How To Manage Your Career Through The Coronavirus Crisis: 6 Ways To Thrive When Nothing Is Certain

With the crisis caused by the coronavirus and COVID-19, the world feels upside down, and nothing is certain. Your work has probably tilted as well. Millions of people have been furloughed, taken wage cuts or are working in completely unexpected circumstances. At a minimum, you are likely working from home and figuring out how to make the best of videoconferencing and collaboration at a distance.

So how can you manage your career through such trying times?

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First, stay positive and future focused. We all want to work with people who are optimistic and energetic—and this is especially true during tough times like these. In addition, one study found people who were optimistic performed better and had greater satisfaction with their work. In other research, those with greater optimism had less work-related stress. Give yourself permission to be down or uncertain temporarily, but then find a way to move forward and stay positive. It will be good for you, good for your work and good for those around you.

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Endure. Finally, stay strong and keep going. You’ve heard it before: this is a marathon, not a sprint, so focus on the long term. “Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare,” said psychologist and scientist Angela Duckworth. It may be easy to be positive or flexible for the short term but keep at it and demonstrate ongoing determination. Persistence and perseverance in the face of hardship are the definition of grit, and grit is good—for you, for your career and for your company.

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