Presence: Fixing culture starts with your calendar, not your office
For all the talk about more office time, in truth if we want to fix our culture it starts with our calendars not our offices.
^ADJ: A fresh perspective on how we work (or don't), how we design our work week (or don't)!
Conducting a Time Audit
Great question: “What can you learn about managing yourself from how the most effective people you know manage themselves?”
To Get More Feedback, Act More Coachable
It’s hard to say who dreads critical feedback more: the manager giving it or the person receiving it. As the receiver, it can be uncomfortable and stressful to hear that you’re not performing well. And the manager, knowing this, fears that the receiver may not react productively and therefore is likely to postpone sharing their views.
^ADJ: I can't resist, but loved this: "Keep in mind that no boss is perfect. Yes, maybe your boss could have said this more nicely or in a more insightful way or maybe they could’ve chosen a better time or place — but when you get frustrated, consider your boss’s perspective"
Take a seat: the long table is an antidote to loneliness
While some consider the long, shared dining table outdated or inconvenient, it is actually a powerful social tool!
^ADJ: Key point "The long table is an essential tool for rebuilding the ‘third places’ – communal places that are neither home nor the workplace – that are too often missing from people’s highly private 21st-century lives."
Why Does Ozempic Cure All Diseases?
Fine, the title is an exaggeration. But only a small one. GLP-1 receptor agonist medications like Ozempic are already FDA-approved to treat diabetes and obesity. But an increasing body of research finds they’re also effective against stroke, heart disease, kidney disease, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, alcoholism, and drug addiction.
Staying a Step Ahead: Mitigating the DPRK IT Worker Threat
^ADJ: Remote worker threat that I hadn't even thought about.