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The 11 Steps You Need To Deal With Coronavirus As A Startup CEO
“Brett, what does it mean? We have to shelter in place starting at midnight according to the mayor.” Blossom said to me. “Maybe ‘Jane’ (a friend of ours) isn’t that crazy after all.”
Jane’s been in a panic because of the Coronavirus. She’s been calling and/or texting Blossom it seems about every hour with some new update.
I don’t blame Jane for being concerned. She has two elderly parents that she’s concerned will come down with the virus. I can relate. After all, my Mom is 87, and she’s scared to death that she will get the virus.
You’re likely to have employees that are scared too.
I’ve had similar conversations with every one of my 1:1 coaching clients over the past month. The question is, “What should I be doing that I’m not doing already to prepare for the worst during the Coronavirus?”
The good news, from my perspective, is that each of my clients had already taken some action already. Here’s the steps I would suggest you take if you haven’t taken them already:
A. You need to be transparent with your team.
The fear level is really high right now. You have the chance to be a calming voice to your team. The first step…
