{"id":498,"date":"2021-06-21T07:49:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T07:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivedeveloppement.com\/la-pandemie-et-ses-impacts\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:14:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T09:14:45","slug":"the-pandemic-and-its-impacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivedeveloppement.com\/en\/the-pandemic-and-its-impacts\/","title":{"rendered":"The pandemic and its impacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Work and Absences<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\n  <em>\u201cBalancing remote work and supervising children is no easy task. And leaving kids home alone can be tricky, especially in the early high school years. So it\u2019s no surprise that many Quebec parents may want to take time off until schools reopen.\u201d<\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whether working remotely or on-site, parents have had to sacrifice many workdays over the past year to meet their responsibilities around their children\u2019s education.<\/p>\n<p>Absenteeism can quickly become a challenge for organizations and lead to several issues, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Reduced productivity and performance due to delays and a decline in service quality<\/li>\n<li>Lower motivation among other employees<\/li>\n<li>Last-minute team reorganization<\/li>\n<li>Redistribution of workload<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Within our organization, it wasn\u2019t feasible for an employee to have a baby on their lap while handling a customer service phone role. Similarly, for parents supervising online schooling, we had no choice but to adjust schedules, redistribute tasks, provide additional training, and prepare for the unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>We also had to consider employees\u2019 financial needs given the constraints they were facing\u2014keeping in mind that their absences were not a choice.<\/p>\n<p>Strategic planning is a detailed process that helps us identify blind spots within an organization. Absenteeism comes with a cost. And then there\u2019s the famous Plan B\u2014which, let\u2019s be honest, isn\u2019t always ideal when situations arise. Day-to-day urgency can easily disrupt our well-known Eisenhower Matrix.<\/p>\n<figure>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/drivedeveloppement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/b68f5c_5f7d971f2f454ad0981db5cd9facb44dmv2.png\" alt=\"Eisenhower Matrix\" \/><figcaption><em>Photo credit: manager-go.com (Rapha\u00eble GRANGER)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re an entrepreneur, team lead, or HR professional, the person responsible for operations must be creative, patient, structured\u2014and able to deal with the unexpected.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the key?<\/strong> Unfortunately, there\u2019s no secret formula. But communication is always essential.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding your employees\u2019 reality\u2014no matter the size of your organization\u2014is a critical part of effective management. Every situation is different.<\/p>\n<p>A strong team leader must find solutions tailored to their challenges and be able to manage uncertainty, even under high stress (while keeping emotions in check).<\/p>\n<p>Often, forced changes become the starting point for new approaches or innovative solutions to everyday challenges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dear employers and entrepreneurs, keep in mind the core mission of entrepreneurship: to give back.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Be understanding\u2014your team will return the favour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Surround yourself with strong, capable people\u2014people who are even better than you!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article explores the impact of COVID-19 on the labor market (from the employer&#8217;s perspective).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entrepreneurs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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