As employees return to the workplace, employers may see increased fear, anxiety, and even depression. Uncertainty and unpredictability can cause an unnecessary amount of fear and stress. There’s no benchmark for how to deal with this apprehension in the workplace while we’re still in the midst of the pandemic.

This is an opportunity for leaders to understand how mental health impacts their employees, and to use communication to reduce the stigma of mental illness and increase access to resources.

Previous episodes cited in this podcast include:

* Anxiety and Personality during COVID-19:
https://pos.li/2j8dgf

* MBTI and Depression:
https://pos.li/2j8dh1

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