Your recent posts on teams, accountability, and emotions have been incredibly useful. I've been reading your leadership tips for years. I start a new position in August -- one where I will need to attend to the work satisfaction of colleagues -- and I am not the world's most empathetic person, coming from a "just stop talking and get it done" Midwestern culture. I truly enjoy my work and it is a significant part of my identity, but I had no idea how much emotion others have invested in the work place. Personal validation, affirmation, admiration, confirmation -- all the "-ations"😂. It's exhausting to think about! But the recent posts of yours have helped tremendously to see this aspect of my job as a communication task, something I can operationalize. Thank you!
Your recent posts on teams, accountability, and emotions have been incredibly useful. I've been reading your leadership tips for years. I start a new position in August -- one where I will need to attend to the work satisfaction of colleagues -- and I am not the world's most empathetic person, coming from a "just stop talking and get it done" Midwestern culture. I truly enjoy my work and it is a significant part of my identity, but I had no idea how much emotion others have invested in the work place. Personal validation, affirmation, admiration, confirmation -- all the "-ations"😂. It's exhausting to think about! But the recent posts of yours have helped tremendously to see this aspect of my job as a communication task, something I can operationalize. Thank you!
That means so much to me to read, Mickey. I'm honored to be a part of your leadership journey. Thank YOU!