Modern Mentor uses a special framework to help companies understand the employee experience. It’s got these four pillars you may have heard her talk about before but at its core, it’s about creating the conditions in which our teams can deliver, develop, connect, and thrive.
What’s been so interesting over the last few years is how the lens of these pillars has helped her make sense of what’s been happening in the world of work. Like early in 2020 when the corporate world went remote overnight, companies, understandably, were focused on that “Deliver” pillar. Questions like how do we do our work and equip our teams and meet with our clients and customers? The logistics of getting our work done got so hard. And so that’s where she focused.
After a few months, the questions shifted to the “Connect” pillar. Now the conversation was more like—OK, we’re getting our work done. But we’re all feeling isolated and lonely. We’ve hired new people we’ve never met in person and Zoom is sucking the life out of us. How do we reignite a feeling of connection? So that’s where she focused then.
At some point, the Great Resignation hit and suddenly companies were like—hey, we need to invest in our talent so they don’t leave us! We need to remind people we care about their growth—we want to help them achieve new things, feel challenged and expanded. And that “Develop” pillar was the driving force.
Now, it’s time to Thrive. Because these past few months have been a new brand of draining and exhausting. There’s been creepy corporate surveillance, talk of recession, and we’ve seen layoffs—or just anxiety about the possibility of layoffs. Our tanks are running near empty. And leaders are finally recognizing the need to get some Thrive back into the workplace. To refuel and recharge their teams.
So if you, your team, or your workplace has been running near empty lately, let’s talk about some simple strategies you can use to reinfuse a feeling of Thrive around you.
Thriving, for Modern Mentor, is about wellness. It’s about our energy, our feeling of “zing” around being at work. And 3 trusted levers she likes to pull are balance, appreciation, and recognition. So let’s start there in this episode. Read a transcript here.
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