Leaders,
Let’s cut it short. Here is what’s on these days.
1. Business & Trends
The tech layoffs continue
The final tech layoffs for 2023 were 262,735, according to Layoffs.fyi.
January 2024: 19,350 employees laid off — see all January 2024 Tech Layoffs. It’s been driven by Pixar, Google, Microsoft, and TikTok.
4 key initiatives to get your enterprise AI-ready (Gartner)
Define AI ambition and spot AI opportunities
Prepare AI cybersecurity
Make data AI-ready
Adopt AI principles
How to gain support for your idea (Dr. Robert Cialdini)
Did you know how you ask matters? Dr. Cialdini shared a handy tip on how to get support for your ideas.
Instead of: Can you give me your opinion?
Ask: Can you give me your advice?
If you want support for your idea, ask for advice, not opinions.
2. Insights & Research
The New Challenge of Engaging Younger Workers (Gallup)
The question is how you do as a leader and an organization. Is there room for improvement? Because what you invest in younger workers now, will pay off greatly in the future.
How to Have a Good Day at Work (Daniel Goleman)
Harvard Business School study of 238 women and men at seven different companies. They kept daily journals about their inner work life.
Great workday highlights were:
You’re more productive, turning out high-quality work
You’re more creative, solving the problems of the day
You feel good—you’re in an upbeat mood
You’re mentally sharp, making daily progress toward a larger goal
You have a positive outlook on whatever happens
You’re engaged and feel committed
You give and get support from the people around you
Train your brain to ignore distractions and concentrate.
3. Media
Books to read:
The Long Game - How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World by Dorie Clark
Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink
Podcasts:
Winning Mindset Mastery (Work on your mindset and be successful)
Podquest (Conversations with people on their quest to live Ikigai.)
Want more?
Sunday Challenge #7: Team Motivation
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