New Resources for Leaders Navigating Long-Term Crisis and Uncertainty

Leading through crisis is never easy — but when instability stretches over months or years, the challenges grow even more complex. Traditional leadership tools may no longer feel adequate, and team resilience can begin to erode.

To support leaders facing these realities, we’ve created two new resources designed to offer concrete, compassionate guidance:

Leading Through Protracted Crisis and Uncertainty
This practical guide explores what makes long-term uncertainty so challenging for teams — and what leaders can do to help people stay grounded, connected, and resilient.

Topics include:

• Communicating when answers are scarce
• Addressing anticipatory anxiety and rumination
• Fostering psychological safety and realistic hope

Helping Teams Stay Grounded Amid “What If” Anxiety
This companion resource offers simple phrases, strategies, and support tools leaders can use to help team members shift out of spirals of worry and focus on what’s most achievable in the present.

Both resources are free to download and are part of our broader commitment to helping organizations and individuals thrive in the face of ongoing adversity.

You can find these and other tools in our Staff Care Library.