I’ve been home for a year. March 13th was our final day in the office in 2020. Before COVID even hit, my management style was very high-touch and very collaborative. It’s a part of who I am. I’m an extreme extrovert. I like to talk to my teams. I like to do check-ins with my team to make sure we’re on the same page about projects. I like to just make sure they’re okay.
I’m high-touch and collaborative. COVID has accelerated that. So before we couldn’t see each other, my team would sit together in the morning to have our quick chats before we went our separate ways throughout the day. Now with COVID, I’ve implemented team meetings three times a week, which I would never do in an in-person environment. The team meeting is for us to connect with each other. Make sure we understand everybody’s projects and priorities across the team. For me, it really is just to check and make sure everybody’s mental space is good. Right. With my team, I can get on a call and connect with everyone. It allows me to actually see who’s having a rough day and check-in with them later.
