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As professionals, we often hear that being "professional" means controlling our emotions, maintaining a neutral facade, and staying detached. But I can't help but wonder—who benefits from this detachment? Is it really a sign of professionalism, or are we simply playing into a system that values productivity over humanity?🤔 Think about Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times—his character being consumed by the gears of industry, becoming part of the machine. 🏭 It’s not too far from what many of us experience in the workplace today. We’re expected to function like machines—focused, unfeeling, efficient. But in doing so, are we losing something fundamentally human? Of course, there’s value in managing our emotions at work, especially in high-pressure environments. But does that mean we should suppress them entirely? Or is there a space for vulnerability, empathy, and authenticity in professional life that we’ve been conditioned to ignore? Are we really more “professional” when we detach, or are we just conforming to a capitalist expectation that turns people into cogs? ⚙️ I'd love to hear your thoughts: Do you believe controlling emotions is a key part of professionalism? Or do you think it’s more of a social and economic expectation we’ve internalized?💬 #WorkCulture #Professionalism #EmotionalIntelligence #ModernWorkplace #Capitalism #HumanityAtWork #Leadership #CharlieChaplin #Thoughts #Innovation

🚨The Toxic Corporate Truth No One Talks About!💼 🗣️Ever noticed how the corporate world works? 🤯 First, two colleagues go head-to-head, trying to outdo each other: Tensions Rise, Arguments Flare, and Egos Clash. 🔁And then what happens? 🤝 They shake hands and act like nothing ever happened – almost like they're best friends. But here's the kicker: 👉You, trying to do the right thing, take a side or voice your opinion. 🗣️If you side with either of them, you end up being the villain. 🙌Suddenly, you're the odd one out, your relationships get strained, and you’re left wondering what just happened. Meanwhile, they move on, happier than ever. 🎯 So what's the takeaway? If you are in corporate, it's better to: ✅Stay neutral.  ✅ Let them fight their battles.  ✅Watch from the sidelines, offer your views lightly, and never take things personally. ✨ At the end of the day, it’s all just part of the game. ♻️So keep it light, maintain your peace, and enjoy the show. 👉 Focus on what really matters—your growth, your peace, and your values. ✨ 💬 Have you ever witnessed this? Let’s hear your story! 👇 #CorporateLife #OfficeCulture #WorkplaceWisdom #StayNeutral #Leadership #WorkplaceDrama #CorporateTruth #WorkCulture #ProfessionalGrowth #Mindset #LinkedIn

Yesterday, it was a joy sharing ways we can rethink #resilience with my dear colleagues who inspire me. Creating a more expansive definition of resilience, based on the discoveries of modern behavioral science, rather than falling for popularized, trait based versions can help us co-create work environments that embody trust and psychological safety. If you are a leader striving to build this kind of work culture, use your influence to help those you serve renegotiate their ideas about resilience and work collectively to build habits, mindsets, and behaviors that drive connection and camaraderie. This isn't just feel good stuff, it's based on what we know helps humans flourish within complexity. Sponsored by Halls menthol and Smart Water! #mentalhealtheducation #workbasedlearning

🌟 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭-𝐢-𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞: 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 🌟 This week, our founder Kay Woodburn tackles a thought-provoking question from our LinkedIn community: "𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 "𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭-𝐢-𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞" 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬?" Kay reveals the game-changing concept of Gritt-i-tude, a unique blend of grit and attitude that's reshaping how we think about resilience in professional settings. Unlike conventional methods, Gritt-i-tude operates at a deeper, unconscious level through 18 powerful belief systems. 🔑 𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕: 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒕-𝒊-𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒔𝒏'𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆; 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒖𝒕. In the video, Kay shares a practical example of how adopting a Gritt-i-tude belief can instantly shift your perspective and behavior in challenging situations. Imagine the impact this could have on your team's performance and well-being!  𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨 to unlock the secrets of Gritt-i-tude and learn how it can revolutionise resilience-building in your organisation. #ResilienceAtWork #LeadershipDevelopment #GrittyPeople #ProfessionalGrowth #HRInnovation #MindsetShift

