Linked – Attaining Work-Life Balance in an Era of Burnout
Clear, realistic expectations. Clearly defined roles. Open communication. Fair treatment.
This shouldn’t be that difficult, and yet here we are.
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Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 10 2023
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Building the Neurodiversity Talent Pipeline for the Future of Work
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Five Great Reads on Cyber, Data, and Legal Discovery for November 2023
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Managers fail at communication in hybrid and remote work– Unclear communication and managers who aren’t available to respond to remote employees will kill team engagement.
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Tell Me a Picture– Good storytelling matters at work.
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Good Way to Develop Those “Soft” Skills People Are Always on About – Train Others
If you want to challenge yourself to learn something deeply, start figuring out how you would train someone to do it. If your employer doesn’t have an opening for a full-time trainer, create some opportunities to cross-train with your team, to reach out across teams and help teach them some of your skills, or to introduce them to some new technology that is coming. The skills you develop with come in handy, and you’ll be showing off some serious leadership skills as well, something that is probably in short supply in your industry. It is in most, anyway.
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Linked – With Increased Cybersecurity Awareness, Why Does Phishing Still Work?
You have to create a culture where everyone is expected to verify information before acting, even when it’s coming from the CEO or Managing Partner.
What are you doing to create an environment where your people feel free to take the time necessary to evaluate the difference between a scam and legitimate communication and the ability to question authority in order to get more information?
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Linked – Tell Me Seven Times. No – Make that Three.
Sometimes communicating effectively feels a lot like over-communicating. Especially if your team is hybrid or remote, go ahead and over-communicate. There’s no telling how much better your team will understand what you were trying to tell them when they hear or see it a number of times.
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Failure to Communicate With Employees
How does anyone work like this? Is it possible that 95% of those working for your organization don’t even get the company strategy? Probably because 93% of them feel like they aren’t being communicated with clearly.
