We converse with others to learn what they know — their information, stories, preferences, ideas, thoughts, and feelings — as well as to share what we know while managing others’ perceptions of us.
[When we ask more questions, we] are perceived as higher in responsiveness, an interpersonal construct that captures listening, understanding, validation, and care.
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It’s easy to roll your eyes at the phrase “the Power of Kindness,” when it sounds like a catchphrase from a children’s cartoon. Fortunately for us adults out here in the working world, it’s a real thing. In this research backed article by the Harvard Business Review, three real-life benefits of the Power of Kindness (no sparkles or rainbows required, but optional!) give some great food for thought about how to handle this unstable and isolating time of remote work, social distancing and uncertainty.
Now more than ever, this is something we all should be thinking about and doing. Here’s the science behind it all:
In this brief article written by Celia Swanson, former executive Vice President of Walmart, she discusses her past management experience with a very toxic workplace situation that fell under the radar for her for quite some time. She outlines what went wrong and how to (as well as who can) step up and work toward resolving the situation before it may be too late.
Source: Are You Enabling a Toxic Culture Without Realizing It?
If there is one thing that makes the job hunt awkward, it’s money and how to handle the conversation of wages and salary. Fortunately, or perhaps, unfortunately, this is a shared awkwardness. While this means that we’re not alone in this struggle, it also may mean that learning to adequately market your abilities is also challenging. Here’s some advice for what to stop doing right now, and how to handle future conversations more effectively.
While meditation, yoga, and mindfulness are great tricks to have up your sleeve, they’re not going to be the cure to your burnout. Sure, they’ll alleviate the strain for the moment in practice, but they won’t solve other issues that may require some at-work adjustment. Doctor Linda Girgis makes some great points here as she speaks about what contributes to this critical problem and what can be done about it.
Source: Meditation, yoga, and mindfulness aren’t going to solve physician burnout
When you think of someone who is engaged with their work — who has a clear sense of purpose and feels safe and confident in their role — what do you picture? Someone who works on a team, or alone? Does the person have one job, or two? How often does she work remotely, if at all? And does having a pet somehow factor in?
Marcus Buckingham, the head of People + Performance research at the ADP Research Institute, and Ashley Goodall, the senior vice president of leadership and team intelligence at Cisco, have answers to these questions. They’re based on a survey of more than 19,000 workers across the globe.
This lighthearted video discusses the composite findings of a their study.. “Barbara,” their fictitious most-engaged-worker, is built up of all of the variables that the study found to be present in the most highly engaged workers. What can we learn from this “Engagement Wonder Woman?” It may surprise you…..
In a study done by Leadership IQ, CEO, Mark Murphy and his team followed 20,000 new hires during their first three years of employment.
The results were startling: 46% of the participants failed in their job during the first 18 months due to ATTITUDE. Read on to learn more about why and what your organization can do to have better results.
I love this post from world-renowned entrepreneur, best-selling author, and innovator Josh Linkner. What a great idea! (Wish I had known about that many years ago!)
What can you reimagine today?
Source: Reimagine – Josh Linkner
This is tomorrow. Watch it if you can.
Source: Why Is the US Death Rate Rising? Dr. Sanjay Gupta Looks at the Deadly Effects of Despair