Welcome in everyone! We’re glad to have you with us. Where are you logged in from?

Washington Sate

Get to have you with us, Jennifer!

How’s all this affecting India, Sunita?

Hey Kari and Terrie!

State*

welcome everyone!

we’re excited to do a new format today.

Sounds like what the rest of us are experiencing, Sunita. What a crazy time we’re all in!

Hi, Kimberly. Glad to have you here from up North!

We have more than 2,000 registered for today so it’s about get pretty crowded in here. Hey, Jamie!

Terrie how’s the weather in Orlando today?

Love that hashtag, Ruth! 👊🏼

#vegasstrong

Jamie, Tanner loves Charleston! I think he may move there someday. welcome in

Nice Tammy…go Soz

Favorite place on earth, Jamie! Welcome

go Sox

haha

I was like who are the Soz

Go Sozzzzz

Haha

Hey Craig what part of the Lonestar State?

hahhaaha

Welcome Michael

Hi Michael! Welcome in from the great state of PA

Love it Terri. if only we could golf!

Welcome Damon. Cornhusker fan?

good morning from Arizona

Welcome back Damon from the tropical island of Nebraska

Hi Damon! Thrilled to have you back. About to get started. Great to see hundreds of you already logged din live

We remember you!

Good morning from Las Vegas!

Hailing from Miami! greetings to you all...

Hi Carmen! Great to have you!

Wrong view jared

Hello from Austin TX!

Hello Austin.. Thanks for joining us David!

???Let's say, "My boss provides difficult news." I *optimistically* support the news and the new direction, openly. With whom am I able to express my concerns, privately? (My boss, my teammates, others).

God Bless You Brian!

Thanks Brian!!!

thanks Brian!

I can pick up

Type your questions here

What questions does this generate for you when it comes to the challenges you’re facing personally or professionally

far too often

waste of time

Chaos

waste of time

Disengaged

Never ending

Waste of time

exhausting

going in circles

want to jump out a window

@ Richard P...yes!

it was their own

they hated it

They are in agreement.

it was theirs

It was their own

it was theirs

Thanks, great response.

Lol, Jennifer M. Too true sometimes.

My leaders are really struggling with maintaining optimism in chaos and they fall into below the line confusion

Great question Beckah

I'm an embedded performance consultant and talent coach. I don't make decisions but I am an influencer. I usually have weekly meetings with the director of our organization and she has now canceled all of my meetings. I'm really unsure of how to continue to create a great working environment when I don't know whats happening anymore. Our workforce is verbally disgruntled and is sharing it with our community and customer base. Do you have any advice?

Yea Chicago!!

finding what we can control is the key... and refocus our energies there [easier said than done... but that is the key]

Creating space is key. I give my team permission to tell me when they need help and to tell me when they need me to get out of their way.

And then I have to listen to them.

Great point Kristin, listening is key!!

Howdy from DFW :)

I'm listening from Orange County, CA and I am working with a team of six that have worked in the field for years. We are PR people whose daily work is in out in the field. We are having to learn to work from home and totally restructure. I agree with opening up the conversation for ideas from the team. We discuss the reality of what's going on and then turn to what we can control and where to focus our energies. Just working to keep everyone positive so we can still meet objectives.

Marriott CEO

same here Christa. Well summarized. Listen and focus on what we can control.

Excellent point. Thank you for that perspective

Excellent point regarding "that's not my job." I work in learning and development, and we are working to promote learning options to help managers who are now managing virtual teams. We are also reaching out to our HR team members to let them know that we would like to help in any way they might need us. It doesn't matter if it isn't part of our "normal" duties, as long as we are helping the company.

@Dawn Z...great example. i lead an L&D team and we just had 1/2 of our team start working side-by-side with their HR teammates working on employee COVID-19 cases. it's time to roll up our sleeves and get to work.'

Dawn I /we never want to say "that is not my job" but I don't want to take away from my real job.

See you Thursday

Loved the sense of community on our call today. Thank you for joining us

Hi Dawn! Good to have friends in the chat. I hope the Aleris family is well.

this was awedsome

Thank you!

thank you!

thanks all!

Thank You