"What to Do When You Want to Give Up" with Simon Sinek
What gives us the courage to keep going when we want to give up? It’s the people around us. This Mindset Moment is a reminder that courage is external. Knowing that someone has our back is enough to get us past the seemingly impossible.
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH: "How Leaders Can Show Their Employees Gratitude" by John Hall
“Cultivate the habitof being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson. Here is how leaders can show their employees gratitude.
But, that’s just scratching the surface. “[Gratitude is] going to make your business more profitable, you’re going to be more effective, your employees will be more engaged—but if that’s the only reason you’re doing it, your employees are going to think you’re using them,” saysSteve Foran, founder of the program Gratitude at Work. “You have to genuinely want the best for your people.”
Moreover, it can cultivate an emotionally intelligent and empathetic workplace. As a result, you’ll be able to attract and retain top talent, customers, and investors.
So, if you’re ready to transform your workplace and life, then it’s time to express your gratitude. And, here’s how you can effectively show you appreciation.
Touch base early and often.
“While regularly taking time to say hello to employees and check in with them might seem like an unnecessary drain on your productivity, these interactions are actually valuable points of connection for your employees (and for you),” write Kerry Roberts Gibson, Kate O’Leary, and Joseph R. Weintraub for HBR. “They prevent your staff from feeling invisible.”
“One of the employees in our focus groups told us that simply hearing ‘Good morning’ or ‘How are you?’ from his department manager would have been as meaningful as formal recognition,” the authors add. “If you create routines that allow your employees to share stories with you about what they’re doing or working on, you can make them feel ‘known’ by you — and stay in the loop on what’s happening within your organization.”
When You Start to Miss Tony from Accounting a Hidden Brain Podcast
If you’re one of the 40 percent of Americans now working from home, you might be reveling in your daily commute to the dining room table. Or you might be saying, “Get me out of here.” Economist Nicholas Bloom joins us from his spare bedroom to ponder whether working from home is actually working.
