Last night was a shock to many. But based on the numbers, was a great victory for more. And now it’s November 9th and we all move forward regardless of your politics.<\/p>\n
People like to think we can, or even should<\/em>, separate our home and work life. However dangerous it is to “talk politics at work” – today we cannot avoid it. This election was more personal than many and people are struggling with the results.<\/p>\n To go into work today and not accept the emotional experience people are going through is to ignore their humanity. <\/strong>It’s not a switch we can turn on or off.\u00a0And the more organization’s own that, the stronger they become.<\/p>\n Regardless of who you voted for consider any of the following to help make today as good as it can be in your office:<\/p>\n Whoever your candidate of choice was, the biggest piece is to have empathy for those around you. Don’t gloat or despair. Rather, be present. We need to be mindful of how fragile we humans are and know we are equally\u00a0resilient.<\/p>\n This election has been hard on all of us. Whoever you voted for, be kind to each other today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Navigating Post-Election Emotions at Work: How to Support Your Colleagues and Foster Empathy Last night was a shock to many. But based on the numbers, was a great victory for more. And now it’s November 9th and we all move forward regardless of your politics. People like to think we can, or even should, separate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21730,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,18,9,10,13],"tags":[2,58,17,59,3,60,61],"class_list":["post-12303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-emotional-intelligence","category-engagement","category-experience","category-leadership","tag-culture","tag-election","tag-emotional-intelligence","tag-empathy","tag-engagement","tag-mindful","tag-presence"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n