The results are in! After our last crossover episode with Michelle and the Revela Group, we sent out a survey for employees' perspective on how they're handling work flexibility during COVID-19. We also asked their thoughts on how their employers are handling remote work, flexibility, and communication during COVID-19.

We can't unlearn what we've learned or seen during COVID-19! Now that we've been forced to approach our businesses differently, it's going to be really hard to go back to what our norm was six weeks ago. Many businesses have challenged their beliefs and have found different ways to be successful, whether it's going remote, providing alternative services, being more flexible. People aren't just going to forget that. How we respond to that is going to have a huge impact as we move our businesses forward.

COVID-19 has completely disrupted consumer habits. Most businesses are wishing they would have had a crisis communication plan in place to keep their consumers in the loop with all changes. During a crisis is not be an ideal time to whip up a crisis communication plan, but it's necessary. As the situation evolves, it's time to prioritize putting a plan together of who needs to be involved in continuing your crisis communication, what assets you have, and what messages you're going to prioritize.