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I recently spoke with Lindsey Babcock, Deputy AD Internal Operations for Wake Forest University Athletics. She discussed her experience as a new hire impacted by the lockdown after only three weeks on the job. She was a new leader, with a new staff, building relationships remotely and adjusting a 100-day plan that was no longer entirely relevant. Find out how we partnered with Lindsey and Wake Forest Athletics to turn a transition into an opportunity for success.

A New Game Plan: Exploring the Rapidly-Changing Dynamics of College Athletics In our latest edition of Breakfast with Bacon, Lindsey Babcock, Deputy Athletic Director of Internal Operations, joins Doug Bacon to reflect on how Wake Fore...

When dealing with a problem, sometimes you need to get grounded and focus on the problem. Not all the noise surrounding the problem – but the actual problem. What is the real issue, and what is your role in it? What can you do to fix or alleviate it? Remember, there are some things out of our control. Don’t let what you can’t control lead to stress or anxiety.

As a leader, your team might be waiting on “permission” to move forward and out of the pandemic bubble. Yes, we are still in the pandemic, but safety precautions are in place, and we are in a much better place than we were a year ago. Now it’s time to refocus, set some goals, and strategically think about the future. Help your team focus on what’s ahead.

How do you sprint out of the pandemic? How do you move away from not just responding or reacting to the pandemic but get back to what you really are supposed to be doing? You have to stop and take a moment to refocus. What is your real purpose? You have to remember what your job used to be and then think about what it might look like in the future.