Tag: Appreciation

How To Change Your Day

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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If you don’t like what is going on in your life, then you have got to change your day.

Focus on others, not on yourself. Serve others, not yourself. That is how you are going to change your day.

‘Serving others requires a shift of focus toward the way you work, rather than the outcome of your work. It requires a shift in focus from feeling threatened or ‘under fire’ at work, to feeling challenged and useful.’

You can do it. To change your day, according to Andy Core, ‘Refuse to complain. Instead, infuse your day with expressions of appreciation and gratitude.’

‘Make it a goal to change the atmosphere in your workplace or home to one of relational strength, not stress. Remember to serve, and not shine.’

‘Settle on a set of patterns and attitudes that you believe will gain you the greatest possible fulfillments and satisfaction. And then stick with those patterns and attitudes. Don’t budge from them.’

‘Explore more of the ‘inner you.’ Choose to create an attitude that becomes the atmosphere in which you live and work.’

‘Think about mini-patterns now so you don’t have to think about it later.’

‘Decide where you need to jump in and make a change in your day.’

‘Be honest with yourself and own up to your junk hours.’

‘Take time to reflect on the way your daily behaviors produce attitudes, feelings, and ideas.’

‘Be a DO-KNOW-BE: Lasting motivation is an experiential lesson.’

‘Remember, ‘Nothing in your life gets better until your daily patterns do. But, when your daily patterns get better, everything gets better.’

Source

Andy Core (2014). Change Your Day, Not Your Life: A Realistic Guide to Sustained Motivation, More Productivity, and the Art of Working Well

Unlocking The Power Of Purpose In Your Organization

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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‘Business leaders must never forget what a good working environment can do for people. When that work is dignified, challenging, and connected to purpose, it allows individuals to become a better version of themselves.’

A good working environment is a happy place. It is a place where people are not afraid to fail, to make mistakes. It is a place where dreams are born.

‘Leaders can future-proof their company by focusing on employee experience. Work is not just a place to get wrung out so that we have nothing left for our real home.’

Employee experience is not about productivity. It is not about what they do. It is about how they feel about themselves. It is also about how you make them feel.

‘To make work work– be it the literal, physical space or the cultural spirit- leaders must remember that work is a virtual home. It’s a place of learning and growth, community and connection, meaning and purpose and value.’

Work is sacred. It is spiritual. Work means self-expression. Work is not what people do. Work is how people express who they are. If people can’t grow, they will leave you.

‘Create an environment where people feel they belong and have purpose.’

People know what is right for them. They know what is not right for them. If something is not right, or does not feel right, you will see it in how they do what they do.

‘Seek to understand the strengths and aspirations of your people– and empower each one to put them to use!’

You can’t work with people you don’t know. To know them, you must first understand where they are coming from.

‘Listen to your employees and what they’re telling you.’

Listening is not about what you are hearing from your people. It is not about what your people are telling you. Listening is about what they are not saying. To hear everything, you must pay attention to them. You must be there. Be present. Ask questions.

‘A culture of learning, upskilling, and reskilling provides the agility needed to survive and thrive.’

Learning is an opportunity to know more about your subject. It is an opportunity to work with other people, to learn from others, to share knowledge. It is an opportunity to let go of what is no longer serving the organization.

‘When you understand purpose and vision, you crush obstacles in your way- because you can see them.’

When people know why they are doing something, they will make it happen, no matter what.

‘Help employees find their most effective working style and everyone wins.’

‘Appreciation is not just a reward. It’s also saying: I value you. I see you. I am glad to have you in my community. You belong here. We like having you here.’

People don’t need more work. They need more love. If you want them to do more work, then show them more love.

Recognition is about what you do. Appreciation is about who you are.’

People want to be appreciated. If you want it to make sense to them, do it from your heart.

Source:

Jill Popelka (2022). Experience Inc.: Why Companies That Uncover Purpose, Create Connection, and Celebrate Their People Will Triumph