Bulletin 2: Leading the Current Workforce (May 2022)

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our workforce. People with disabilities, families, and professionals have experienced incredible trauma, hardship, and sometimes innovations and learning that will have lasting impacts on our organizations and services. The pandemic and current federal priorities also call attention to opportunities for workforce investment that we haven’t experienced to date. The topics highlighted in this issue require us to lead intentionally to meet the opportunities, demands, and challenges currently facing our workforce. The articles in this issue of the Bulletin provide examples, research, evidence-based practices, practical recommendations, and resources that can help you better understand the current workforce and inform responsive leadership approaches and strategies.