Leadership is so much more diverse and beautiful than we think, but it takes exploration to find it.

www.linkedin.com/posts/jonath...

"...they split the line with their axes all day long as if it was nothing. It was clear that they have spent many hours with these tools, and each axe’s handmade uniqueness strengthened the connection between artisan and tool."
www.mortiseandtenonmag.com/blogs/blog/t...

Ask about #OperationsEmpathy

"Some skeptics insist that innovation is expensive. In the long run, innovation is cheap. Mediocrity is expensive - and autonomy can be the antidote." -Tom Kelley, IDEO (4.0 on Glassdoor)

!!! Give employees more control over their work: self-directed teams, interest-driven tasks, and job crafting.

Our world and organizations do a lot to make us distinct and alone.

❤️ Empathy is how we bridge those differences to create community.

🧭 Operations Empathy is how we use common mediums like diversity, technology, and operations to empower empathy.

"In 2024, Humane Entrepreneurship takes its place as the #8 trend for Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), following its recognition as #4 in 2023."

Ok, empathy is in the sociosphere. That's good, but can we plug it into operations and org design?

"Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire. You want to be the fire and wish for the wind."
– Nassim Taleb, Professor of Risk Engineering at NYU

culturespecialist.com/antifragile-...

In this hot chaotic world we live in we must plan and prepare for things we haven't experienced. Yet, we often fall into the trap of basing our preparation for future extremes on our experience of past ones. The author Nassim Nicholas Taleb calls this the Lucretius problem.

People want validation! It doesn't matter if they're right or wrong, we can always find merit in someone's perspective.

culturespecialist.com/employee-val...

Have you heard of "imagined culture"?