WHAT DO ELEPHANTS AND VAMPIRES HAVE IN COMMON? What do elephants and vampires have in common? They will both sabotage your team if you let them. Elephants in the room are the issues that you have not addressed, and they will stomp on your morale and teamwork if you don’t address them. Energy Vampires are the people that suck all the positivity out of your culture, and they drain your time, team and energy. Too often leaders ignore the elephants in the room and energy vampires on the team and as a result the issues, problems, and negativity only get worse. The key is to identify your elephants and discuss them and confront your energy vampires and transform or remove them. Both require you to have difficult but necessary conversations! And here in lies another challenge. Too often we avoid difficult conversations and that’s why we don’t deal with the elephants or vampires. We avoid conversations and conflict that make us feel uncomfortable. We also avoid them because we don’t know how to adequately have these conversations. These reasons are precisely why Amy P. Kelly and I wrote Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to be Difficult. We created a STAR3 Model to have difficult conversations that will make your conversations easier and your team whole lot better. While you still may feel uncomfortable at first when implementing the model, we have found that the model gives you confidence to move through the fear, embrace the discomfort, and grow in the process. After all, discomfort leads to growth if we step out in faith, utilize smart strategies, and take action! So you don’t have to get the garlic and wooden stakes to take care of your vampires and there’s no need to harm elephants. We love them! They actually provide an opportunity to utilize the strategies in the STAR3 model to have growth conversations that will make you and your team stronger and more unified than ever! You can read Difficult Conversations Don’t Have to be Difficult now before it comes out next week by preordering it now and joining our launch team (you'll also receive a free downloadable Action Plan and other bonus resources). Go to https://lnkd.in/gk-uuYxV to order the book and sign up! - Jon

In a world often preoccupied with the bottom line, let’s draw inspiration from the whimsical: just as a tiny figure adorned with petals captures our fancy, the TEACH and THRIVE values infuse our workplaces with a joyful prudence. TEACH with a Touch of Whimsy: 🤝 Trust: The unexpected charm of a miniature friend is akin to trust within a team—it transforms the mundane into magic, making challenges a shared adventure. A foundation of trust, fostered by effective leadership, is instrumental in achieving organizational profitability. 👍 Empowerment: Empowerment bestows creativity with wings, allowing ideas to soar and thrive. It fosters innovation and autonomy, aligning personal drive with organizational goals. 🤩 Accountability: Accountability, much like our tiny figure's friendly gaze, can be approached with a smile, harmonizing personal responsibility with business tools and practices that ensure integrity at every level. THRIVE in the Dance of Efficiency: 💫 Transformation: Transformation melds efficiency with empathy in a deliberate dance, echoing the sentiment that true change is participatory, not passive. 💓 Health: Just as flowers need the right conditions to bloom, so too does an organization's health flourish in a supportive work environment—one that caters to the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of its team. 🚀 Vision: Our future vision, much like a whimsical totem, should ground us while encouraging us to dream big. A compelling and clear set of goals can inspire and steer a company towards its desired horizon. As we navigate the dance of business, where precision meets play, we must not lose the whimsical lightness that enriches our earnest efforts. With the small, green emblem of renewal as our muse, we endeavor to merge practical wisdom with a playful heart, championing authenticity alongside authority. As the first quarter draws to a close, if this synergy of efficiency and empathy, of productivity peppered with playfulness, resonates with you, let's take this dialogue forward. Connect with me, and together, we’ll uncover how a whimsical heart can be the catalyst for profound results. #TEACHtoTHRIVE, #efficiency #empathy

Strengths. We all have them. But do you fundamentally know yours and those that sit within your organisation?⠀ By being curious about your people, you can uncover what helps them to flourish - in work and in life. Getting to know those inherent strengths that exist within your organisation provides a common language and enables your people to be more engaged at work through improved performance. The key is to build on those positive personal attributes that you already have, and learn how to play to the unique combination of strengths that already exist. ⠀ ⠀ Identifying, unlocking, and nurturing the potential from within is not just good for your business but good for your people too. To see how we can help, book a free demo with us today https://buff.ly/3W4DczC #everyonematters #growthmindset #playtoyourstrengths #positivepsychology #peopleleaders

