A mid-June batch of links
Since the most recent batch of links went out, paying subscribers received a meditation on cutting the line, then some short reflections on my recent trip to Israel. This coming weekend, they’ll enjoy an essay about how I indirectly helped bring a man back to life.
Below, you’ll find a batch of links that reflect the themes of this newsletter, which are career development, community building, and self care.
Adapting to change. Good comments in this episode about how change is inevitable, and those willing to make those changes on the small-scale tend to be held on in the long run. The past few years have been full of change, and that began with and didn’t end with where you work physically, rather more holistically what we label as pressing work.
Quit Being a Cynic at Work. It’s Holding You Back. The worse thing about these people is they create a toxic workplace, setting a bad standard. The worst thing about these people is that when you ask them to quit it, they double-down on their bad behavior, citing it as necessary blowing off of steam. Tell your significant other your issue over dinner; don’t allow them seep into the workplace.
Is This The Worst 1-Word Text Message You Can Possibly Send?
While GLP-1s are a big deal, they’re not exactly new anymore. While many companies outside the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries initially mentioned how the rise of GLP-1s might affect their business, many seem to have acknowledged it and moved on.
What your sibling birth order does — and doesn’t — explain.
Gen Z Plumbers and Construction Workers Are Making #BlueCollar Cool. “Some skilled-trades influencers are so popular, they’re making more money as influencers than they do plumbing or wiring. Homeowners who’ve taken to watching do-it-yourself YouTube tutorials and attempting their own sink or ceiling-fan installations are also tuning in.”
Millennial Moms Don't Have It All, They Just Do It All.
Does Gen Z have the power to revert RTO mandates? The thrust of these articles miss the mark for me. The hope is that we can create better workplace policies to accommodate what Gen Z wants, not because they’re different or more difficult than other generations prior to them, rather because they are going to model themselves off of what they inherit. Let’s make it better now for ourselves, too.
Why the best diet for you is also good for the planet.
Female leaders face built-in career blocks from the start.
Yet glimmers of improvement have emerged, such as the flexibility in working patterns brought in by the pandemic. The adjustment has been significant for everyone. But women with greater carer responsibilities, in particular, may find that freedom to move working hours around and greater acceptance of online meetings will help meet demands on their time.
Ikea Lost $5,000 When Each Worker Quit. So It Began Paying More.
Inside monday.com’s North American HQ: when employees’ feedback on office design matters. For me, this approach completely misses the mark. People don’t want to come in to play arcade games these days, they want to find a business reason to be onsite and offsite at meetings elsewhere, then to commute home in time for their family to see them during daytime hours.
Gen Xers and boomers are giving up on hybrid work: They're either all in or out on the office.
‘Anti-Woke’ Shareholders Are Going After Corporate Boards. I don’t love the way that PR is thrown around in this story and in subsequent conversations. People should do what they believe to be right for their businesses and for their customers, and backtracking on what they have argued in the past leads to consequences for sure from customers and the public, but that’s part of running a business. No different than anything else.