4 lessons the pandemic taught us about work, life balance
Patty McCord served as Chief Talent Officer of Netflix for 14 years and helped create the Netflix Culture Deck.
What you need to know…
- “First of all, we learned we’re not family. This is your team.”
- “In order for people to deliver the right results, in order for people’s hard work to matter, it has to be in the context of what success looks like for your organization”
- “Teach them what the different teams do, and what they’re setting out to accomplish, then people within their own small teams, and within themselves, can figure out what excellence looks like for them.”
- We can start operating relatively independently as a whole organization because we’re all moving in the same direction. We’re now focusing on the results that matter, not the work.
- Really critically important part of making this work is communication
What self-awareness really is (and how to cultivate it)
Tasha Eurich: PhD, is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times bestselling author.
What you need to know…
- Research suggests that when we see ourselves clearly, we are more confident and more creative. We make sounder decisions, build stronger relationships, and communicate more effectively.
- The first, internal self-awareness, represents how clearly we see our own values, passions, aspirations, fit with our environment, reactions (including thoughts, feelings, behaviors, strengths, and weaknesses), and impact on others. Self-awareness is associated with higher job and relationship satisfaction, personal and social control, and happiness.
- The second, external self-awareness, means understanding how other people view us. People who know how others see them are more skilled at showing empathy and taking other’s perspectives. Leaders who see themselves as their employees do, their employees tend to have a better relationship with them, feel more satisfied with them, and see them as more effective .
- We should ask what, not why. “What” questions help us stay objective, future-focused, and empowered to act on our new insights.
Mindfulness: Headspace
Andy Puddicombe, author, public speaker and a teacher of meditation and mindfulness. He is the co-founder of Headspace
Headspace is guided meditation for everybody. Learn how to meditate, wherever you are, whenever you like. Mindfulness exercises for everyday situations all taught by Headspace’s founder, Andy Puddicombe.