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BRONX TIMES REPORTER,40 OCT. 30-NOV. 5, 2020 BTR
Vaccines double in 2020
A fl u clinic at Creston Avenue Baptist Church Courtesy of Montefi ore
BY JASON COHEN
In the age of COVID-19, Bronx residents
are reportedly getting more
fl u shots.
At the 11 Montefi ore Community Flu
Clinics held throughout the Bronx in
2020, 582 residents have gotten free fl u
shots to date, all at socially distanced and
convenient locations.
This is double the amount of vaccines
administered during the same number of
clinics last year. These clinics are made
possible by a partnership between Montefi
ore Health System and Walgreens.
To fi nd an upcoming fl u clinic near
you, visit the Bronx section under “Outdoor
Flu Vaccination Events” at https://
www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/healthtopics/
fl u-seasonal.page.
Upcoming events:
• Oct. 25, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saint Anthony Padua Church
832 East 166th St., Bronx
• Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Saint Athanasius Church
878 Tiffany St., Bronx
• Oct. 25, 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Our Lady of Angels Church
2860 Sedgwick Ave., Bronx (Parking lot between
Sedgwick Avenue and Webb Avenue)
Note: COVID-19 testing will be available at
this event
• Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tremont Health Action Center
1826 Arthur Ave., Bronx
• Oct. 31, 10 a.m. to noon
World of Life International
830 Union Ave., Bronx
BY DOUG CLAFFEY, ENERGAGE
Communication and collaboration
are more important
than ever. Many of
us are now working from
home, using technology in
new ways. How can you promote
and strengthen crossdepartmental
collaboration
among a dispersed workforce?
Draw on these six ideas from
Energage research:
Recreate collaborationusing
tools and technology: For
folks who are accustomed to
working together face to face,
collaboration includes both
verbal and nonverbal body language.
The ability to duplicate
as much of that as possible using
tools like Zoom and GoToMeeting
is really important to
team collaboration.
Be intentional about
interdepartmental
collaboration: Because you
can no longer rely on impromptu
gatherings, establish
more formal connections between
departments. Be intentional
about it. These liaisons
will help ensure, for example,
that product development is
working with customer success
or sales. At a senior leader level,
ensuring this level of collaboration
is occurring is even more
important in a remote
work environment.
Show appreciation through
communication and
collaboration: Thank people
and acknowledge them for their
contributions. Demonstrate
gratitude in informal ways.
Show appreciation for their
work as well as for the stress
and diffi cult challenges
employees are facing.
Apply company values in
decision making: Values show
up most powerfully in how they
infl uence decision making.
This is especially true when an
organization is under stress, as
many are right now. The extent
to which values are part of the
conversation and the degree to
which employees refer to your
company values are essential
behaviors. It’s about getting out
there and being explicit about
your company values. Bring
them into decision-making
through discussion and collaboration.
Reinforce them.
Ensure employees are cluedin
to critical decisions:
Remember: communicate,
communicate, communicate!
Make sure information is
getting out to employees frequently
and through multiple
channels. Use video chats,
regular email correspondence,
and team conferences.
Employees want to feel cluedin
– but they also don’t want
to be overwhelmed. Use bitesized
communications more
frequently, rather than fewer,
more comprehensive updates.
Be sure communications are
confi dent but they not overly
confi dent. Be candid around
those topics, and share what
you know.
Encourage social interaction
among employees: You
may have employees who are
alone without the opportunity
to socialize. The inability
to interact with others is a
problem for everyone. For people
with mental health challenges
such as depression and
anxiety, isolation can add extra
stress. Check in with people
on topics outside of work.
Zoom happy hours, interest
groups, or virtual breakout
rooms are some examples.
In other words, fi nd creative
and engaging ways for people
to socialize.
Doug Claffey is the
founder of Energage, a Philadelphia
based research
and consulting fi rm that
surveyed more than 2 million
employees at more
than 7,000 organizations in
2019. Nominate your company
as a Top Workplace at
amny.com/nominate.
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