Aug 18, 2021
Overwhelmed by navigating uncharted waters, unprecedented disruptions of the workplace, lockdowns, and restrictions, people are faced with the fear of uncertainty.
Despite everyone's efforts to adapt and return to normal life, an impending wave of a trickier variant is creeping its way across countries, posing a threat to the social, economic, and political well-being of society.
How to thrive and survive the impending wave of Delta variants
Today on the ACCESS Points Podcast, Tim Elliott and Davin Marceau will talk about the predominant strain of COVID - the Delta variant. As leaders who successfully adapted to the impact of the pandemic, Tim and Davin will share their insights on how to confront the threat of the new variant. They will also discuss how intersecting science and mindset can help deal with the challenges of the forthcoming wave.
Enjoy!
In This Episode
2:14 - Some quick view on this year's Tokyo Olympics
7:06 - Tim's thoughts on the new Delta variant
11:13 - How the first wave of the pandemic sheds light on dealing with the next variants
14:04 - How ACCESS managed its organization when COVID hit
19:20 - Davin's tips to entrepreneurs in coping with the pandemic
20:35 - A few stories about how COVID has impacted businesses
25:03 - Why people who work in factories suffer the most from the pandemic
29:05 - Their advice to thrive and survive the second wave of Delta variants
Favorite Quotes
"And I think one of the fallouts to this whole thing, there's going to be a lot of people not having jobs in the next three to four years because people are looking to, how do I automate this? How do I use technology? Because technology doesn't get COVID". - Tim Elliott
"I think that we all come into this thing with a little bit more education, with a little bit more experience than we did the first time. It's a different variant, but the reality is the same thing." - Tim Elliott
"The biggest fear we have as individuals, as business owners, and as leaders is fear of the unknown." - Tim Elliott
"One of the big takeaways from it is, as a business owner and as a person as well, we don't have to make those knee-jerk changes in our personal life or professional life. We can make those incremental changes and continue to project and see this pandemic as if it continues to come forward at us." - Davin Marceau
"Unfortunately, the groups of people that are gonna be hurt most by this whole COVID thing are the people that work with their hands, work in factories that produce things because business owners are going to look at automation." - Tim Elliott
"Be the leader. Take care of your people. You have to be able to fight through the fog, fight through the haze, and fight through the noise that we see on social media or regular media and be able to make those decisions that are going to ultimately lead your family and your business to success." - Davin Marceau
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