Class 6/7 Flashcards
kindness and care go a long way - employees are more likely to stay if they feel cared for
HR trends
What have you done to…?
build a sense of meaning or purpose in your life?
Make tough values-driven decisions?
Belonging
Transcendence
Purpose
Storytelling
4 Pillars of Meaning
Chick Fil A - closed on sundays
CVS - No tobacco
Walmart - No guns
Patagonia - sustainability
Values based decisions in practice
3 key events that have shaped your thinking about exceptional teamwork- what did it teach you?
what values to you most as a team member and what do they look like in action? -acceptance, contribution, no judgement, learning etc
Identifying your workplace values
higher purpose leads to better performance
- Best Buy - create meaning for employees and not treating them as costs to be minimized - listened to employees’ dreams and help connect dreams with Best Buy’s purpose “want to buy a house for family” - Best buy said can help you develop skills, move up in company and make dream a reality
Put purpose at the core of your strategy- creating a purpose driven organization
10k stories challenge - what do you do with your job, what impact/effect do you have? - employees whose managers communicate purpose are more proud to work there, think it’s a great place to work, don’t tend to work for work so much, inspired to strive for work, feel that work makes an impact
Communicating higher purpose raises engagement and morale
conversations: why are you here, why did you choose this job? job crafting
- defining team’s purpose
- executive coaching
- daring conversations
- peace on purpose - you can’t bring peace if you don’t hold it in your heart
purpose driven company - UN - employees join for the purpose of the UN
a sense of purpose lowers: stress, depression, turnover, absenteeism, dissatisfaction
raises: commitment, effort, engagement, empowerment, satisfaction and fulfilment
meaning
what have you done to…?
learn new things?
overcome setbacks?
challenge your belief or assumptions?
pursue hard goals?
mindset- where do you stand? (we are all a mix of growth and fixed mindset depending on different areas)
fixed vs growth mindset - fixed: we cannot change abilities, it’s in our genetics, we are a result of our environment
growth mindset- we can improve and change our abilities
growth mindset
we grow more when we believe in change
avoid challenges give up easily see effort as fruitless ignore useful criticism threatened by others
fixed mindset - ability is static
embrace challenges persist in obstacles see effort as necessary learn from criticism inspired by others
growth mindset- ability is developed
more likely to learn from mistakes
Growth mindset
What is one area/aspect of your life that you have a fixed mindset about?
advanced maths
sustained passion and perseverance for very long term goals - ties in with resilience
GRIT