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ISSUE 824 - May 27, 2020 |
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Why Trust at Work is a More Precious Commodity Than Ever |
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When it comes to creating an inspiring workplace culture, trust is paramount. When trust in the workplace goes awol stress increases, productivity slumps, honest communication is stifled, and creativity and innovation collapses when you need it the most. And yes, work becomes far less fun. In fact, work can become a soul-sucking, fun-sucking Dilbert-like quagmire! And with so
much uncertainty, and with so many employees still working at home for the first time, trust is a more precious and fragile commodity than ever.
- Be extra cautious about what words and behaviors might be eroding trust right now and what you need to do to maintain trust with your colleagues and customers.
- Talk about the "trust factor" and how your team is managing it: Have a frank conversation about trust in your meetings and during your one-on-one discussions with your supervisor.
- Communicate relentlessly to maintain trust, but establish parameters and guidelines around how you communicate (Do I REALLY need to answer my boss's text on a Sunday evening?)
- Be even more intentional about being relationship-focused, not just task-focused.
- With people working from home, shift to measuring outcomes, not time.This is a big shift for many, but it's something effective leaders have done for years.
- Don't abandon your employees or colleagues - make sure they have the support they need.
- But...don't micromanage them either! If you catch yourself thinking, "How do I know what my employees are up to every minute of the day?" I'd challenge you with this thought: "Did you know what they were up to every minute of the day before all this?"
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Mike's Fun at Work Tip |
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Thank you Bren de Leeuw from the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium for passing along this idea. It's a weekly challenge that gets passed from person to person via email so that remote/field workers can feel connected to the main office employees and everyone can learn a bit more about one another. Whoever leads the challenge on a given week chooses who takes the lead for the following week.
The weekly challenges have included, "Best song ever?"; "What games do you like to play?"; "Share a photo of yourself from high school" and "Most watched TV show?".
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Quote of the Week |
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“How different our world would be if collaboration triumphed over competition every time.” David Guthro
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It's a Wacky World |
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I'm not sure whether to be shocked that June is almost here or wonder what the heck took it so long? Regardless, the June theme days are up on the website, including such notables as:
June 1: TGIM! (Thank God It's Monday!)
June 2: Leave the Office Early Day
June 4: Hug Your Cat Day
June 6: Companies That Care Day
June 13: World Bike Naked Day
June 18: Recess at Work Day
June 19: Take Back the Lunch Break Day
June 20: Hike With a Geek Day
June 23: Eat at a Food Truck Day
June 26: Drive Your Corvette to Work Day
June 29: PLEASE Take My Children to Work Day
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Resilient, Inspiring Workplace Cultures: Why Workplace Culture Will Matter More Than Ever! Please join me for this idea-packed presentation on how to intentionally build a rocking workplace culture for the good, bad, and yes, even downright ugly times. Thursday, May 28, 11:00 MST/1:00 pm EST.
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