It is normal to keep our personal-development plans to ourselves. But if you’re trying something new in the way you interact with your teammates, break from this normalcy: Let people know what you’re up to and why. […]
If you’re trying something new
Tag: Max’s Note
Today is Better Work Day
Today is officially Better Work Day in the state of Indiana. Governor Holcomb proclaimed it, which was neat. […]
Bad news early
“Bad news early is good news.” […]
A series we’ve been working on
Fun news: We just launched the first three episodes of the Better Work video series. […]
Stories of everyday people taking action
Today, I want to hear from you. […]
“My plan is to triple our complaints.”
To get fewer complaints, we must first get more complaints. […]
Choose processing
Opening Up By Writing It Down is a book about the benefits of expressive writing. It was a life-changing read for me. It explores how often we carry our most difficult experiences in secret, locking them in our brains where they cannot be adequately processed. When we release these experiences—either verbally or in writing—we begin […]
Relating learning to our own experiences
Next time you teach something, ask your learners how they personally relate to what they’ve just learned. They can vocalize their connections or write them down. This approach is helpful on multiple levels: Firstly, when you hear how your learners are connecting the lesson to their experiences, you’ll get a chance to verify that they […]
Glucose
My wife Jess was a second-grade teacher for five years. Whenever one of her students started acting up, her playbook was the same: Find out if the kid needs to eat or sleep, then help them do so. Jess uses the same technique with me when I am acting up. Because while I am not […]
One of the most important lessons I’ve learned at Lessonly
When I started working at Lessonly, I believed I was responsible for my teammate’s feelings. This belief was born out of my internal struggles. I worried I wasn’t good enough […]