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Navigating Through Uncertainty Resource Center

Maintain a strategic and measured mindset through uncertainty.

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Focus on your mission, vision, and core values

Prioritize strategies that align with your company’s mission and long-term goals while monitoring your culture.

Vision and Mission Guide Articulate Organizational Culture Develop an Employee Listening Strategy Inspire Your Team Through the Organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values
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Think long term

Regulatory shifts provide opportunities as well as challenges. Take time to review and align your talent strategies with evolving business objectives.

Create an HR Strategy Effectively Manage HR's Work How to Prioritize Your Work When Everything Feels Important Identify Strategic Direction to Drive Aligned Action See the Big Picture Using Systems Thinking McLean Academy: Learning Snapshot – Explore HR Strategic Discovery Activities
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Conduct scenario planning

Collaborate with your leadership team to create "what-if" scenarios and develop plans that allow you to pivot smoothly.

HR Guide to Scenario Planning Prepare for External Risks Adopt Risk-Taking and Management Strategies Research Snapshot: HR Guide to Scenario Planning
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Be proactive and flexible

Focus on building resilience into your workforce, policies, practices, and organizational strategies.

Change Management Resource Center Develop a Resilient Workforce Resilience Techniques Catalog Online Leadership Training: Build Key Resilience Behaviors Developing Resiliency Train Managers to Build Key Resilience Behaviors McLean Academy: Learning Snapshot – Risk Management
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Sustain an emphasis on employee wellbeing

Employees are facing a significant degree of uncertainty both inside and outside of the workplace. Focus on wellbeing to benefit both the workforce and the organization.

Create a Holistic Employee Wellbeing Program Plan to Extinguish Organizational Burnout Help Leaders Identify and Manage Stress and Burnout Demystifying Emotions in the Workplace Help Leaders Identify and Manage Stress and Burnout – Learning Guide Webinar: Minimizing Employee Burnout Strategies for Managers Identify and Extinguish Manager and Employee Burnout Webinar: CHRO Panel: Plan to Extinguish Organizational Burnout
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Support and communicate

Change can create anxiety among employees. Reinforce stability and trust through transparent communication about your organization’s plans.

Craft an Internal Communications Strategy Introduction to Psychological Safety for HR Embed Inclusion Into the Organization's Culture Inclusive Language Guide Lead Through Change: Identify and Manage Change Reactions Lead Through Change: Communicate and Sustain Change
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Keep a focus on HR’s resilience and wellbeing

Your own wellbeing is critical as you lead your organization through change and uncertainty. 

Build a Resilient HR Organization Webinar - CHRO Roundtable HR Wellbeing and Resilience Support Your Wellbeing
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Build and connect with a network of peers

Leadership and Counselor seat members are encouraged to join our periodic peer-to-peer facilitated roundtable sessions. McLean’s Annual HR Executive Peer Forum will be held in Montreal this May 4-6 for Executive Counselor members and will include discussion on these topics. For more information about our Executive Services solutions, please contact your account manager.

HR Executive Peer Forum
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