Sunday Six Pack: 10-18-2009

Hope this week was another great one for you. As it draws to a close, I find myself looking inside my heart for lessons I need to learn. I hope the six articles I’ve chosen touch your heart too!

Miki Saxon has my favorite article of the week, Ducks in a Row: Cut Them Some Slack, offering a powerful lesson we all can learn from:

But the older I got the more successful I was and I never regretted it. If the behavior continued I look for reasons and more often than not I found them.

Sure, there were times nothing was wrong and the person was just taking advantage of me and others, but more often they were under the gun, whether a derringer or a bazooka, and I was glad I didn’t make it worse.

So the next time someone lets you down, think about Jenny and cut them some slack; you’ll be glad you did.

Jim Estill explains how to keep your energy high after lunch:

This is one of most common energy problems that most people have. Solve that one and you could make a fortune.

Lisa Haneberg offers Happy Bosses Day: Five Thoughts for the Future:

So let’s all raise a glass (or Krispy Kreme) to our managers! They have thrown themselves into the the corporate snake pit wearing a smile and bringing determination, passion, and selflessness. Even if the delivery of their words or deeds is not yet fully developed – management is a craft – it is an amazing endeavor they have taken on and a humbling responsibility they have accepted.

Thomas J. Lee shares 4 Warning Signs of Disengagement:

How can you tell if your organization is teetering toward disengagement? Here are four common warning signs. None of them will surprise you, but from time to time you should remind yourself just how ominous they are. If you notice even one, you should take action. If you don’t act, you will soon notice another one, and then another, and eventually all four.

Bob Sutton reminds us You Better Start Treating Your People Right or Your Best Will Be Leaving Soon:

…if you have treated people like dirt during the tough times (for a horror story, see here), have been inept about how you have implemented tough decisions (see here) or have simply been clueless about your people’s perspective during these tough times (see here), you may have been able to keep great people working for you during these tough times and to hire some of the best. You can be sure, however, that they have told their friends about how much your company or you suck.  They are waiting for things to get better, and perhaps encouraged by the signs the labor market is coming back, are probably doing their jobs extra well these days to enhance their reputation for that coming job search.  So you may be fooling yourself into believing all is well when it is not.

Rosa Say closes out my Sunday Six Pack with We Learn Best from Other People:

New technology communications and talk-story conversations have something in common: They are only as good as what you are willing to devote to them. No input, no output. However talk-story conversations have a big advantage: You don’t need to buy something, plug it in, program it and learn to use it. You aren’t limited to others who have the same tool; for instance I am fully aware that I only reach others with Twitter accounts when I tweet, and they largely have my same habits.

What were YOUR favorite posts for the week? Share a link in the comments so we can all learn more together!

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