Could you use more humanity in your workplace?
(and I don't mean drama) |
This week my colleague Dana Theus hosted a discussion so we could talk about what a
pro-human workplace means, and how to make it happen. (Dana hosts a weekly online, real-time coffee break on work topics every Tuesday. What it means to have a pro-human workplace.
A few months ago Dana asked me to write a guest post for her site. Topic? the "pro-employee" organization. I shifted it to my favorite topic and talked about my vision for a pro-human workplace. I'm sure you are not
surprised.
And then... we decided to make it a coffee break topic.
In our discussion, we covered topics like the bottom
line impact of employee engagement and disengagement, when business IS personal, what being human at work means, bullying and character-based leadership among other things in our 31 short minutes. You can find the recording here.
Bonus!!
During our coffee break we talked about tips to make the workplace more
human. Much of it speaks to managers and leaders about what they can do without designing and launching a new program. Alternative? Get to know employees better without in natural ways, TMI or awkward team-building sessions. I pulled together a collection of my post popular posts with tips and tactics.
Even
if you do not hold a management position, some of the tips in these articles can help you with co-workers, your boss, or family and friends. Click here to download all 4 posts in one pdf file. (This file may download immediately. If it looks like nothing happened, look in the
folder where your downloads get saved.)
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P.S. You may have seen me ask the
question, "You're familiar with the phrase, "manager from hell," right?" Well, last week I encountered a manager from heaven. We'll talk about that person more soon. In the meantime, I'd be delighted to hear a story from you about the manager from heaven you encountered. Or, what would be on your wishlist for your ideal manager? Click here to tell me.
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About Mary Schaefer: Speaker, coach, trainer, consultant and Chief Encouragement Officer for everyone interested in their own professional development and advancement. My belief about the key to great performance at work
is empowerment. I say: "Your success and the success of those around you depends on you empowering yourself first." Click here to find out more about what this can mean for you.
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