**3. Results**

The results were framed in the context of the achieving styles of the Connective Leadership Model [1], as this model is based on a broad repertoire of behaviors or behavioral strategies. This content analysis revealed several interesting trends across the small sample. Most participants indicated that the pandemic, coupled with increased stress at work and often exacerbated by increased stress and the load induced by working at home while balancing family care, led to extreme levels of stress and risk of, if not actual, burnout. This apex of stress typically led to a set of forced shifts—many external and others that were internal. The rapid shift to remote work manifested in a wide array of implications. New technology challenges included developing new home office setups and new ways of interacting and working with colleagues and clients. Furthermore, the new reality called for a different type of collaboration.
