In these complicated global times, many talented and hardworking individuals are facing the uncertainty of layoffs.
It’s a situation that brings stress, doubt, and questions about the future. It’s easy to get stuck in paralysis by analysis.
However, it’s also a moment to remind ourselves of the resilience and adaptability that lies within us.
The Romanians have a saying : “orice șut în fund, un pas înainte” and there is some truth in that old saying.
2023 was a crazy year, 2024 is announced to be a difficult year also.
More geopolitical conflicts, more economical distress, more pressure on the earth and climate stability and last but not least a great deal of pressure on our mental and physical health.
We will face new challenges and unforeseen consequences of our financial greed.
We are cursed to make the same mistakes over and over and have a short term memory, we already forgot the lessons learned in 2020 during the COVID pandemic.
Here are a couple of health and financial resources I recommend to get you started in 2024.
https://www.betterup.com/blog/how-to-stay-positive
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/24/health/habits-live-longer-wellness/index.html
https://wellbeing-project.org/9-tested-tips-to-improve-your-wellbeing-and-quality-of-life-post/
Leadership
In 1911, a genius revealed a forgotten science of how to be 50x more productive without working more hours
How To Survive The Dark Side Of Corporate Life
How to Parent Like a Minimalist
Making our decisions – Great post by Seth Godin.
4 Things Really Successful People Say ‘No’ To
20 Realistic Micro-Habits To Live Better Every Day
How to Do Hybrid Right – a great article for managers but not limited regarding ways to adapt to hybrid model of business
Must read materials regarding 2021 top strategic predictions & trends from Gartner and New Relic.
My opinion is that this quote from Gartner will be key in filtering the companies that will succeed or fail at the end of 2021 :
Organizations are often dragged down by “organizational debt,” which includes technical, process, data, architecture, talent, security and social debt. Collectively this debt affects value proposition and brand. The cause is an extensive and expensive set of business processes underpinned by a patchwork of technologies that are often not optimized, lean, connected or consistent.