Rebecca – Reimagine. Strategy.

November 11, 2024November 11, 2024

Curated Content on Adaptability

Old narratives about change are themselves slow to change. Although we might rationally acknowledge that change is constant, emotionally we continue to resist and resent it, subconsciously waiting for things to settle down and ‘get back to normal.’

Have a look at Nadya Zhexembayeva’s recent piece in the Harvard Business Review. It describes both the pace of change and workers’ unhappiness with it. A couple of elements jumped off the page at me:

November 4, 2024November 5, 2024

Curated Content on Building Trust

In this second instalment in our series on “pieces my readers should read,” I’m turning my attention to trust. If you’ve ever tried to function well in a low-trust environment, at work or at home, then you know how critical trust is to our optimal performance. It’s said that trust takes years to build and seconds to break—but here are some recent resources that might help accelerate that building process:

October 28, 2024November 4, 2024

Curated Content on Aging

With so much content out there, so much static and so many messages vying for your attention, I am very appreciative of you reading my work. I don’t take it for granted. Which is why I’m starting a series this week highlighting “pieces my readers should read.” My hope is that you’ll find my curation helpful in cutting through the noise rather than adding to it, as you reimagine your next chapter.

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

Make an Effort to Belong

When we are transitioning to a new version of ourselves (or our organization is doing so), part of the struggle is figuring out where we now fit.

Last week, I referenced two strong books that focus on the “art and science of belonging.” A third one we discussed at Wiser by Choice on Friday is called The Courage to Be Disliked. Although I can’t recommend this title as strongly, this passage stood out for me: “A sense of belonging is something that one acquires through one own’s efforts — it is not something one is endowed with…” (p. 171)

October 14, 2024October 21, 2024

Even Weak is Strong

It’s book club week, and we’re talking about Belonging and Connection. I thought I’d give you a teaser here, because a couple of the books on this topic have taken up residence in my imagination.

Two of the titles we’ll be reviewing, by Jon Levy and Kasley Killam, both have “the art and science of connection” in their titles. Both are about the importance of “social fitness” as a powerful determinant of health, arguing we should pay it as much attention as we would to our physical and mental fitness. Levy writes, “The fundamental element that defines the quality of our lives is the people we surround ourselves with, and the conversations we have with them.”