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Toxicity

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The most interesting finding in this new research by MIT Sloan is the fact that failing to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion is considered a signal of a toxic culture.

Our analysis found that the leading elements contributing to toxic cultures include failure to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion; workers feeling disrespected; and unethical behavior.

It’a no longer just a matter of being fair to others who don’t look like us, don’t think like us, don’t see the world like us.

It’s a matter of business continuity.

Wake up.

Resentment

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What good does your resentment do?

Perhaps you have been treated unfairly. Perhaps you did truly deserve that promotion. Perhaps that person in your team is really after you. Perhaps everyone should really buy into your idea. Perhaps you do deserve more.

And what good does it do to act up because of that? How closer does that take you to your objectives?

Resentment is bad not because others might not deserve it – they usually don’t. Resentment is bad because it is not efficient.

The moment you feel it, do acknowledge it, do talk about it, and then do move on.

Two types

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There are two types of company.

One starts with values and sees revenue as a sort of by-product of carefully applying values in the things they do every day, whether somebody is watching or not.

One starts with revenue and sees values as an ideal that will be possible to transform into action only after reaching a certain level of revenue/success.

There is nothing inherently good or bad in one or the other, but they represent two profoundly different ways of doing things.

As a founder, you need to know what type of company you want to build and what type of people you want to work with.

As a jobseeker, you need to know in which type of company you perform better and you feel better.

Go about it intentionally. There is nothing worst than finding yourself in the wrong group.

No real thing

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For most people, there is no real thing that is going to be better if you are going to work one more day, or check your email on Christmas day, or take a meeting while your family is gathered for dinner.

It’s just your fear of giving away control and of finding out that you are not that important.

Take a break, go on vacation, spend quality time with your family. I promise you, when you will go back, the same problems and challenges will be there waiting for you.

You might just have some more resources to tackle them.

Not the end of the world

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A defeat is not the end of the world.

For sure, it hurts. You’ll have to take time to process it. You will be tempted to give way to regrets, complaints, frustation, fury. And sometimes, you should. You will need to regroup with those who have been close to you all along the way. You will grieve, cry perhaps, feel like everything was pointless. You will analyse, and question, and wonder. You might be doing that for quite some time.

In the end, though, you will accept and go back to your practice. And actually, the fastest you do, the strongest you are.

Because a defeat is not the end of the world.