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the canadian mental health workplace culture built on trust helps employees open up about their fears for your business by faith saunders steps to connect effectively leading employees who are working from home or returning to the office angel gardner toward post-pandemic normal many people have come back to offers many advantages for both employ- it can also present some challenges workers with children may struggle to balance their professional and per- child's education-which for some con- those who come into the workplace part- time may fear contracting the virus during their time at work on top of these and other concerns is the anxiety workers have about facing share their emotional stress with their create a nonjudgmental work environ- ment for team members to open up • create a safe work environment where everyone can communicate openly explaining to be understood • working from home can blur the boundaries between employees' work members to use a time management method like the pomodoro technique which advocates using a timer to break short breaks • find creative ways to connect with your team members-one human being to another-to make the virtual workspace ees to participate in informal water cooler schedule virtual after-hours get-togethers • schedule check-in time with person is doing overall and how you can be supportive • encourage your team to share com- people access to qualified professionals implementing an infrastructure that supports connection among you and your employees can be a win-win for all result in a company finding it difficult to faith saunders is the founder of discover a new anewfuture.com; info@discoveranew professional and leadership training and consulting company support your team having a professional speak with your team about work- life stressors such as the pandemic-can make a huge it shows that someone cares problem-solve issues and provide practical strategies that may help members of your team cope as a professional trainer who has facilitated hundreds they not only build connections and provide support among also bring compassion back into the workplace.-fs