How a "plan-ahead team" can help you fight coronavirus

Could the pandemic improve employer-employee trust? | Use this time to center yourself | How a "plan-ahead team" can help you fight coronavirus Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( April 6, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Could the pandemic improve employer-employee trust?]( A silver lining of the coronavirus pandemic could be permanent changes in how workplaces and communities function, which could mean increased trust if employers recognize the opportunity, writes Barbara Brooks Kimmel, founder of Trust Across America-Trust Around the World. "Perhaps the time has come, or is past due, to redesign support systems that not only build trust between employers and employees, but also offer better benefits including counseling services during times of isolation and/or personal crisis," she writes. 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