Tag: Empathy
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3 things I Stole from a Therapist
And I am applying them atĀ work. Dr. Lee is a renowned family therapist. I took her courses because they offered live sessions for us to observe. I THINK YOU AREĀ RIGHT A wife complained about her husbandās lack of involvement. When asked how he saw the situation, after a long silence, the husband muttered, āI was […]
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Why You Should Get Your Teams Gifts
https://snarkyinthesuburbs.com/2016/11/14/dear-snarky-kill-me-now-because-my-office-has-12-days-of-secret-santa/ One Christmas, a boss gifted us a book on mindful leadership. āOk, so you are a mindful jerk.ā Someone quipped.Ā āI want to reciprocate with āThe Five Dysfunctions of a Teamā book.ā Joked another. Another time we received cans of artisanal Baltic sardines. Greg the vegan tweeted, āItās not personal. Itās not personal.šš»ā And those […]
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Hacks I Picked Up From Visiting a Chick-fil-a
The stories of Trader Joeās, Chick-fil-A, Zingermanās and Union Square Cafe/Shake Shack intrigued me tremendously. All these chains/restaurants are all highly successful. How successful? In 2012, Trader Joeās sold just over $2,000 of groceries per square foot. Whole Foods? About $1,200. Walmart? $600. Chick-fil-A: The company generates more revenue per restaurant than any other fast-food […]
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The Only Way I Might Survive āAIā
Be more like Alfred the Bulter, and less like Ke Jie the GO world champion. For a low skilled person like me, artificial intelligence, āAIā, will take my job away. I donāt have much hope, but I find thinking through how I might slow down this eventual death, a rather fun one. I started looking […]
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Onboarding that Feels Weird
source: https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-9048acccc06a9557ecf77523d403434f-c I want to get ahead of how new hires might feel, from day 1 and beyond. How would the new hireĀ feel? Anxious, nervous, excited, cautious, āIs this the right place for meā, āI made this significant move, and I want it to be the right oneā, āEveryone is judging me and see if […]
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Gluten-free Humility?!
I think vulnerability and empathy are the gluten-free and organic fads of the business world: āI eat gluten-free therefore I am sophisticatedly healthy.ā āI am humble therefore I am a thoughtful leader.ā And everyday, I am constantly faced with situations where I had to choose amongst being a dick, or being empathetic (?), or be […]