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Men have told me they’ve felt the need to conceal their personal feelings and emotions at work.
But times are changing!
While people used to look down on “soft skills” such as appreciation, many companies are starting to recognize that these so called soft skills boost productivity, creativity and loyalty amongst staff and employees!
We talk about this in the most recent Man Alive episode with Mike Robbins, a sought-after keynote speaker and author who teaches people how to infuse their lives and businesses with authenticity and appreciation.
He has written three powerful books — “Focus on the Good Stuff,” “Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken,” and “Nothing Changes Until You Do.” His fourth book “Bring Your Whole Self to Work” will be available next year.
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In this episode Shana and Mike cover:
- How appreciation and other “soft skills” increase leaders and teams’ productivity
- The cultural agreements men fall into that foster jealousy and thoughts about not being good enough
- The surprising aspects men report make winning teams memorable and effective
- Bringing the shadow of high-performing environments into the light
- The overlaps between bringing your whole self to work and home
Mike shares a story about creating an environment in which the CEO of a company broke down in tears and was more respected for it!
A version of this post was originally posted on ShanaJamesCoaching.com and is republished here with permission from the author.
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