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The Burnout Conversation Is A Corporate Tool To Turn Your Suffering Into Marketing8 min read · Jul 13th · A smart comment by Brian Sounders on yesterday’s article made a really good point around the four-hour workweek - that the idea of addressing burnout, mental health and wellness/mental health issues…
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These “extra days off” and “mental health resources” do not solve the problem. If you’re slammed with work, you can’t take the days off because you need to get the work done. No amount of talking to a tele-therapist will finish those iMeet logs, Excel files and PowerPoint decks all on the same damn projects that you’re stressed out of your mind trying to get done by deadline.
The cause of burnout is usually too much work, and the solution to too much work is to make sure they have more time to do their work or add more people so that they have less work to do. It’s a symptom of someone being overwhelmed by the tasks they’re receiving or the way they’re receiving the tasks, and is - that’s right folks! - regularly caused by bad management and organizational mechanisms.
Burnout is not a mental health issue, it is an organizational issue that causes mental and physical health issues.
MIT Sloan Management Review
Innovative Work Cultures Know the Difference Between ‘Leader’ and ‘Manager’4 min read · Apr 8th · Employees at all levels can be leaders in an organization that fosters a purpose-drive culture.
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an employee at any level can be a leader by taking a stand on an important issue, setting a tone, and serving as an example that others can follow.
businesses need people who will innovate and bring others along as they move the organization in new directions.
It can also mean addressing inequality or systemic challenges in how the business operates.
zoeamar
Our favourite spring books2 min read · Apr 13th · The books we're reading in spring 2021
The Guardian
The evidence is in: working from home is a failed experiment3 min read · Apr 8th · It’s not just ‘old school’ thinking – a recent study found two-thirds of workers ‘craving’ more in-person time with their teams
remote work
Forbes
Why Stakeholder Capitalism Will Fail7 min read · Apr 2nd · Stakeholder Capitalism will fail today for the same reason it failed in the 20th Century: it fails to establish corporate ‘true North’
inside.6q.io
A Traditional Manager’s Guide for Modern Leadership Styles6 min read · Mar 24th · Modern leadership is an intimidating terrain to explore without the right tools. Good thing, learning about modern leadership styles will help youA Traditional Manager's Guide for Modern Leadership…
Inc.
How Curiosity and Empathy Create Inspirational Leadership2 min read · Feb 16th · It's time to transform your corporate culture to deliver value where it really matters.
company culture
leadership
Harvard Business Review
Persuading the Unpersuadable10 min read · Feb 17th · Lessons from science—and the people who were able to sway Steve Jobs
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The New York Times
Opinion | The Science of Reasoning With Unreasonable People6 min read · Jan 31st · Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.
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Yet experiments show that preaching and prosecuting typically backfire — and what doesn’t sway people may strengthen their beliefs. Much as a vaccine inoculates the physical immune system against a virus, the act of resistance fortifies the psychological immune system. Refuting a point of view produces antibodies against future attempts at influence, making people more certain of their own opinions and more ready to rebut alternatives.
Several decades ago, when treating substance abuse problems, psychologists developed a technique called motivational interviewing. The central premise: Instead of trying to force other people to change, you’re better off helping them find their own intrinsic motivation to change. You do that by interviewing them — asking open-ended questions and listening carefully — and holding up a mirror so they can see their own thoughts more clearly. If they express a desire to change, you guide them toward a plan
Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.
odgersinterim.com
“We need to talk”: Navigating difficult conversations at work6 min read · Feb 2nd · Sarah Shaw, Partner and Head of our Education Practice, shares an article by John Raftery, Higher Education Leadership Consultant and Coach, discussing what ...
TED Talks
How to set clear work boundaries — and stick to them6 min read · Jan 14th · Work isn’t who we are, not even if we love our jobs — there’s more to us than that. Boundaries help safeguard our time, our energy and our purpose and how fulfilled we feel, says writer Jayne…
Fast Company
How to effectively give feedback to your boss2 min read · Jan 14th · Providing feedback to the decision-makers in a way that allows you to be heard is a critical skill.
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Harvard Business Review
How to Keep Your Cool in High-Stress Situations5 min read · Jan 15th · Fight and flight aren’t your only options.
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“Your challenge is very difficult. I can barely understand it. So, let me repeat to you my flawed comprehension so you can correct me.”
medium.com
Optimize Your Backlog for Innovation with These Prioritization Frameworks3 min read · Jan 4th · Whether you’re at a startups or a large company, here are some tools for planning innovation from people who know way more than me.
product management
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Ness Labs
Emotional fitness and leadership with Dr. Emily Anhalt9 min read · Jan 19th · Emotional fitness is the proactive practice of increasing empathy, mindfulness and resilience for better mental and emotional health. Dr. Emily Anhalt is the foremost expert in emotional fitness.
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linkedin.com
Leading with Purpose - Daily Questions & the E5 MovementJan 19th · Leading through uncharted waters calls for asking the right questions, and activating 5 critical “E’s” for impact. by Paul Dupuis and Marshall Goldsmith In mid-2019 the World Bank announced that 2020 was shaping up to be a year of robust economic growth around the globe.
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