E46: Crossover Episode - Perfect is the Enemy of Progress – with Adam Clarke

EPISODE SUMMARY

The well-being of the employees is the key to everything that an organisation stands for. Well-being of staff covers both physical and psychological health. We don’t function well without both.

This week, in a special crossover episode, Sheila has been talking to Adam Clarke of Praxis42 about the benefits of investing in well-being, building skills, being a manager, communication, comfort zones, and much more.

Key Highlights

[02.02] Outliers – Sheila dives into what people normally do to assess risk to well-being in an organisation and what they should actually do.

[09.49] The start – Sheila discusses how she approaches the opportunities for improvement when it comes to wellbeing at work. She further shares how well-being, productivity, and outputs could be achieved through the happiness and engagement of the employees.

[14.01] Investing in well-being – Investing in the well-being of the employees adds value to the bottom line in any company. Sheila explains the importance of investing in well-being in organisations.

[15.55] Building skills – Poor work design, poor workflow, lack of resources, and lack of materials could be some of the root causes of problems in the workplace. Sheila looks at different approaches that can be used to identify the root cause and ways in which to solve them.

[24.30] Being a manager – Sheila dives into how hard it is to be a manager if you don’t know what you are doing and how important it is to listen to people who work under you.

[30.19] No two teams are the same.  We explore different demographics within the organisation, managers,  teams, sub-cultures, locations, and hotspots of negative & positive activity. A generic approach does not fit all

[35.33] Communication – Sheila talks about the importance of communication within the workplace.

[40.42] Comfort zone – Stepping out of our comfort zone is scary. To do that, you have to take risks, says Sheila.

[45.12] Growth mindset – Having negative thoughts about things is normal for us. We try to find out how to undo it. According to Sheila, she surrounds herself wth people who are positive role models.

[47.04] Human-centred approach – Sheila examines the importance of having a human-centred approach in the workplace.

Resources

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjclarke/?originalSubdomain=uk

Quotes

“The working environment, physically and psychologically is a constant moving beast”.

“Well-being, productivity and outputs will correlate if everybody’s happy and engaged in your workforce”.

“Change takes time”.

“It’s a whole organisation, shared responsibility for making sure that the environment that we work in is safe”.

“We are our greatest enemy”.

“Our brains are designed to keep us safe”.

“Changing from the norm and change it from the status quo can be really good. It can be really exciting and can be very fruitful”.

“Perfect is the enemy of progress”.