Stress & Anxiety During Change
PROJECT:
VCFO desired a professional development workshop to addresses the growing needs around stress management. With COVID protocols, they experienced a lot of change in procedures and policies, not to mention moving to virtual. VCFO wanted to not only do something for morale for the team, but highly considered the seriousness of mental health and burnout.
CLIENT CHALLENGES / PAIN POINTS:
Migrating to virtual operations via Zoom.
Determining how to stay connected and how to show exhibit caring.
Resources taxed due to COVID protocols
I.E. Working from home, parenting while working, not feeling as connected, having to make tough decisions about future moves, exhaustion.
IP SOLUTION:
Comprehensive Discovery to best understand the nuances of problems.
Collaboration with HR department to gain additional insight into culture, learning development and company needs
Facilitated virtual session with 30+ employees with extensive Q&A portion.
Developed session materials:
Defined stress and anxiety and why it occurs.
Provided practical ways of managing stress, ways to help yourself and help others.
Lead discussion on changes with COVID, creating space and validation.
Focused on narrative theory and self compassion theory.
CLIENT FEEDBACK:
“Caroline Crawford is a vibrant and engaging speaker. She instills her audiences with her positivity, humor, and passion. Whether she is speaking on the stress and anxiety of change, growth mindset, or self-compassion, Caroline makes personal empowerment accessible for all of us. You cannot help but leave changed and motivated, with new tools for success. Caroline’s wisdom is impactful, and even practical, but most of all, her insights bring positive change to everyone she reaches.”