Linked: Leadership Lessons from The Great Resignation
It’s going to be hard to compete for talent if you aren’t adapting. I don’t suggest you waste much time waiting for everything to “go back”.
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Linked: Will mental health resources evaporate post-pandemic?
It just goes to show what I’ve always said, your company is not your family, it’s not even a friend, and it will always do what is good for itself first, second, and always. If something also happens to be good for you, great, but that’s never been the goal, so you have to make decisions based on what is good for you, not the company.
If you think that’s an overly negative thing to say about CEOs and upper management, go read those percentages again, and consider how many of those same people expect your loyalty, and your dedication during difficult times, without offering the same in return. Also, consider how many HR people have proclaimed themselves as being there for employees, and yet also think employees expect too much. It’s not overly negative when it’s true.
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Culture is Defined by the Worst Behavior Tolerated
I wish I could take credit for the line in the title. But, I can’t. It has, however, been rumbling around in my brain for the past couple of days since I heard John Amaechi say it on a recent episode of Adam Grant’s podcast “Worklife” (Go listen to the whole episode, it’s very thought-provoking)
In an episode about how to build an anti-racist workplace, this was the line that sort of stopped not only me, but Adam as well. And, I think it applies to much more than anti-racism.
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Linked: Five Skills That Help You Lead Remotely
I like all of Kevin’s 5 skills, but this one to me is paramount because when I’ve been part of a remote team, every single failure ultimately came back to this: “Be a flexible communicator Certainly, leaders must be good communicators. But when your team is spread hither and yon, you must be proficient and…
