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When we think about conflicts at work, we see different behaviors and approaches. It's difficult to keep relationships out of work for some people. Whenever someone criticizes their work, they take it personally and become defensive. We see this behavior in relationship-reliant cultures. For example, a stereotypical...
I have been trying to optimize my life for a while. I looked for what I could do to organize my life. If I search about productivity and life organization, Google shows me almost four billion pages for “productivity.” I have read many of them while hoping they will help me. After a while, I realized my problem was...
Hey friend, For the last two years, we have faced different challenges worldwide. Many surroundings have made us feel overwhelmed, whether it was a pandemic, being stuck at home, or wars. On top of that, we have daily work stress, which often significantly impacts our happiness. These situations resulted in A Great...
Reactions to feedback define how the feedback giver perceives the other person's feedback-receiving skills. When people react with anger or cry when they receive harsh feedback, it creates a picture of how they cannot handle the feedback. These various behaviors are the feedback footprints that are unique to the...
Engineers often struggle to explain their train of thought. They create processes and systems in their minds but fail to explain them using simple sentences. Good engineers often become terrible communicators and collaborators not because of their limitations in thinking but because of limitations in explaining...
It's horrifying to open our weaknesses in front of others. Especially if we're raised in a culture that promotes being the best and the strongest in society, it's challenging to admit mistakes publicly and tell everyone where our weaknesses are. However, there is no better way to build trust. If we can show humility...
Creating psychological safety is challenging and demands empathy and consistent action from leaders. Keeping the environment safe is a complex dynamic, and empathy is not enough. People should trust each other first. Creating trust requires showing vulnerabilities, admitting mistakes, and taking action on...
Interrogating the information instead of only consuming it helps us comprehend it as a whole and makes us more skeptical. Popularity ≠ Reliability. Being the first is not the same as being correct. Understanding the information's reliability is crucial. Otherwise, the data leads us to wrong judgments. The same...
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When we grow experts in one area, it becomes more difficult to change our thoughts. It's easy to leave the learning zone. Once we form beliefs, it impacts how we learn from others. When we get feedback/input, we defend ourselves as they attack our beliefs. While people we lead try to express their thoughts,...
Imposter syndrome has many drawbacks. It can prevent us from being seen as strong people. But it also has advantages that can help us become better people and leaders. Being an imposter motivates us to work harder. When we feel like we are cheating or our knowledge is insufficient, we work more to catch up. It...
