Acting with intention during Covid-19 crisis
Workshop on how to lead yourself and others during a global crisis
You will need
Time: 2-3 hrs
Group size: 3-7 people
Participants: Anyone
Group size: 3-7 people
Participants: Anyone
Agenda
1.Check-in - 40 min
2. Leadership and self-leadership during a crisis - 1h & 45 min
3. Check-out - 15 min
2. Leadership and self-leadership during a crisis - 1h & 45 min
3. Check-out - 15 min
Process
Guided group conversation to check in with each other, and to support each other to stay resilient and take relevant action at this time of disruption.
This virus is not according to plan - but let's make the best of it!
Take care of yourself and others! <3
Take care of yourself and others! <3
In times of crises we need to work together and take leadership both for ourselves and others. To take leadership for your colleagues, your friends, yourself or in the world - thinking through and reflecting on the situation helps. Creating better home office routines and maintaining social interactions, leading your team through layoffs, intense days or the survival of your company. Everything become easier and more manageable if you take some time to reflect on it.
In Future Leaders we are all familiar with the notion that leadership is not a role. It's a responsibility that anyone can take at any given time. Both for ourselves and for others.
In situations like this it's more important than ever that we have capacity and ability; to do our part in leading, helping and providing safety for those around us.
In this document you'll find easy instructions for tasks on how to lead yourself and others during the corona crisis. These tasks are designed to work across all ages, industries and groups. It can be a great session for you and your colleagues, you and some friends or whoever needs a breather and time to plan for the times ahead.
The intention of this meeting is to check in with each other, and support each others' capacity to stay resilient and take relevant action at this time of disruption.
In Future Leaders we are all familiar with the notion that leadership is not a role. It's a responsibility that anyone can take at any given time. Both for ourselves and for others.
In situations like this it's more important than ever that we have capacity and ability; to do our part in leading, helping and providing safety for those around us.
In this document you'll find easy instructions for tasks on how to lead yourself and others during the corona crisis. These tasks are designed to work across all ages, industries and groups. It can be a great session for you and your colleagues, you and some friends or whoever needs a breather and time to plan for the times ahead.
The intention of this meeting is to check in with each other, and support each others' capacity to stay resilient and take relevant action at this time of disruption.
Meeting online is and can feel as real as meeting in person. Sometimes it is challenging for everyone to be as present as they would be face to face. We recommend that everyone finds a place to be where they are uninterrupted, turning off all background programs and distractions, and taking a moment to become present in their bodies and breathe before starting the session.
We are facing a new and unknown situation; as individuals, nations and as a global society. When it comes to the effects of the virus, there are a lot of unknowns; how long is it going to last? how many will get sick? what will be the long term effect? No matter the course of the virus, and what we each think is the best way to respond to it, there are a lot of things happening now that are important to notice. There are important changes happening. e.g. for the state of our economy, our medical and social security system, production systems are disrupted, political leaders are responding in different ways. We are asked to think about our global connections, how we collaborate and who do we trust. Who is affected by our actions. Innovation and creative approaches are emerging as people need to change their habits. For all of these reasons, it is relevant now to take a moment and reflect on how we can and want to act.
This session focuses on your ability to take leadership and responsibility in this unknown situation: How do you lead yourself? Your relations? And the system you are a part of?
Everyone has their way to react and contribute; some might continue with business as usual, some might help a sick neighbor to get groceries, some might start a campaign helping people to work from home, or call a friend that is lonely during isolation. Whatever it is, it becomes more efficient and impactful if we take some time to reflect on who we want to lead/ help, how we want to do it, and when we will do it.
This session focuses on your ability to take leadership and responsibility in this unknown situation: How do you lead yourself? Your relations? And the system you are a part of?
Everyone has their way to react and contribute; some might continue with business as usual, some might help a sick neighbor to get groceries, some might start a campaign helping people to work from home, or call a friend that is lonely during isolation. Whatever it is, it becomes more efficient and impactful if we take some time to reflect on who we want to lead/ help, how we want to do it, and when we will do it.
Check-in
Intention
The intention of check-in is two-fold, firstly it is about meeting each other as who we are right now, and secondly, it is about the act of reflecting and learning from past experiences. We start with meeting each other, to enter a space where we can be present, seen and heard. The space you manage to create as a group at the beginning of the meeting can have a huge influence on the quality of insights, and the impact the workshop can have on each person.
When the learning space is set, we direct our attention towards past experiences. We learn all the time in our daily lives, but we seldom take the time to reflect upon our day to day experiences in a conscious way. We take the time needed here to look at our practice and what happened the past weeks. Our day to day life is often so hectic that we are not aware of the many lessons to be learned from just a single day at work/school. This task is here to make sure that you have a space to uncover and find these lessons.
Task instruction
1. Reflect and share:
- What is present in your mind at this moment?
- How are you feeling?
- What are the main processes/events/people affecting you at the moment?
- What can you learn from these experiences?
- What did you do that deserves a cheer from yourself and your team?
Leadership and self leadership during a crisis
Intention
The intention of this task is to define ways in which we can positively impact ourselves, others, and the systems we live in at this moment
Desired outcomes
Practical steps to take. Increased confidence for acting in uncertainty. Connection to ourselves and those around us.
Task instruction
Step 1 - Solo reflection on following questions (20 min):
Self -leadership:
Leadership / you in relations to others:
You in relation to the system:
Step 2 - Share reflections (40 min)
Step 3 - Solo reflections (15 min):
Step 4 - Share reflections (30min):
Intention
The intention of this task is to define ways in which we can positively impact ourselves, others, and the systems we live in at this moment
Desired outcomes
Practical steps to take. Increased confidence for acting in uncertainty. Connection to ourselves and those around us.
Task instruction
Step 1 - Solo reflection on following questions (20 min):
Self -leadership:
- What do I need right now?
- What do I need to do to lead myself?
Leadership / you in relations to others:
- If you look around you right now, who needs your leadership and what do they need? (friends/ family/ colleagues/ others you relate to)
You in relation to the system:
- If you look at the systems you are part of, where can you make a difference? (ex. sharing knowledge about remote work; supporting homeless people's access to resources; encourage your facebook friends to help their neighbours)
Step 2 - Share reflections (40 min)
- Everyone gets their turn to share. Allow time for questions.
Step 3 - Solo reflections (15 min):
- What actions will I take in the next three days? Be specific - who, what, when, how
Step 4 - Share reflections (30min):
- Everyone gets their turn to share. Allow time for questions
Check-out
Introduction
Our gatherings are filled with a lot of different impressions and opportunities for learning. The influence these have on us depend on our current life situations and our context outside the gathering.
Check-outs provide a chance to close off the day, to practice sharing what is important for us at this moment, and to connect the gathering to our day to day life.
Intention
The intention of a check-out is twofold. Firstly, it is designed to anchor learning, improve each individual's thought-clarity, and increase the transfer of learning from the context at the gathering to the context outside the gathering. Secondly, it is to bring awareness to and share the state we are in, and what is important for us at this moment.
Task instruction
Answer the following questions (everyone shares)
- What is present in my mind at this moment? How am I feeling?
- What am I in the process of learning?
- What am I in the process of learning about myself?
We hope this has been an insightful and valuable session. Please take care and show solidarity. We will update you on new dates for the postponed gathering.If you would like to connect with the Future Leaders community in the meantime, don't hesitate to reach out and please join the conversation here.