🍊📘 Exciting Insights from "The Orange Frog" by Shawn Achor! 📘🍊 Quick read! Thanks to Dennis Cooley for giving me a copy and encouraging me to dive in (get the pun there!) In the enlightening book "The Orange Frog," 🐸 Shawn Achor takes us on a unique journey blending happiness and success in the workplace through an engaging parable. He does a great job blending the science with the practice through an introspective, yet brief, story. This story centers around Spark, an orange frog in a pond of green frogs, who teaches us powerful lessons about positivity, resilience, and the impact of our mindset on our environment. Yup, all important skills for leaders! In other words, how to be a leader in a challenging and changing world. Some important insights: 😁 Happiness Leads to Success: Achor demonstrates that happiness is a precursor to success, not the other way around. By adopting a positive outlook, we can enhance our productivity, creativity, and engagement at work. Only you can control your attitude! ♒ The Ripple Effect: Just like Spark's orange hue stands out, our positive behaviors can influence those around us, creating a ripple effect that enhances the overall work culture. Misty portrayed that in her restaurant. 📈 Adaptability and Growth: The book emphasizes the importance of adapting to change and challenges, showing that our response to adversity can lead to growth and opportunities. Some of the frogs were stuck (another pun!) 👥 Collaboration and Teamwork: "The Orange Frog" illustrates how teamwork and collaboration are bolstered by a positive work environment, leading to better outcomes and more innovative solutions. Not just cooperation, but collaboration. Achor's blend of storytelling and psychological research provides an accessible and transformative approach to increasing happiness and productivity in the workplace. Whether you're a leader looking to inspire your team or an individual seeking personal growth, this book offers valuable insights into making positivity a habit that can lead to lasting success. #TheOrangeFrog #ShawnAchor #WorkplaceHappiness #ProfessionalGrowth #PositivePsychology

🌟 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs – A Guide to Growth and Fulfillment 🏔️ This vibrant illustration captures Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, a timeless framework that explains human motivation and development. From the foundation to the pinnacle, here's a detailed look: 1️⃣ Physiological Needs 🍎🏠: The base of the pyramid represents essential survival needs like food, water, and shelter. These are the building blocks of life. 2️⃣ Safety Needs 🔒🛠️: Once survival is ensured, people seek security—physical safety, financial stability, and protection from harm. 3️⃣ Love and Belonging ❤️👨👩👧👦: Relationships, connections, and a sense of community become key motivators. Family, friendships, and companionship drive this stage. 4️⃣ Esteem Needs 🏅🚘: Recognition, self-respect, and a sense of accomplishment take center stage. This is about building confidence and achieving goals. 5️⃣ Self-Actualization 🧘♂️🏆: At the peak, people strive to reach their full potential—whether it's personal growth, creativity, or making an impact on the world. 💡 Takeaway: This framework is not just for personal development but also relevant to leadership, workplace dynamics, and customer needs. Whether you're building a brand, nurturing a team, or pursuing individual growth, understanding these layers can guide you to success. 🚀 #HumanNeeds #MaslowsHierarchy #MotivationTheory #PersonalGrowth #PsychologyInsights

Let's talk about small ways we can create better #connections with people. ❤️ Value People Daily: If you don’t like someone, respect them, or believe they have value, it is a barrier to YOUR success with them. You can’t dislike others and build them up at the same time. Find the worth in every person you meet! 🌈 Be Valuable To Others: Make yourself better so you have more to give. Invest in your growth, learn something new and strive to be the best version of yourself every day. Use these skills to put good out in the world and be OF Service. 🌀 Practice Empathy: Empathy is a powerful connector. Sometimes the best thing you can do is simply be present, show up, and listen to understand someone's perspective, especially when things are tough. This builds trust and better relationships. 🌟 Be A Giver: Want more for people than you want from them. Shift your focus from what you get to what you give. Kindness, support and generosity go a long way in valuable connections. 🔥 Be Consistent: Believe the best about people, make sure your actions and words match. Be present, show up- even when you don't want to. ⛄ Create Relationships: Create memories, moments, and experiences. Meet and spend time with people. Think positively and see more than others do. Surround yourself with people who lift you up, challenge you and inspire you to be better. What would you add to this list? Comment below- let's build better workplaces together. #Leadership #LearningAndDevelopment #TalentManagement #Culture #Empathy #ToxicWorkplace #HR