Not pay. Not perks. Not policies.
The 3 things that make employees miserable are whether they feel known, whether they see why their work matters, and whether they can tell if they're doing a good job.
The fix for all 3 costs nothing.
🎙️ At The Table Podcast, Ep 265: Miserable Employees
https://t.co/5esvHgHZg4
The best way to improve is not to focus on results. It’s to focus on habits.
27 studies: Behavior change goals are 3x more effective than outcome goals in boosting performance. Growth depends on altering the actions we can control.
A key to progress is concentrating on process.
If you have ever wanted to read through the entire Bible I would like to invite you to join me.
If you would like a free copy of my updated Two Years Through the Bible Ebook, message me how you would like me to send the free Ebook to you.
It is worth the journey,
Mark
👉 What does my team need from me right now?
Not more urgency.
Not more pressure.
But clarity.
Trust.
Accountability.
Encouragement.
That’s how healthy teams grow.
As a parent, I think this video has taught me something useful.
I recommend that you should try it on your kids, too.
I have also shared it with my wife.
Credit: joe_drummer_boy on IG.
The biggest lie leaders believe is that success comes from outcomes.
Chase results, and you’ll never feel satisfied.
Real success is knowing who you are, doing your best, and accepting what you can’t control.
Disagreement isn’t dangerous.
Silence is.
When leaders silence hard questions, toxicity grows in the shadows.
Healthy conflict isn’t risky — it’s essential.
If your team feels like there are things they can’t say, something’s already broken.
Courage + honesty = real progress.
There’s a thin line between curiosity and suspicion—and leaders cross it more often than they think.
Trust doesn’t grow in safety. It grows in use.
🎧Ep 253: Trust Must Be Exercised, At The Table Podcast
https://t.co/AhO1QyN3LO
Leadership isn't measured by how many followers you have. It's gauged by how may lives you improve.
Selfish leaders divide people to advance personal agendas. Servant leaders unite people to achieve common goals.
The best leaders are those who bring out the best in others.
George Washington’s letter to Hebrew Congregation in Rhode Island 🇺🇸:
“It is now no more that toleration is spoken of as if it were the indulgence of one class of people that another enjoyed the exercise of their inherent natural rights, for, happily, the Government of the United States, which gives to bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance, requires only that they who live under its protection should demean themselves as good citizens in giving it on all occasions their effectual support.
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May the children of the stock of Abraham who dwell in this land continue to merit and enjoy the good will of the other inhabitants—while everyone shall sit in safety under his own vine and fig tree and there shall be none to make him afraid.”
Too many people recognize their opinions as feelings, but mistake their beliefs for facts.
Closed minds hold truths to be self-evident. Open minds are willing to question even strongly held views.
Lifelong learning requires the courage to challenge our own convictions.
Think you’re communicating enough as a leader?
Think again.
New research from Stanford finds under-communication is 10x more likely to be criticized than over-communication—and it comes at a steep cost. 🧵