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Communicating Through a Personal Crisis
by Sabina Nawaz
Quick Takes
- Be the first to notify people
- Clarify what you want—and don’t want—from your colleagues
- Pick the communication channel that works for you
- Pay it forward when your crisis is behind you
One day amid a flourishing career, you might find your personal life in crisis and threatening to upend your professional life. If so, you’re not alone.
Just before boarding a flight from Boston to London to meet with a major client, Anique received a call from her 10-year-old daughter Jasmine, not to wish her bon voyage but overcome in the throes of a panic attack. This initiated an 18-month journey through Jasmine’s struggles with acute anxiety.
Rhonda, a senior manager and thought leader ...
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