Q: I’ve been talking with a lot of the other managers in my organization about how we are feeling a distinct lack of energy and drive after the difficult year we’ve experienced. We don’t want to let our exhaustion affect our ability to manage our teams, especially as we go back to the office and we’ll be together in person again. Do you have any suggestions for how we can find new energy?

A: I am hearing this from a lot of managers. Leading teams through the pandemic has proven extremely difficult in many ways—especially since we’ve not been through anything like this before, and we still don’t know all of the long-term implications of the crisis for our organizations.

According to Dan Cable, a professor of organizational behavior at the London Business School, as quoted in The Wall Street Journal, we get our motivation when we “learn, experience, experiment and explore.” He adds that it also comes when we express ourselves in creative ways, when we’re challenged, and when we find purpose and meaning in our work.

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