s Chicago Business
• “Stronger From The Coronavirus Crisis” – Dan Bigman for Chief Executive
• Template: “Coronavirus (COVID-19) company policy” from Workable
• “4 Steps for Managing a Team During a Crisis” – Jessica Taylor for The Muse
• “Looking at COVID-19 through an innovator’s lens” – Thomas D. Kuczmarski for Crain’s Chicago Business
• “INSIGHT: Teleworking Tips During a Crisis-Know When to Walk Away” – Ellen McCarthy for Bloomberg Law
• Podcast: “Ep49.5 (Bonus) Coronavirus HR Resources” from 21st Century HR
• Crowdsourced Coronavirus Company Communications
• “What Companies Can Learn From COVID-19 Remote Learning ‘Experiments'” – Ulrik Juul Christensen for Forbes
• Podcast: “Bonus: Adam Kucharski on what should – and shouldn’t – worry us about the coronavirus” from The TED Interview
• List: Hung Lee’s Twitter roundup of credible COVID-19 sources.
• Remote work wiki from Notion
• “The Pandemic Economy: Which Stocks are Weathering the Storm?” – Jeff Desjardins for Visual Capitalist
• “7 things every email you send should have” – Sharlyn Lauby for Work Wisdom
• “Making organizations more resilient” – Ingrid Ødegaard via Medium
• A Guide to Managing Remote Teams from Know Your Team
• Willis Towers Watson’s coverage of COVID-19
• Canva’s #StopTheSpread Print & Social Media Resources

We are wishing everyone in our community health and safety during this time, and hope you find these resources helpful. If you have information or insight you’d like to share with the HRMAC community, please email us at buzz@hrmac.org.