Christine’s blog, A Different Kind of Work by new media consultant Michael Martine (@remarkablogger) just a few months ago and was thrilled to find a kindred spirit. She reminded me why I launched my own blog nearly three years ago, Judy Martin’s WorkLifeNation.com:
The heart of New York City is hurting for those in Mumbai. The scope of the tragedy is different, but the pain is no less than what New York City experienced during the September 11th terror attacks. Forbes.com spoke with the Vice Chairman of one of India’s largest banks who echoed that sentiment. Uday Kotak of Kotak Mahindra Bank told Forbes, “This is India’s 9/11. It’s a great shame.”
Our work life scenario as a nation might have been plucked from the depths of stagnation. Perhaps. Either way, the chasm separating the interests of big business and labor desperately needs to be narrowed.
Seven years ago our worldview changed, triggering chaos in our living and working experience. But we emerged resilient. As a reporter working for Marketplace Morning Report airing on NPR – 9/11 was a wake-up call. The concept of human capital took on an entire new meaning as I worked by day as a reporter – and by night volunteering with the children impacted by the events of 9/11.
Honstely, most of us can more than justify a “mental health day” from work – on occasion. And a new study suggests that a lot of you out there agree. 82% of employees admit to taking “mental health days” to recover or recharge. Interestingly, work stress was not the most likely cause of skipping out.
The epiphany comes thundering into your brain. It’s your next BIG IDEA and you sit in front of the computer trying to articulate exactly what it is. What is looks like. Thoughts come racing, but there might not be a clear perfect path to getting it down on paper, let alone the plan to make it happen. How often do you walk away from the computer instead of getting the energy moving around the idea – even if it’s not the perfect picture?
There is a depth to your message as an expert which no one else on this planet offers. That’s because you are delivering it through your lens of awareness – in your voice. The media is attracted to that which galvanizes and educates at the same time. It craves experts who can quickly articulate a laser-sharp message with ease – to address current events which impact your local community and the world. Deliberate talking points will be heard above the rest no matter what kind of work you do, and may also help you stand out above the rest in the workplace in tough economic times.
In 2002 an initiative called the Spiritual-Based Leadership Research Programme was launched in Europe by the Global Dharma Center to explore the emerging consciousness of spiritual-based leadership in the workplace and business.
The fruits of this labor is Leading with Wisdom, a book written by Peter Pruzan, Professor Emeritus at the Copenhagen Business School and his wife, Danish journalist – Kirsten Pruzan Mikkelsen.
As we close 2007 there’s little hope that interest rates will change much in the coming months. Various economic indicators such as the Producer Price Index and retail sales numbers came in better than expected this week. Consumers are spending despite the housing market jitters. Hey, it’s the holidays. But what’s to come next? A new movie aims to tackle some of the unanswered questions around money.
