Sort through fears and opportunities to find hope.
As schools and organizations across the country prepare for reentry, leaders are feeling the pressure to be decisive. We are facing a wide variety of scenarios—many unprecedented. Due to the uncertainty, emotions at the forefront for both leaders and their people. Dr. KK Owen is one of our coaches helping partners create a plan moving forward for reentry. In this episode, listen as KK shares about how we’re helping leaders manage fears while moving forward to get ready for reentry—and how leaders listening can benefit.
This episode addresses questions, such as:
- What can leaders do to engage with and tend to the emotions of their people ahead of reentry to help make it a success?
- What is a Fear to Opportunities assessment and how does it work?
- Why are we hosting Reentry Roundtables and how will those help prepare leaders for a successful return to schools?
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