After a layoff, there are two typical responses, says executive career transition coach Susan Peppercorn: “Some people pick themselves up, move forward, and eventually thrive, while others get stuck in a cycle of anger and self-recrimination.
In this unprecedented, large-scale shift to remote work, businesses can’t afford to treat cybersecurity as a back office job.
Some conversations – like when delivering bad news or criticism – are difficult under the best circumstances. Having these talks virtually just adds another challenge and layer of complexity to an already stressful situation.
When everything feels uncertain, people look for comfort in the known. “The status quo seems the safest situation from which to assess,” as Jonathan Berman puts it in this HBR article.
When people have work friends, they are more productive in their roles, more engaged, and happier, according to research. How are those friendships impacted when teams transition to remote work – when the happy hours, casual hallway conversations, and the “water cooler” go away?
