In today’s second installment of the ‘HR Best Practices’ series, Maria and Michelle take a look at an article from the Harvard Business Review, ‘How to Refuel When You’re Feeling Emotionally Drained’, by Monique Valcour, which is particularly relevant given the uniqueness of 2020. As always, they share not only the information offered in the article, but their own perspective, experiences, and valuable advice relating to it as well.
They begin by looking at what it means to be emotionally drained, their experience of sheer exhaustion during this pandemic, and the need to prioritize those practices that we do just for ourselves. They explore the three tips offered in the article to help out during these times, and offer their perspective and suggestions regarding them. Once again, our experts from REL Talent have the knowledge and insight to assist both employers and employees which they gladly share here today, and which they are only too happy to discuss with you further should you choose to contact them.
The Finer Details of This Episode:
· Being emotionally drained
· The amount of HR work and exhaustion during the pandemic
· Prioritizing what you are doing for yourself
· Reducing the drain
· Learning to conserve
· Replenishing your fuel
· The Good News Network
· The value of coaches and therapists
· Celebrating quality of work over the amount of time worked
· Pausing and asking yourself questions
· REL Talent Business and Life Coaching
Quotes:
“People are just mentally exhausted.”
“Everybody’s facing the challenges differently.”
“We didn’t get that chance to day drink.”
“Am I going to be the reason someone dies from COVID-19 because I write a less than ideal policy for our business?”
“Start by giving yourself grace.”
“You’ve got to figure out what you can do in the times that you have in order to protect yourself.”
“I was able to positively redirect them to a place where, I’m going to say, their panic and frustration didn’t add to my already emotional state.”
“Fear heightens your emotional intensity, and when that happens, it drains you even more.”
“I find ways to focus on me.”
“You need to live in the moment. You need to figure out what’s going on and leverage resources and have conversations about it.”
“Burnout happens all too often.”
“Stop. Reflect. Take a moment.
Show Links:
REL Talent homepage: https://www.reltalent.com/
Harvard Business Review article:
https://hbr.org/2020/04/how-to-refuel-when-youre-feeling-emotionally-drained
