Simplest workplace principle: Assume positive intent https://t.co/oETjmMqDjL. Who would have thought that talking to someone might solve issues in a workplace?
5 takeaways from the greatest commencement speech of all time https://t.co/68XGQvnZuZ. Something to reflect upon during the great annual spring commencement season.
“I’ve never really liked my personality, and other people don’t like it either,” @olgakhazan admits. Here’s what happened when she attempted to change it. https://t.co/0s6nFIoNvn
“A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.”
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.
Why Do Poor People Stay Poor? by @dollarsanddata https://t.co/rJOI70AOvD Want to change the world? Focus your efforts on improving those suffering from poverty.
In 1665, Cambridge University closed because of the plague. Isaac Newton hadto work from home. He discovered calculus and the laws of motion. It's not all bad...
When leading transformational change, remember that the effort required is Sisyphean in character. Every day starts by rolling a rock up hill only to have it roll back down ready for you to roll it back up the next day.
The hardest part of learning or doing something new is not embracing the new but first learning to let go of the old. When looking to change an organization focus initially on how to let go of the old with respect and dignity.
"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." Bertrand Russell. COVID-19 has forced a big question mark on our assumptions and daily practice of teaching and learning.