👌💪People do well if they can.🪄❤️ IT'S SKILL NOT WILL! This is something that really resonated with me while listening to my friend Mel Robbins podcast (those listening to her podcast know why she is my friend Mel 🫣🤣). In a recent episode, she talked with Harvard psychologist J. Stuart Ablon, PhD about how our actions often aren’t about motivation but about the skills we’ve developed (or haven’t had the chance to develop yet). It reminded me of so many things we learn in leadership trainings, at university, and even in the work we do now. This idea hit home especially after the keynote I gave last week for a multinational company. The topic was motivation in remote and hybrid teams. But my message went beyond motivation. It’s not that people don’t want to work well in these environments—it’s often that they haven’t been given the skills to thrive in them.💪👌 😵💫🤓Think about it: How do you run a productive virtual meeting? How do you foster a sense of connection across screens? How do you manage asynchronous communication effectively? And let’s not forget, how do you navigate working alone at home without feeling isolated? These are not skills most people are taught—and they’re so much more critical now than ever. What do you think? Are we investing enough in skills for hybrid work, or are we falling into the trap of assuming people will “figure it out”? 💬
Ex Senior Lecturer at Åland U of AS
2dNo, but you have showed how to do it properly!