All individuals and organizations are figuring out what’s next. Here are some perspectives to help you define where you are now and what you need to change to become who you want to be.

– Phil, Mel and Tim

First, know
your onions

As we all know in change, one of the first things we have to do to get from where we are to where we need to be is to surface the problem and define it. Researchers are helping with one many of us are struggling with currently. It’s called languishing…

– Mel

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Leadership is
about leading

A leader’s role includes defining how they and their teams must change to be successful in the future. Here is a biting response to a CEO’s views on remote work. The author calls out the lack of personal accountability to shift with the times and help out a struggling new team member.

– Phil

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Maybe your job
really is killing you

It’s after 10 pm, as I write this and my to-do list has more on it than when I started my day more than 14 hours ago. For many of us working from home, COVID-19 has extended our business days and many of us are working day and night, including the weekends. Maybe it’s time to rethink what work-life balance looks like before becoming a WHO statistic.

– Tim

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More than a
feeling

People bring their whole self to work—it’s all too human.

Alicia Yu’s research suggests that acknowledging people’s emotions at work builds trust. She highlights the connection between taking action and effective leadership: “The worst thing leaders can do when employees are feeling badly is to do nothing.”

– Phil

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Just a little
wave goodbye

Like many others, I do wave goodbye at the end of most Zoom and Teams calls. For me just leaving a call without a wave often feels very cold and impersonal.

Just like for an in person meeting, I would wrap it up with a handshake or a hug. Leaving a meeting with the click of a button feels a little rude.

– Tim

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