What if you could bring yourself out of hiding and into the workplace, even the parts of yourself that don’t seem to fit in? To do this, you’d have to feel like you truly belonged at the organization. But what is belonging, exactly?
What motivates you to come to work? At times it may be money, a sense of progress, or the opportunity to contribute to society. But when it’s a rainy Friday morning and we’re low on sleep, research suggests our real motivation isn’t a what, it’s a who. Here are the five types of colleagues that make us look forward to coming to the office .
From the rambling non-ask to the “friendly” reminder to the curt one-word response (“Sure.” or “Ok.”), we’ve all agonized over confusing emails. This vortex of anxiety and misunderstandings is only likely to get worse as our interactions increasingly move to the digital space—even back in 2012, a McKinsey study reported that 30% of our time in the office involved reading, writing, and sending emails. So until someone invents the self-writing email, we all need to figure out how to more effectively manage this stress.
Truth: Because start-up organizations have so many other pressing demands, reflecting on culture often gets de-prioritized. You must dedicate time to getting together with your senior team and asking each other what you believe in.
