Undoubtedly we are more connected than ever before through electronic means. Yet our collective ability to navigate difficult conversations, especially conflict, is terrible. Perhaps our connections have become echo-chambers for groupthink.
The cost of a bad hire includes timeβfour to six weeks on average. A bad hire can affect productivity, with failure to meet expectations, slow work or errors. Teamwork can suffer. Morale can suffer. Client relationships can be damaged.
The average employee will spend 392 hours per year in meetings. Each workday in the US, an estimated 11 million meetings are heldΒβa total of more than a billion per year.
A cactus is generally unapproachable. You know this because most of them are covered in prickly spines that pierce the skin and hurt if you grab them. You wouldnβt want to hug oneβitβll leave scars.
Easy lessons are the ones where the stakes of failure donβt affect your ability to learn them. But not every lesson in life is easy. James 3:2 reminds us, βFor we all stumble in many waysβ¦β