On this month’s episode, Dr. Shari Dade chats about workload with Bobbi Jo Nye, the Training and Exercise Branch Chief of the VHA Office of Emergency Management. Bobbi Jo manages multiple program and statutory initiatives ensuring that effective and efficient critical emergency management training and exercise support is provided to key stakeholders internal and external to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).
In this conversation, Bobbi Jo shares the missteps leader can make when facing the challenges that may be attached to successfully managing the load of work in their workgroup or service. This conversation explores the complicated task of trying to “get it all done”. Listen in to uncover the key lessons that were hiding behind this leader’s missteps.
Key Lessons:
1) Get to know what your employees are experiencing by having touchpoints that allow space and time to better understand all of what they may be juggling.
2) Work on appropriately delegating tasks based on what you know about the areas of strength for each of your direct reports. Building relationship helps with this task!
3) Communication really is the key! Communicate how you are advocating for your team, including transparency about what you can and cannot control when it comes to workload!
Managing workload while enduring chaos can be draining. Take moment to refill your tank by listening to Bobbi Jo’s recommendation of Enigma’s Return to Innocence!
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