Shared Links (weekly) Aug. 13, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) Aug. 13, 2023

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute
Asking for Help is a Skill You Should Learn
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Asking for Help is a Skill You Should Learn

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

What I am starting to learn, and Gary writes as well, is that asking for help isn’t a sign of weakness but it might very well be an opportunity. It’s an opportunity to connect with other human beings at a personal level, it’s an opportunity to learn from the expertise of others, and an opportunity for them to put that knowledge to good use. It’s an opportunity to use that combined skill to create a better solution than I would have created by myself.

Most of all hard problems are an opportunity to work as a team or a community, something that we all need as human beings. Whether you are anxious and need a friend to support you, or you can’t find the answer to a vexing technical issue, or you simply need some help learning a new skill, it helps to have people around.

Shared Links (weekly) July 30, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) July 30, 2023

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute
The Gap Between What Management Thinks about Mental Health and what Employees Experience

The Gap Between What Management Thinks about Mental Health and what Employees Experience

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

Leaders often throw benefits out to solve the problem, when work might actually be the problem. A great employee assistance program, health insurance that fairly covers mental healthcare, heck maybe they even threw in a few meditation app subscriptions for free. “See, we care!”

But the employee is quietly suffering from a lack of any connection to coworkers, poor communication with their boss, workplace stress, or even bullying and harassment, with no one in leadership to talk to. That’s not going to make them feel like you care.

The Important Question – What is all this Productivity For Anyway?
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The Important Question – What is all this Productivity For Anyway?

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

Which got me thinking, if we are taking vacation time, sick time, or even going with a four-day workweek because it will help us come back and be more productive workers, then why bother? Is that all we are? Does everything we do, including what we do outside of work, have to revolve around our jobs?

Shared Links (weekly) July 16, 2023

Shared Links (weekly) July 16, 2023

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute