As part of my job I sit on a number of boards of directors and this week I had four board meetings (NOTE: Who’s in charge of scheduling around here?!?!). A theme in every single one of those meetings this week was the fatigue and stress employees are experiencing due to stresses, both work and personal, brought on by the variety of life changes induced by COVID-19. There’s no question that most people’s lives are materially different at work and at home: inability to travel, lackluster technology, closed offices, closed schools, spouses/partners/kids at home, reduced opportunities to socialize. The list is long. In my view, “We” are not dealing with these stress inducers.

Unfortunately, there are no magic answers for these issues, but below are a few resources that you might find helpful in helping your employees, co-workers, family members, or kids deal with COVID-19 induced stress.

From the CDC on coping with job stress – Lot’s of helpful links and hotlines at the bottom.

From the CDC again on designing healthy work environments.

From the American Psychological Association with LOTS of links and data related to parents and people of color.

From Deloitte on practical strategies to help employers take care of employees.

This is a short list of great resources and links, but I know there are more. What resources are you relying to help deal with workplace stressors in the time of COVID-19? Let us know in the comments.