Uncertainty for most of us is a given at the moment, with issues surrounding work, personal life and both professional and personal relationships. Each of us is creating a new normal, but this moment of crisis will pass and the question will remain about what the post Covid 19 normal will look like.
Many individuals and organisations have talked for years about the ideals of flexible working, but the reality is that (with some exceptions) the traditional methods have remained in place around being physically present in a workplace and often with limited flexibility around times. However, what this crisis has shown is that very many businesses and individuals have developed (often very rapidly) new ways of working and connecting…and my belief is that these new work and relationship paradigms could enable a different, more flexible and perhaps more effective future.
Working with clients recently has highlighted vulnerabilities for sure, but it has also enabled some positive and affirmative re-evaluation at a fundamental level for others. It is very easy to feel negative and isolated at this time, but at the risk of being drawn into cliches, there is an imense power in starting to be creative about our journey beyond the next few weeks.