Welcome back, Humanness Heroes. By “Humanness Heroes,” we refer to all of you who strive for more humanness by bringing empathy, support, and continuous learning into your teams and projects, uplifting the human side of delivery and performance. In our last post, we explored how a Humanness-centered approach can complement Kotter’s Change Model, ensuring that change management is both practical and compassionate. Today, we continue our journey by examining two…
Continue ReadingHello again, Humanness Heroes! In our previous posts, we discussed the importance of adopting a Humanness approach in various aspects of workplace dynamics, especially during challenging times like the death of a colleague. Today, we turn our focus to another critical area: change management. Change is inevitable in any organization, but it often brings about fear, resistance, and anxiety among team members. Understanding and addressing these human responses with empathy…
Continue ReadingWelcome back, Humanness Heroes. In our last post, we delved into the stark disparities between a typical corporate approach and a more human-centric approach to handling the death of a colleague. We recounted the tale of how Silverline Engineering initially coped with the sudden loss of their colleague, John, with a distant, impersonal reaction that resulted in significant emotional strain and decreased productivity among the team. This situation sparked a…
Continue ReadingPremeditating what we think we’d love to do without actually being in the thick of it is the beginning of the problem, and having too much ego to scrap it and start over is the end. When we try to anticipate what we’d love, we’re running on a projection, an assumption. Almost everybody believes they have the talent to succeed at the thing they really love. Needless to say, not everybody is correct.
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Change with Compassion: A Humanness-Centered Approach to Managing Transitions 
Navigating Loss with Empathy: A Humanness Approach to Handling the Death of a Colleague 
Humanness In the Face of Death