Shared Links (weekly) Jan 28, 2024
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Linked: How to Be a Mental Health Ally
It’s that first line that should grab your attention because so many people do not see mental health struggles as something that impacts them, or will impact them. But the numbers don’t lie. Someone you know, probably even someone very close to you, is dealing with mental health struggles as you read this. Someone you work with is doing the same themselves or supporting someone else who is.
How great would it be if we all recognized that and provided a safe place for them to talk about those struggles instead of not welcoming their voices and causing more harm?
I don’t think we can even imagine how helpful that would be because we see it so infrequently. It’s time for that to change.
Linked – Mental Health at Work: Managers and Money
When management harms the mental health of our employees, we typically respond by offering them yoga or meditation spaces or maybe a lunchtime session on stress management. We never look at the system. We offer them ways to better cope with the broken system, but we never take responsibility for what the workplace is doing to their mental health.
Shared Links (weekly) Dec 22, 2024
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Linked – Four Steps to Avoid Discovery Overload
Honestly, I think one of the most common problems I’ve seen over the years is doing these steps, but in the wrong order. “Identify the facts and recognize missing pieces Confirm what you know Interview key players Compile data for analysis” Too many people are compiling ALL the data, then figuring out the case later….
Linked: Management with intent
Being remote is different. You have to over-communicate to make sure that people are in the loop. You have to create collaboration opportunities and build camaraderie purposefully, and they can’t be team trust falls. You have to get creative about how you work together and interact.
Most of all, you have to be purposeful about it. You have to create opportunities for people to interact and allow them the freedom to create their own patterns and relationships. You have to learn how to work asynchronously so that you can have more meaningful meetings.
