Ask the Author: Bob Lee
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Bob Lee
The idea for Trust Rules evolved over a few years from conversations with employees in a wide variety of workplaces. I noticed that even in the very best workplaces there always seemed to be a cohort of employees who were far less happy and far less engaged than most of their colleagues. Conversely, I also noticed that I'd invariably find pockets of really happy employees even in the worst workplaces. How could that be? Employees who enjoyed the same facilities, the same perks and benefits, and the same culture had wildly different day to day experiences. I suspected that it must come down to the manager - that an employee is more impacted by the attitudes and behaviors of their manager than by any other single factor - and the data proved it. 'Trust Rules' sets out the 16 key factors that dictate the employee workplace experience.
Bob Lee
I'm working on a follow-up to Trust Rules, but this time looking at the things that an individual employee can do to improve the quality of their workplace experience. It's often assumed that the responsibility for creating a great place to work lies with 'the organisation' in general and more specifically, 'the manager', but that's not true. None of us can make a great workplace for anyone else (although we can certainly make a bad workplace for everyone around us!) So the new book looks at the practical steps that each of us can take to ensure that we each have the best possible day-to-day workplace experience.
What steps do you take to shape your workplace? I'd love to hear from you.
What steps do you take to shape your workplace? I'd love to hear from you.
Bob Lee
It took me a long time to figure out that the only solution to writer's block is to write. Now, even if I know that what I'm writing is rubbish I get it down anyway. In "Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life", Anne Lamott makes a compelling case for writing the 'shitty first drafts' that can clear the writing blockages and lead to greater clarity in subsequent drafts. I know now that the first draft never survives editing, so why obsess over getting it perfect? So, I write through the blockage and even if only 3 or 4 sentences survive the first edit, I'm still in a better position that if I had just sat there staring at the page.
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