Linked: Why Banning All Wednesday Meetings Saved My Employees from Zoom Fatigue and Burnout
“A full day of uninterrupted working time has been a tremendous productivity win.”
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The Workplace Disconnect Around Burnout
“Take time for self care, do some yoga, here’s a fun event we scheduled for you, but we still expect you to get 50-60 hours worth of work done this week.”
That’s a hell of a message.
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Linked: Warning – They’re Always Listening To You
Lee Rosen has an important reminder for all managers.
“It takes a while to fully appreciate that the stupid crap we say all day has an impact. We know we’re just talking, but the folks who work for us think it all matters. We’re the boss.”
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Quick Thought – If You Never Admit to Not Knowing Something, Do You Know Anything?
Was having this conversation with a coworker recently, about the importance as a trainer or a consultant and admitting when you don’t know the answer to a question. It’s a pretty common discussion in the training world, where you want to know as much as you can, obviously, but sometimes a question will come up…
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Career | Links | Mental Health
Linked: Time to end workplace stigma of mental health treatment for employees
Annalise describes a fairly typical situation, and what goes through our minds when we try to decide whether to say anything at work: “Let’s take something as simple as, theoretically: “My therapist is booked because demand is so high. I need treatment but they only have morning appointments available.” That may wrack your employee with…
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Don’t be Fooled, There’s a Good Chance AI Will not Just Augment Your Work
Look, it’s going to take some time, but eventually, it’s coming. We’ve only begun to have conversations around things like Universal Basic Income, or free healthcare, and restructuring the economy. Many, if not most, people are against these things, because they don’t fit with the current world, and frankly, if I thought the world was going to stay the same, I might agree that some of these ideas are probably taking things to far. But, what are we going to do when we simply don’t need as many workers? What does society looks like when AI is doing a lot of the economic work, and 1/3 maybe even 1/2 of the population of any country isn’t needed for work any more?
