Desert HR Consulting sends well-wishes and sincerest condolences to individuals, families and friends impacted by the COVID-19 virus. We hope you are healthy and safe.

It should come as no surprise that COVID-19 will impact the way we do business in the future. We hope to maintain our jobs or keep our doors open after it’s all said and done. We hope our favorite restaurants remain in business. We’re all wondering if the high-five and the handshake will remain as social norms. We question if this changes our culture, how we interact and how we operate in our daily lives. These question marks and unknown factors leave us filled with anxiety or perhaps, grief.

Grief and anxiety can be exhausting emotions. It’s important to rest, stick to a schedule and maintain normalcy as much as possible during this time of unknown. It is critical to encourage our employees to stay connected and socialize. We must also encourage our employees to find joy in our hobbies, acts of kindness and exercising patience.

This virus, like many others before it, marks a time in history where global crisis has banded us together. Let us move forward from this with continued kindness and connectivity.