Startling Symptoms of Burnout

When many of us things about burnout, we consider the psychological and cognitive factors – fatigue, brain fog, dissociation, cynicism, perception of inequities or the lack of fairness in our work environment. A toxic workplace, uncivil coworkers, poor management, and the microinequities of insults and discriminatory โ€œjokesโ€ wear us down. With more layoffs, and news … More Startling Symptoms of Burnout

Only the Lonely (at Work)

Quiet quitting. Bare minimum Monday. Rage quitting. Remote employees are not as committed as those that work in person. ๐Ÿ˜‘ Blah, blah, blah. Or, maybe, it has nothing to do with you or trying to harm the organization. When we stop judging, talking at or about, or pointing fingers – maybe we (or managers, leaders, … More Only the Lonely (at Work)

What is Synchrony and why is it powerful at work?

Finishing each otherโ€™s sentences. A look that says volumes. Energy that positively crackles. This is not a romance story โ€“ it is what happens when a group of people develop ๐™จ๐™ฎ๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™๐™ง๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™ฎ. According to The Wharton School and University of Pennsylvania professor and author Michael Platt, when people work well together โ€“ cooperating, information sharing, and … More What is Synchrony and why is it powerful at work?

How do Leaders Accidentally Stress Out Their Employees?

Emotions are running high and employees at all levels are exhausted. Prolonged stress and uncertainty, layoffs, and work overload have led to high levels of burnout and high quit rates. However, managers and leaders have a direct effect on employee wellbeing, stress, and anxiety levels. What they see, feel, and do influences team mental and … More How do Leaders Accidentally Stress Out Their Employees?

Active Listening Requires Your Participation

“Listening is active. At its most basic level, it’s about focus, paying attention.” – – Simon Sinek Given the diversity of employees, global teams, and remote work, effective communication is critical. In research studies conducted by Graham Bodie and Debra Worthington, they assessed four listening styles: Rฬฒeฬฒlฬฒaฬฒtฬฒiฬฒoฬฒnฬฒaฬฒlฬฒ Lฬฒiฬฒsฬฒtฬฒeฬฒnฬฒeฬฒrฬฒsฬฒ โ€“ Individuals with this focus naturally connect … More Active Listening Requires Your Participation

Remote Work did not Cause the Employee Disconnection

Organizational behavior, management, professional growth, and learning opportunities can effect employee engagement. With all of our technology connecting us across global boundaries, if we cannot acknowledge the strengths, emotions, and concerns we have and cannot speak to each other as human beings, the geographical location isn’t the problem. The human connection is. So, to foster … More Remote Work did not Cause the Employee Disconnection

Building Your Psychological Safety Tool Kit

Leaders must lead by an example of ethical actions and employee support to create the culture of beliefs and norms throughout the organization. Empathetic and authentic leaders use behaviors of influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration.ย  ๐™Š๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ ๐™š๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ช๐™˜๐™˜๐™š๐™จ๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ก๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฌ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ ๐™ข๐™š๐™ข๐™—๐™š๐™ง๐™จ ๐™ค๐™› ๐™–๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ง๐™œ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฏ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™จ๐™š๐™š๐™ฃ … More Building Your Psychological Safety Tool Kit

The main reason employees left their job is –

โ€œ๐™€๐™ข๐™ฅ๐™ก๐™ค๐™ฎ๐™š๐™š๐™จ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™›๐™ค๐™ง๐™ข ๐™—๐™š๐™ฉ๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ง๐™š๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™œ๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ง ๐™ฌ๐™š๐™ก๐™ก-๐™—๐™š๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ž๐™ก๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™ค๐™จ๐™š ๐™ฌ๐™๐™ค ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™›๐™š๐™š๐™ก ๐™ง๐™š๐™จ๐™ฅ๐™š๐™˜๐™ฉ๐™š๐™™ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ง๐™š ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ž๐™จ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š๐™ž๐™ง ๐™Ÿ๐™ค๐™—๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ช๐™ก๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ข๐™–๐™ฉ๐™š๐™ก๐™ฎ ๐™ฆ๐™ช๐™ž๐™ฉ.โ€ Research reports from Pew Research Center, McKinsey & Company, and MIT Sloan Management determined that ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ด ๐˜ข ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฃ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ธ๐˜ฐ ๐˜บ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ด. Dr. Kristie … More The main reason employees left their job is –