Posts Tagged ‘Pandemic’
Resilience Revisited: A Construct to Navigate Challenges and Develop Your Resiliency
Earlier in this pandemic experience I wrote about resilience, inspired by front line health care workers, teachers and Olympians. Almost six months later, I am renewing my reflections on the topic. For individuals, for organizations, for societies: we are needing to ensure resiliency in ways I don’t believe have been tested in my lifetime. We…
Read MorePandemic Realities: Advice for leaders to redouble our efforts
Ok, fair warning that this post is coming from a place of exhaustion and even foreboding. I just got a vaccine booster shot and don’t feel great; my elderly mother who almost never leaves her house just tested positive for COVID-19 and is in the hospital (cannot fathom how she was exposed); and my state…
Read MoreSocial support & healing for those suffering from long COVID: A Q&A with CaringBridge
With COVID-19 vaccination numbers growing daily and COVID-19 restrictions starting to be lifted, many see the pandemic as nearing its end. However, for those suffering from long-term effects of COVID-19, the end seems nowhere in sight. The symptoms some people are experiencing for weeks or months after recovering from the disease is a syndrome called…
Read MoreAdvice from our Experts for Returning to In-Person Events
With COVID regulations loosening up and vaccine numbers climbing, many of us see a return to normalcy in the near future including attending events. We already know people plan to attend gatherings in their personal lives—2021 is one of the busiest years for weddings we’ve ever seen! But what about corporate and media events? In-person…
Read MoreRecovery: Can We Accomplish It Equitably?
Spring is in the air…a massive legislative package has passed through Congress, checks are on their way to people who really need them…and as a result, many of us are starting to talk and think about ‘the light at the end of the tunnel’ of COVID-19. Though there remain serious risks and challenges to overcome,…
Read MoreVirtual Travel
I got vaccinated over the weekend (the ‘one-and-done’ J&J version) and so am beginning to process what this might mean for my 2021 plans. The emerging CDC guidance gives me hope that I can hang out with my granddaughter again soon, for which I am truly grateful. I will welcome the opportunities to wander into…
Read More2020 wreaked havoc on society but may have permanently elevated the communications industry’s status
It’s no secret that the events of 2020 took an unprecedented toll on society; but for those in the public relations community, communications have never been more important. Tunheim is a leading member of IPREX, the $420m network of independent communications firms with 1,100 professionals in 100 offices around the world. IPREX recently released insights…
Read MoreManaging the Stress of Transition
There’s a lot in transition right now: fall to winter, hybrid restrictions to remote everything (again), a Trump administration to a Biden administration, 2020 into 2021. Just to name a few. And transitions can be very stressful, as we process things that are ending (especially things we will miss) and anticipate the unknowns ahead. But…
Read More‘Speak’ Up: Creative Mask Challenge
I wrote in a recent blog post about the creative minds behind ‘Keep Calm & Carry On’ – and the power of that public relations effort has stayed with me for inspiration as we head into this next challenging phase of defeating COVID-19. Can we find ways to motivate even the most resistant-to-public-health-guidance among us…
Read MoreNavigating Newsrooms
Every week, Tunheim hears from organizations who are having an unusually challenging time catching the interest of media in the stories they have to tell. Storytellers have very quickly changed the way they’re working; reporters are working from home, newsrooms are cutting resources, and the news of the day is sucking the air out of…
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