The pandemic is testing even the most seasoned HR professionals, as you find yourselves at the “pointy end” of having to put crisis plans in place, dealing with worried colleagues, and facing difficult realities. All on top of your own personal challenges. Practical tips about how to cope, roll with the punches, and get through the crisis stronger.

1. LEADING THROUGH AND BEYOND COVID-19 WEBINAR SERIES
CULTIVATING
PERSONAL
RESILIENCE
AMID
VOLATILITY
Friday, March 27, 2020

2. 2
Agenda
Introduction
Our insights
What you can do now
Where to find out more
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SPEAKERS:
JAMES BYWATER
Business Psychologist
CYNTHIA STUCKEY
Senior Client Partner
LESLEY UREN
Senior Client Partner
MANDY SMITHSON
Client Partner

3. First, a pause for reflection about our role as a function…
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Will the current situation accelerate our evolution?
1990s1970s1920s 2020s
FUTURE
HR ecosystem
(people and business in the
wider economy and
society)
TODAY
Mutual-benefits HR
(people are your business)
PAST
Single-issue HR
(people or the business)

4. Collective sharing
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What has been the most
useful, helpful initiative you
have implemented in
response to the crisis?
(submit your answers in the Q&A feature)

5. What is the most outrageous/
appalling thing you have been
asked so far?
(submit your answers in the Q&A feature)
Collective sharing
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The spirit of community
COMMUNITY
CONSTRUCTIVE
FEEDBACK

7. Data-driven ways to increase positivity
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Reframing
events
Noticing
positive events1
5
Savoring
positive events
Noticing
personal
strengths
2
6
Setting and
working toward
attainable goals
Expressing
gratitude3
7
Practicing
mindfulness
Displaying acts
of kindness
4
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4. Start some
good habits.
3. Identify and
build communities.
2. There may be
some opportunities
that come from this.
1. It’s okay/
natural to feel
out of sorts.
Remember:

9. Other webinars in the series
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All sessions are being recorded and on-demand
viewing links, as well as registration links for upcoming
webinars, can be found on the kornferry.com
coronavirus insights page.
On-demand Leading in a time of crisis
On-demand Social distancing without revenue disruption
On-demand Keeping your people engaged and productive through the crisis
On-demand Protecting your company’s economic health
On-demand Employing agile reward strategies for a volatile world
On-demand Crisis-proofing your talent processes
On-demand Creating effective learning experiences in a virtual environment
Today Cultivating personal resilience amid volatility

10. For further information
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Get our latest thinking on KornFerry.com
www.kornferry.com/challenges/coronavirus
Use this QR code or click on the link in the chat box
to visit our coronavirus insights page and keep up to date with
our latest thinking on how you can lead
through and beyond COVID-19.

11. Thank you