We are desperate to do good work.
We also hardly get acknowledged for what we did right.
Too often we inflate our own contributions, while diminishing the other party’s.
Goodfinding is a posture. It’s unnatural but healthy. If we’re intentional about goodfinding to counter all the existing blaming, heaven would be brought to earth.
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Proactive communication about project details can help save everyone’s time by avoiding further back-and-forth and confusion:
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Many of us consume information online, not realizing it may be completely distorted by a vocal minority that generates almost all of the content.
The ‘90-9-1’ rule suggests that 90% of users only ‘lurk’ or read content, 9% reply or repost with occasional new contributions, and only 1% frequently create new content.
Before believing what they write, be clear about their agenda. Everyone wants your money and attention.
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‘Shteig’ is a Yiddish word which means ‘climb.’ The spirit of the word refers to growing, exerting effort, moving forward, and gaining ground—not materially, but intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.
We inspire each other to Shteig.
Challenges are relentless and ubiquitous, so no point in running away or hiding from them.
The Universe is generous about challenging us to bring out the strength within, not to weaken us.
Today it’s efficiency over innovation. We ignore innovation knocking at our door by ‘just doing our job.’ Narrow focus at the cost of big picture results in missed opportunities for innovation.
In the coming era, we must figure out a way to balance both. Or lose out.
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Dysfunction in the workplace can unravel us. Resentment grows when we feel unappreciated, creativity and initiative are discouraged or suppressed, where advancement is linked to factors other than merit, and where short-term financial benchmarks are valued over long-term vision and purpose.
Thriving partnership, when it can be pulled off, is one of the most fulfilling wonders of humanity: combining complementary talents and skills, cooperating in pursuit of common goals, relinquishing immediate visceral pleasures to attain more enduring rewards, creating a collective enterprise that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Building relationships is a dying art.
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Career trajectories tend to have a bell-shaped curve.
At the peak, we get to choose whether to roll down or leap to the next curve.
We decide for ourselves when we’ve reached our prime. Our best days are still ahead of us.
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Position of power brings with it a scepter.
These scepters are so effective that a single wave can build or break a person.
If not intentional about building and nourishing them, we’re risk their demise by our own hands. The strength of the team is each individual member.
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Delighting customers is something any wise professional strives for.
Wrought over those on the other side of the wall, we tend to overlook those whom we encounter in our day-to-day work. The darkest place is under the candle.
If they’re human, they’re mine.
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