Potentially the best career advice you'll hear this year:
'Your best' is what you can achieve without harming your physical or emotional health.
It is not what you can accomplish by disregarding them.
Seven phrases you'll hear in a supportive workplace:
1: That's a great idea
2: Mistakes happen, learn and move on
3: How can I help?
4: Take care of yourself
5: Let's figure this out together
Your employer can support you with:
1: Immediate time off work through personal leave and/or compassionate leave if you have tragically lost a family member
2: EAP services to anonymously speak to a mental health professional
3: Flexible work to attend community memorials
Die hard: Be adaptable.
Not many people’s KPIs include “navigate a hostile takeover in a high-rise”.
But John McClane still showed resilience, creative problem-solving and excellent stakeholder management.
The holiday: Take the break you’ve been avoiding.
These women literally had to switch continents to force a proper holiday.
Don’t be like them. Use your leave. Rest is a productivity strategy, not an indulgence.
Love actually: Communication matters.
Half of the plot could be avoided with one honest conversation.
Turns out transparency, clarity and people not whispering cryptic messages at each other would save a lot of drama. Also true at work.