In the days following the attacks of September 11th, 2001, John Feal worked at Ground Zero to help clear away rubble and debris left by the felled buildings. During the cleanup, an 8,000 pound steel beam fell on John's foot. John suffered through septic shock, gangrene and dozens of surgeries. He survived the injury, but … Continue reading How to Become an Extrovert in 3 Easy Introductions
Working Out Loud
Whoops, I Made a Mistake, That’s All!
I was embarrassed. I wanted to bury my head in the sand. A song from my childhood ran through my head all day. Trying to find a moment of rationalization, or maybe justification, the lyrics made me feel better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB3fi7opDBc I had just made a post on a site for Yammer network administrators. Using Yammer … Continue reading Whoops, I Made a Mistake, That’s All!
5 Easy Rules of Yammer Replies
Silence and stillness provide empty space. Space for us to wonder, space for us to question, space for us to make our own assumptions. Sometimes, silence exists, sometimes it is created. In our connected world of email, phone calls and social networks, that rarest sense of silence and stillness is created when replies to messages … Continue reading 5 Easy Rules of Yammer Replies
Working Out Loud with The Boss
Generally, we work better and smarter, and our organizations are more transparent and collaborative, when we can work "out loud." When we share work in progress with colleagues, they are better informed, and our work can inform their work. When we share what we don't know, or mistakes we have made, we can learn in … Continue reading Working Out Loud with The Boss
6 Degrees of Working Out Loud
Many of us work on a precarious razor's edge balancing a need for privacy and confidentiality on one hand, and the benefits and advantages of working openly and transparently on the other hand. Where can we find the most advantage? What will serve our needs, and the needs of our colleagues and organization the best? … Continue reading 6 Degrees of Working Out Loud
The Power of Empathetic Leadership
On the evening of June 3, 2017, a van was driven into a crowd of people walking across London Bridge. Eight people were killed, 48 people were injured. The three men in the van were all killed. This attack came less than two weeks after 23 people were killed and 119 people were injured at … Continue reading The Power of Empathetic Leadership
“One tattered copy of the ‘Working Out Loud’ book began to make its way around the office.”
"I think we should do Working Out Loud circles." Naturally, my boss and our Director of Human Resources wanted to know more. I told them I had recently read the book Working Out Loud (WOL) by John Stepper, and how it helps us set and achieve goals in a group support setting by learning new habits using … Continue reading “One tattered copy of the ‘Working Out Loud’ book began to make its way around the office.”
Working Out Loud Success through the lens of Yammer Analytics
I confess. I was selfish. I was only thinking of myself. When I suggested that we introduce Working Out Loud at my workplace, yes...I was thinking about how my colleagues could achieve meaningful goals, and how they could improve their career or personal life, but those were not my only concerns. Mostly, I was thinking … Continue reading Working Out Loud Success through the lens of Yammer Analytics
Working Out Loud: The End
I shared the following message with our Working Out Loud group this week: Tomorrow. Tomorrow is our last meeting. Tomorrow we continue the learning. Tomorrow we discuss our accomplishments, what we have learned, and how we have incorporated WOL into our lives. Tomorrow we share our challenges. What did not work, what did not go … Continue reading Working Out Loud: The End
Working Out Loud: Week 11, The Week I Missed
A Working Out Loud (WOL) Circle meets one hour a week for 12 weeks. As Working Out Loud author John Stepper points out in his circle guides, this may feel daunting, but it actually represents only 2% of your time. When we commit this one hour a week, we give ourselves the opportunity to create new habits within a … Continue reading Working Out Loud: Week 11, The Week I Missed
