Why You Should Reinvent Your Organization

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‘It’s time for every organization, whatever its size and scope, to profoundly and deeply examine the reason it exists, and to practice, over and over again, telling that story to every stakeholder in its ecosystem.’

‘If machines eliminate jobs, and jobs give our lives meaning, what are we going to do to keep ourselves believing that we matter?’

‘If people can’t work, what happens to our drive for community? Or our eagerness to continue?’

‘We bring our need and our talent for connection with other human beings into every aspect of our lives, including work.’

‘We bring our human need to connect with other people right smack dab into our jobs and our workplaces.’

‘It’s people at work who bring empathy, connection, magic, warmth, understanding, joy, creativity, imagination, beauty, and innovation to organizations as they build things, serve customers, and meet their mission.’

‘Toxic workplaces have myriad consequences- on profit, on the planet, and on people.’

‘It’s time for organizations to get back to basics and remember what the people who work for them need, and what the world needs.’

‘The speed of our connection moves us fleetingly from one thing to another, with very little time to think and add value by learning and growing.’

‘Creating workplaces fit for human life, and paying conscious attention to the soft stuff of people-centered leadership and culture, is not simply about making people happy at work.’

‘To help employees feel alive at work, leaders must look more closely and consider what motivates people, what makes their hearts sing, why they work, and what they dream.’

‘The only thing more expensive than an employee leaving is an employee who is miserable and stays.’

Source:

Moe Carrick (2019). Bravespace Workplace: Making Your Company Fit for Human Life

You Are Not Rejected. You Are Redirected

Life is full of rejections. When you face one, it is not about you. Rejections are about what you are selling, not about you.

Because you are more than that. No one can reject you. If you are for yourself, no one can reject you.

If you are struggling with rejections, you are not alone. Here are some quotes that you can use to overcome future rejections.

‘When you tell someone a new idea, you are looking for approval- we all are. But that doesn’t always mean you need it in order to move forward.’- Angela Duckworth

‘Sometimes a work-related heartbreak can inform your next steps in a useful way.’- Andie Kramer

‘You don’t have to accept a below-average performance review in an all-or-nothing way. You can work on critiques that resonate but call bullshit on the ones that don’t.’- Isa Watson

‘Self-reflection is useful; self-recrimination is not. You have to keep going.’- Sarah Koenig

‘A rejection in the moment feels so dramatic because it’s what is right in front of you.’- Laura Weidman Power

‘Tracking rejections can help you find informative patterns.’- Laura Huang

‘Major, heartbreaking disappointments can happen on the path to success.’- Rachel Platten

‘Doubling down on yourself and working harder than you ever thought possible can help you get through rejection.’- Rachel Platten

‘There’s more than one way to reach a goal.’- Elizabet Bell

‘When someone rejects your creative work, it just means that they can’t see a path for it. It doesn’t mean there isn’t one.’- Michelle Tea

‘Sometimes ‘no’ is just ‘not this and not yet.’- Alysia Reiner

‘Practice allowing yourself to not be perfect.’- Keri Smith

‘You don’t have to pay attention to every critique, and you don’t need to be good at everything.’- Keri Smith

‘A rejection can feel like it was your ‘one shot at success and fulfillment.’ That doesn’t mean that it is.’- Emily Winter

‘It sounds strange, but aiming for rejection can lead to success.’- Emily Winter

‘You don’t have to take every opportunity; it’s okay to reject the ones that don’t feel right.’- Sam Jay

‘Rejection might be more about the rejecters than about you. And you might just have the last laugh.’- Roz Chast

‘If you always protect yourself from rejection, you may not build the emotional stamina you will need to deal with rejection when it happens.’- Kate Manne

‘Getting rejected can lead you to take initiative in ways you wouldn’t have imagined.’- Tara Schuster

‘Pay attention to the work that brings you satisfaction- and the work that doesn’t.’- Ana Homayoun

‘In a moment of transition, take time to think about everything you’ve done workwise, even some of the work that never felt like part of a ‘career.’- Ana Homayoun

‘A mindset of ‘I’ve got nothing to lose! can be useful if it helps you to imagine new opportunities and be brave.’- Jessica Bennett

‘Sometimes it’s okay to reject an opportunity, even if everyone around you tells you that you’re crazy to turn it down.’- Unmi Abkin

‘You may fail once in a while, but that does not mean you ara a failure. Learn from your mistakes and then get right back on your path.’- Unmi Abkin

‘Behind the rejections are real people, and it’s a good idea to acknowledge their humanity.’- Pamela Shifman

Source:

Jessica Bacal (2021). The Rejection That Changed My Life: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning it Around, and Burning it up at Work.