Yesterday the world lost a beautiful man, a wise soul, an angel on earth, Holocaust survivor, Eddie Jaku, OAM, aged 101.
For anyone who is unfamiliar with this beautiful, smiling, joyful, face, Eddie is the self-professed “The Happiest Man on Earth’. He authored his memoirs, in his book with the same title, which was published last year to mark his 100th birthday, making him one of the world's oldest published authors. Go Eddie!
We all know the importance of giving real-time feedback, regularly. Especially when it comes to positive feedback that reinforces the right behaviours and boosts morale.
But with a full plate of back-to-back meetings, I get it, it can be hard to carve out the time to send those notes of encouragement.
We are used to hearing “resist jumping to conclusions”, another important thing to do is to “resist jumping to solutions”.
When asked how they are feeling, some people aren't honest with their feelings. Often because they get unsolicited advice or intrusive questions, making them feel uncomfortable and less valued.
The workplace environment is moving fast. Our jobs change quickly, requiring a constant adjustment to how we operate to stay effective.
Most of our time is spent zoomed in, being busy and focusing on task. Without taking time to reflect regularly, we don’t adjust our behaviour fast enough, bad patterns emerge and we forget to celebrate our wins.
The aim of today is to engage with people you care about or who you may have concerns about, to show you care, to let them know you are there for them and to encourage them to seek help (if needed).
Today is about highlighting the importance of having a conversation that could save a life. Nothing more important than that! It's such a simple concept, yet such a vital question: RU OK?