Possibly the most unusual advice I’ve ever received: “You shouldn’t care so much.” This TikTok sums up my thoughts after that – like, how much caring is too much, how much is too little and how much is “just right”? What should we care about? What should we not care about? What if your idea […]
Luckily, if you work in a library, all reading is work-related! 😉 I hate when people at work ask you what books you are reading for professional development. I am reading books to counteract the effects of being professionally developed. I am reading books that bring me back to being human. — ??? ???? (@OrevaZSN) […]
I was driving out to Indian Head to see my mom on Sunday and came across some guy named Kyle Buchanan on talk radio. He was talking with a psychologist about an experiment that had a surprising result – stress levels were higher in a group that had a 50-50 chance of getting a painful […]
Not really a link and definitely not fun like my usual Friday Fun Link posts. But a friend posted the below on Facebook in reaction to the suicide of an Alberta man who was about to suffer from changes to that province’s disability support program. It hit me harder than it might have for a […]
Someone recently told me about the term “Moral Injury” which is similar to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and also comes out of studies of the military. But where PTSD is about something that damages a person’s loss of sense of personal safety after a traumatic event or series of events, Moral Injury can occur when […]
I’m going to try to (roughly) put these in order but it’s a long list and so I may not get it perfect…everybody I’ve reported to at RPL in 17 years, either officially or temporarily when I was between managers (which could often be a fairly long stretch as well.) I feel lucky as I […]
@simonsinek Words may inspire, but only action creates change. When we lead with empathy and respect on our own teams, we send out ripples of positive impact that will reach far beyond our immediate circles. ? original sound – Simon Sinek
If The Only Tool You Have Is A Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like A Nail
Running an effective meeting is one of the core skills managers and supervisors need in any organization. (I don’t agree with everything in this picture but I do agree that meetings and how they are run is a reflection of your larger culture.)
