Episode Notes
Cathy Hockert of CH Consulting Group spoke to us in early March of 2020, before we knew COVID-19 had reached pandemic proportions. Her advice for business owners on preparedness and continuity planning was spot on and relevant as we worked our way through the last 18 months with this infectious disease. What is next? Dang, another variant, Omicron.
Today Cathy reflects on the last 18 months and gives advice for preparing our businesses for what is to come. There are some insights Cathy discovered when comparing the coronavirus pandemic to the Spanish flu outbreak of 1918. Psychologically, her findings provide us with understanding as we explore different paths forward.
Other aspects in our conversation worth hearing:
- Working through covid fatigue and understanding our new normal.
- Reaching the edges of her own fatigue, Cathy practices self-care.
- Preparedness starts with gathering factual and credible information from trusted sources like the World Health Organization, the Center for Disease Control, and the MN Department of Health (a nationally respected outlet for health information).
- Supply chain disruptions to employee shortages. How business leaders need to think differently.
- Continuity Planning and Emergency Management plans for 2022 need flexibility and adaptability; find out why.
- What Cathy is looking forward to in 2022. DOWNLOAD
What questions and concerns do you have for 2022? Please email your feedback to nancy@wementor.com.
Next Step after listening: Challenge yourself and do the Conscious Attentive Leadership Mentoring (C.A.L.M.) Activities, below. 
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After listening, do the following three C.A.L.M. Activities:
- Take this risk or do this adventurous task: Revisit your learnings from these past 18 months. Use what you have learned to put a continuity plan and emergency management plan in place for 2022. Use Cathy’s advice to make your plans flexible and adaptable.
- Apply Self-Compassion: While you plan, notice your breath. Does your breath change when you wonder how you will pay for these continuity and emergency management plans? Always know, you can bring yourself into the present moment focus on your breath to allow space in-between the slow inhales and exhales for your feelings.
- Welcome Appreciation: “I appreciate Cathy’s generosity in helping us through this infectious disease pandemic. I appreciate Cathy’s self-care practice. I appreciate her advice on continuity and emergency planning. I appreciate her sense of humor and optimistic outlook.”
Your Turn. Start with, “I appreciate what I heard from today’s Guest Mentor, Cathy Hockert. I appreciate this week’s adventurous task because….”
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Podcast Guest Mentor
Cathy Hockert
Ms. Hockert is the owner of CH Consulting Group, a firm that specializes in providing education, training, facilitation, project management, planning, and response support to clients throughout the United States. Cathy is a senior governmental and business leader who has strong background in community collaboration and engagement, crisis management, and strategic planning across global governmental organizations and business corporations. Her expertise includes Planning, Training and Exercise, Project Management, Crisis Planning and Response Strategies, Risk Communications, Team Building, and Problem Solving. She is an energizing and engaging presenter.
Cathy is also an Adjunct instructor for several Universities and instructs at FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness. In addition, Cathy is a member of a National Incident Management Team and has been deployed to several disasters throughout the United States to provide her emergency response knowledge, including infectious disease outbreaks. Most recently, Cathy provided her expertise to the Federal Government for the COVID-19 response efforts.
Cathy received her Bachelors’ degrees from the University of Minnesota, Morris and Masters of Public Health from the School of Health Management, and Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Missouri. She also holds several certifications in Business Continuity, Pre-hospital emergency medicine, and Emergency Management Planning and Response.
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