In the last couple months we have experienced high levels of ambiguity due to Covid-19. A virus that has affected the whole world, and a pandemic that has caused panic to those within all our communities.
During this period majority of workplaces, schools, universities and places of worship have shut due to the safety of individuals. Due to the nature of my job am a key worker so I have had to live with the fear of going to work. During this time i took it upon myself to become a leader in our team in order to maintain a sense of positivity and to ensure that the mental health of my colleagues is well sustained.
Day by day the deliveries continued to increase with slots being extremely hard to find for customers due to the high demand of online shopping. I was extremely stressed but I knew I had to keep going. How was i going to motivate others around me if i looked demotivated? I continued to work with a smile on my face and my head held up high because it was a mind over matter thing for me. I am extremely thankful that my efforts encouraged and maintain the team to continue striving to meet KPIs.
As well as dealing with my day job during this period I have had to deal with other aspects of life such as my university assignments, it has been extremely challenging to get through them with the given situation we find ourselves but I am pleased to say i am now coming to the end of it.
The entire experience has made me reflect so much about leadership not only within a team but within my life. Life is really what you make it.I have spent a lot of time reflecting but one of my craziest thoughts is the fact that we all here are part of history.