Teachers have thousands of people who remember them for the rest of their lives. Why? Because their hearts are made of generosity, joy, wisdom, compassion, patience, and purpose. Read about one such teacher in this excerpt from Heart of a Teacher by Paula J. Fox.
How do you encapsulate the joy, honor, gift, and privilege of being a mom? It's in the moments. The tiny, indelibly precious, delicious, almost indescribable moments. From the second we hear, feel, and see our child's first heartbeat to experiencing their first breath, becoming a mom is truly understanding Elizabeth Stone's quote for the first time: "Making the decision to have a child...is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body."
Not being upfront or completely honest to yourself or your teammates is unacceptable. It breaks the most important team bond—trust. In the Blue Angels, there is no place for politics and no room for excuses. High performance teams require people who can accept criticism and continually strive to improve.
Millennials and boomers want to be understood, accepted, and appreciated for who they are in the field. Yet each generation represents two distinct cultures. Now, more than ever, it's important to improve teamwork and build mutual respect between these two groups leading the workforce.
Use this side-by-side list of workplace styles and values to help start the conversation with your own team now.
When we explore additional options with an open mind, new insights appear. To be the most successful we can be, we should ask ourselves how we can help one another help one another. Interdependent thinking points us to the creative, win-win solution to every problem.
