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A post about the importance of company culture by MOMiana

🧠 I’ve Been Thinking…

…and rethinking about The Big Short, which I rewatched last week. The level of corruption in our country affects everything. Acknowledging the rampant lack of integrity and compassion for others makes me more focused on helping workplaces become better-functioning communities. these workplaces can serve as models for communities at large.

🚀 Stories to Help You Drive Change

Here are my shares for this week:

SPECIAL NOTE: If you hit a paywall on any of the stories I share, go to Google Search, enter the name of the publication and something about the story (author, title, subject) to get a natural search link that usually by-passes the pay wall. And hey, if you like the publication, consider subscribing to it—that’s how they keep the good info rolling! I’m hearing some paywalls are impenetrable, so for pubs like The Wall Street Journal and the NY Times, I’ll share a bit more here for those of you without subscriptions.

  • You can probably guess which countries are the most populated, but wanna see a cool visualization? Here you go.
  • You know what I like about this story on child care for workers? While it doesn’t have a fairy tale ending, it is hopeful and shows that taking steps in the right direction can serve as a lifeboat if not a complete rescue. Shout out to Sachin Shivaram, I like your style!
  • Ah ha! This was a great insight for me. I hope it helps some of my introvert and ambivert friends out there: introverts often choose to create and host events because it gives them the opportunity to attend gatherings that work for them! Here’s more from the master of introvert success, Susan Cain with insights provided by Priya Parker. (Scroll down for the core content.)
  • How to end a meeting perfectly? Start it by making sure everyone is on board with the objective(s) to be accomplished. Note and celebrate progress and the “emotional peak” of the meeting. Wrap up with next steps, congratulations on achieving what you set out to do, and reference the emotional peak in your closing. That’s the topline, for more detail, check out this post from Fast Company (scroll to reach this content.)
  • Instead of labeling workplaces as “safe spaces,” some are encouraging “brave places.” For more on this thinking and what’s behind it, check out this story by Cristina Cala for Chief.

🦉 You Never Know… Young Adults in Crisis

We know our teens are having more mental health issues than ever before, and parental stress has been in the news too, with the Surgeon General saying we need to do more to help parents. But would you be surprised to learn young adults are in crisis too? In fact, according to this story in The Atlantic, the results of a Harvard Graduate School of Education survey on mental health in America show, “Young adults are the ones most in crisis. Even Richard Weissbourd, who led the study in 2022, was taken aback. His team found that 36 percent of participants ages 18 to 25 reported experiencing anxiety and 29 percent reported experiencing depression—about double the proportion of 14-to-17-year-olds on each measure. More than half of young adults were worried about money, felt that the pressure to achieve hurt their mental health, and believed that their lives lacked meaning or purpose.”

What can you do in the workplace to be more aware of how our younger colleagues are feeling and processing? The world is changing faster than ever before, and we need to be braver about checking in with others. Creating healthy workplaces that are safe spaces gives room for this kind of checking in and support.

🌟 Do Good Spotlight: Children with Hair Loss

Great cause! Children with Hair Loss provides human hair replacements to children at no cost. Originally, CWHL’s focus was on children fighting cancer, but have since expanded to support children with hair loss from other factors, including Alopecia, burns, Trichotillomania, and other rare diseases and disorders. They’re providing customized human hair replacement and care kits to over 600 children a year. Learn more about their hair donation programs and other ways you can provide support.

🖋 Noteworthy: Beth Granger

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Beth Granger after years of not connecting despite being members of multiple organizations. The stars aligned last week, and I am so glad they did. Her reputation is stellar and I want to share what she does with you in case her expertise can help you and your team.

Beth Granger is a consultant, professional speaker, and Exactly What to Say® Certified Guide. She helps individuals and organizations in 3 key ways: network more confidently, develop reputation reinforcing thought leadership content, and have more critical conversations in person, online, and on LinkedIn™.

LinkedIn recognizes Beth’s skills and frequently asks her to be a beta tester for features such as LinkedIn Live, LinkedIn Audio, and newsletters.

Because people are often tentative about posting “the wrong thing” on LinkedIn, Beth has shared this webinar replay “9 LinkedIn Landmines” to help combat that fear.

🎵 On a Personal Note

Relaxation tip. That is all. 😎

⏳Until Next Time…

Think about your workplace, regardless of your title or role, and give some thought to how you can make the culture better. Doesn’t have to start with a big initiative, it could be as simple as setting an intention to bring some of Marie Pawlak’s “rules” to the forefront. 

In the meantime, find the beauty and enjoy,

Niki

Niki’s Notes for Better Workplaces

Weekly news and insights on the compassionate workplace movement with commentary, spotlights on innovative companies, and not-for-profits that deserve extra love! Edited by A Better Paradigm Founder, Niki.