When the sky is always falling – fighting catastrophic thinking
May 30, 2024 | George Yang | 1 Comment on When the sky is always falling – fighting catastrophic thinking
A flubbed line during a high-profile presentation, a typo on an email to key stakeholders or a boss’s request for a Monday morning meeting with a subject line of “TBD” can all cause stress, fear and worst-case-scenario thinking, also known as catastrophizing. Dr. Tsasha Awong, an instructor at the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing […]
Regular check-ins and ensure there is some face to face time (via Zoom or other platform). Communicating only through email makes the relationship less personal and leads to disconnection.
So true! Thanks, Denise!
I completely agree, Denise. Leaders have to be more deliberate about making the connection with remote workers because proximity is not able to assist with the process. When meeting through Zoom or other virtual platforms, I think it’s also important to have the camera on… it just makes it that much more personal.
We have a rule in our organization that on zoom calls, everyone has to have their camera on. It is so important to be able to interact with people’s faces and not just a bunch of blank screens.
Having the camera on or off during zoom meetings is a very sensitive issue in many companies. Thank you both for sharing these examples!