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Wisdom Wednesday – Empathy at Its Foundation Includes Curiosity

Whereas other specialists know one subject deeply, one of the single best things about (most) librarians in my view is that we tend to be people who have a shallow but wide knowledge about a massive range of topics – politics, technology, pop culture, science, religion – and that curiosity about the world and other […]

Posted 26 June 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Wisdom Wednesday – The Best Follow-Up Question A Manager Can Ask

@pursuitofhappening The best follow-up question a manager can ask an employee who comes to them with an issue or a question is… “Are you bringing this to me… 1) for me to do something about it, 2) for me to give you advice, 3) or just for me to listen?” #Inverted #manager #employee #corporateculture #goodbosses […]

Posted 22 May 2024 § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – For A Culture To Change, Leaders Modeling The Desired Behaviour Is The Only Thing That Works

I’m reminded of a former colleague from when I worked in the HR unit who said “What makes you think leaders *want* a healthy workplace culture?” @theclwill Talk of Culture change is just Noise #leadership #leadertok #management #culturechange ? original sound – Chris Williams – Chris Williams

Posted 08 May 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Managers Trying To Keep Employee Morale Up

Head and shoulders, knees and toes… @corporate.snark #workhumor #corporatehumor #workmemes ? original sound – Corporate Snark

Posted 24 April 2024 § Humour § Jobs § Library § PopCulture § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – “You Lead People and You Manage Things”

I’m also shocked at how many people in high level positions think their job is to manage people.

Posted 03 April 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – 21 Clear Signals of a Great Leader

I agree with pretty much all of these… I’m obsessed with great leadership. But when I was young, I wasted years and opportunities not knowing what great leadership looked like. Learn from my mistakes. 21 clear signals you have a great leader: pic.twitter.com/SIumNeomV2 — MATT GRAY (@matt_gray_) March 24, 2024

Posted 27 March 2024 § Jobs § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Four Signs of Enabling and How To Stop

Good article – worth a read…

Posted 20 March 2024 § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – “This was the future at one point. Let’s use all this cool tech we have to make people’s lives easier, more fulfilling, and safer.”

Two months ago, my fully remote job of 3 years began a campaign to bring all employees back to office. This confused me, as I was originally hired to be fully remote. I lost that status because we recently moved into a temporary apartment while we shop for our first home. 1/ — Jauwn (@Jauwnio) […]

Posted 14 February 2024 § Internet § Jobs § Technology § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Wisdom Wednesday – Other People’s Strengths Are A Complement, Not A Threat

My first boss in libraries told me how important it was to have a team that had varied backgrounds and skill sets. “Everybody thinks it would be better to have a bunch of underlings who were just like them but that’s the worst thing you could have.” (Of course there was some irony that two […]

Posted 24 January 2024 § Jobs § Library § MemoryLane § Wisdom Wednesday ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Wisdom Wednesday – Morbidity and Mortality Conferences

I just finished a book called “The Big Fail: What The Pandemic Revealed About Who It Protects and Who it Leaves Behind” which is a fairly even handed look at the Covid pandemic, three years after it began, by the same journalists who wrote “Smartest Guys in the Room” about the Enron scandal. This book […]

Posted 10 January 2024 § Jobs § Library § Wisdom Wednesday § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,