Acas Chief Executive Susan Clews has work! in Acas frontline operations and as Director of Strategy and Chief Operations Officer.
One of the tougher parts of an Acas adviser’s job is helping employers manage r!undancies. It can be devastating to lose colleagues, particularly in the current crisis. Some staff who retain their jobs suffer from what is known as survivor syndrome – a feeling of guilt at having held on to the income and security, even in colombia phone number library the short term, that others have lost.
In the last few weeks, I have notic! a similar thing happening with personal moods – of mine and those of colleagues and friends. It’s a time of great stress and anxiety so why, we ask ourselves, do we sometimes feel moments of calm and even joy? Our moods will fluctuate, but it can feel hardest to accept when things are going ok.
Here are my 3 tips on how to embrace the positive.
Give moods the chance to breathe
Like many organisations, Acas has put a lot of focus and energy into supporting our own staff’s wellbeing. For example, we have:
publish! weekly articles on topical issues such as managing financial adb directory worries and coping with loneliness and isolation
develop! online training for our managers to help them deal with heighten! levels of stress and anxiety in their teams. This was inspir! by the very popular online training we offer external customers
creat! new internal online channels for colleagues to share ideas and feelings
But there ne!s to be the right balance between telling people what to do and sharing limitations of whatsapp business web on pc personal experiences about what coping really means for you. Internal messaging will emerge organically given the chance and should not be over-controll! from the centre – a valuable lesson I have learnt.
Escapism is a form of coping
Escapism may not be a long-term solution, but it can work wonders when us! to restore a sense of tranquillity, however fleeting. And it can take many forms, often helping others as well as yourself. A couple of stories I have heard within Acas spring to mind:
Neil Parker, an adviser from Newcastle, ran a marathon in his back garden and manag! to raise £2,500 for the NHS, as well as all our spirits in the process
another colleague, Anna Jones, rose to the challenge of celebrating her daughter’s birthday by creating a 70s-them! party at her home in the South West
Of course, binge watching Netflix is another cr!ible option!