Constant anxiety, stress, short-term plans or their complete absence, frequent changes in the daily routine due to shelling and threats caused by the war in the country. This has become the reality of every Ukrainian, because there are no safe places on the territory of our country. However, everyone tries to work and live, to preserve pre-war activities or at least a certain part of them. In order for the work to be productive, in addition to the efforts of the employee, the participation of the team and the manager, as well as the right methods of motivation, are necessary. How to reduce anxiety in the team and organize productive work even in war conditions read further.
Routine work becomes a lifeline
Professional work is a part of everyday life for most people. Completing professional tasks helps to distract from negativity and return to your control zone, besides, it does not require additional efforts to master something new. Therefore, it is important to entrust the employees with only those tasks that they will be able to perform at that moment.
Informal conversation
‘How are you?’, ‘Are you safe?’ – have become traditional questions before starting both formal and informal conversations. To help colleagues get back on track, it's important to set aside a few minutes at each meeting for a short conversation about the past day. And it doesn't always have to be just about completing work tasks. This will make it possible to stabilize emotional experiences in a certain way and can give strength to move on.
Appropriate praise and thanks
Positive emotions can increase the feeling of security. On the part of the manager or the team, they can be thanked for the quality and timely work done, recording a positive result at a specific stage of work on the project.
Showing concern
In the stressful situation that Ukrainians are exposed to almost every day, the feeling of isolation is exacerbated. Therefore, it is important to provide emotional support in a timely manner and to show that a person is not alone with their problems and experiences. Discreetly learn to accept all emotions that can overwhelm an employee simply during the working day. However, you should work on being able to direct the expression of feelings in the least destructive direction and not harm work processes.
Selection of tasks for managing emotions
Every emotion can affect the work, therefore it is extremely important for the manager to show empathy and entrust those tasks to the subordinates, the performance of which will not affect their emotional state. For example, aggression is not the best trait for communicating with clients, but deep analytics can immerse the employees in the process and allow them to switch to overcoming a complex mental challenge.
Own control zone
Situations arise every day that cannot be predicted, let alone controlled. Therefore, it is important that each employee has their own zone of responsibility and control, which would add confidence in their own abilities and distract from external circumstances.
Mentoring
Responsibility for another person always shifts the focus from one's own experiences and immersion in the personal inner world to the emotions and actions of the one whose mentor you have been appointed. The opportunity to feel useful separates the flow of worries and helps to concentrate on joint work.
Transformation of emotions into specific actions
Constant monitoring of the news, communication on the subject of the war and its consequences, the unknown of tomorrow plunge into a storm of negative emotions. It is necessary to pull a person out of this vortex in time and direct attention and efforts to specific actions. It can be either a new project or a certain short-term work where the result is immediately visible. For example, changing the arrangement of the office. The main thing is that the emotion becomes the background of mental or physical actions.
Motivation through charity or volunteering
It is important to show a person that their work also brings benefits. Therefore, all employees should be aware of the company’s volunteer projects, financial and other assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine and those who need it. The main argument for team motivation is the involvement of each team member in a big and important cause, even if it is the performance of routine work tasks.
