Listen "COVID-19 CEOs: stay alert for aggression, active and passive; be kind to self/others"
Episode Synopsis
You are the CEO because you are demanding on yourself and others. When the going gets tough, the tough become bloody unreasonable. Don't.
The novelty of lockdown has long worn off. It's now a grind; an economic nightmare looms; the possibility of a second wave, real. The divorce pains of Brexit, whether you voted for it or not, unavoidable.
The early days of Zoom awkwardness are a distant memory; interest in your bookshelves, a tired joke; early genuine politesse, now just faux.
You haven't changed. Your life situation has. If you were a bully before COVID-19, you're still one. If you were extremely passive-aggressive before the pandemic, rest assured the virus hasn't cured you.
But bullying and extreme passive aggression are poles on a spectrum upon which we all sit, somewhere. We all bully, sometimes. We are all passive-aggressive, sometimes.
The novelty of lockdown has long worn off. It's now a grind; an economic nightmare looms; the possibility of a second wave, real. The divorce pains of Brexit, whether you voted for it or not, unavoidable.
The early days of Zoom awkwardness are a distant memory; interest in your bookshelves, a tired joke; early genuine politesse, now just faux.
You haven't changed. Your life situation has. If you were a bully before COVID-19, you're still one. If you were extremely passive-aggressive before the pandemic, rest assured the virus hasn't cured you.
But bullying and extreme passive aggression are poles on a spectrum upon which we all sit, somewhere. We all bully, sometimes. We are all passive-aggressive, sometimes.
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