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Last week, as I was getting organized for my fall work and trying to shake off a new wave of pandemic worry and malaise, I took a new step that made a huge difference.

First we figure out if we are safe. Then we decide how we can participate and contribute. Think about your first days on a new job, any job in your history.

To support a work team through tough workplace transitions, like the 2021 saga Return to the Office (or Not), effective leadership communication focuses on resilience and team interdependence.

In my last article, I told the story of a surfer whose ride on a wave was rudely interrupted by a swimmer in his path. From her perspective, the swimmer felt the same way. Of course. Yikes all around.

One sunny Saturday in April, I was sitting on my favorite San Diego beach reading a book when my husband Daniel walked up, sputtering water and adrenaline and indig- nation.