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Linked: Mental Health Challenges are Common – and Talking about them at Work Should be Too
As I read about various companies and hear stories from a variety of peers, it becomes obvious that there might be two mindsets when it comes to managing people. One says these are human beings and should be treated as such. The other says these are labor costs and anything I can do to get more productivity from these “tools” for less money is good for my business.
Those might seem like extremes, and they are. I’ll have more to say about these extremes in a later blog post, but if you fall on the side of seeing your people as people, take a look at the suggestions. I truly believe that even in a company that does want to recognize the importance of mental health and support employees, it is still really difficult to talk about. It shouldn’t be that difficult. Consider how we can make it more acceptable and comfortable for everyone to prioritize their mental health.
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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.
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Can I “Plus-One” your Day? Interesting Idea to Take to Your One on Ones
Admittedly I’m a few months behind on podcasts, so be patient with me as I discuss a couple of ideas that came across some of my favorites back in May that I just listened to this week. First, I want to talk about the idea of Model/Coach/Care, an approach to management discussed by Microsoft CEO…
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Shared Links (weekly) July 17, 2022
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OK at Work: Supporting Mental Health Challenges in the Workplace
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Criminals are now posing as security companies to trick you into installing malware – “If a cybersecurity company tells you to call them, it’s probably a scam”
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eDiscovery Impact of M365 Records Management– “Increasing numbers of large enterprise customers are evaluating or using Microsoft Purview’s Record Management functionality directly or through integrated partner #InfoGov platforms like Gimmal or Veritas. Recent engagements have had me elbow deep in all the new Purview information governance features. I thought I should write a high-level summary of how some of these features might impact eDiscovery downstream to add value and avoid some potential gotchas.”
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Taking a mental health day can be good for you – here’s how to make the most of one
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What the Marriott International breach teaches us about social engineering
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Linked: Employee burnout is a warning sign — about your organization
If you are seeing more and more people in your organization, or on your team, talking about stress, burnout, or just leaving, the solution is not a Zoom yoga session, or newsletter tips about how employees can better handle stress.
The problem is coming from inside the house, as they say in the movies.
