People don’t need to be fixed

Yesterday, I led an amazing workshop with Conflux Co-Learning where we were able to go really deep into some of the frustrations of working and leading in this different and difficult world.

The hybrid/WFM environment.

Working and leading among different generations.

The major people concerns that are keeping us from the strategic/operations work.

The difficulty in hiring.

The fatigue and burnout.

The stress.

It is a lot.

For a moment, I had a bit of doubt. People just want it to be fixed and to be easier, and here I am teaching and modeling for them self-awareness, emotional well-being, empathic accountability, courageous conversations, and resilience skills.

Is it enough?

And then it dawned on me.

First, people don’t need to be fixed.

They need to feel loved.

I will forever stand by that and do everything in my power to create that space for people to remember how loved they are.

Second, these skills that I teach and model may not fix it all (which isn’t my job anyway), but they will absolutely help you to navigate all this hard and make the hard less freaking painful.

Thank you so much to Conflux Co-Learning and to the leaders of AJ Adhesives Inc and Materialogic for such an incredible half-day workshop!