Melissa Swift

I don’t know that I’ve ever been so proud to be on a shelf! Thank you @porchlightbooks

You start out a friendly, prosocial coworker … and end up a groupthink goose, blindly following the flock. @Meswift ▶️ mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

You start out a friendly, prosocial coworker … and end up a groupthink goose, blindly following the flock. @Meswift ▶️ mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

From the busy bee to the groupthink goose, we tolerated some strange characters with good intentions at the height of the pandemic. But @Meswift writes that leaders must now deal with pandemic-era behaviors that aren't effective or civil. ▶️ mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

From the busy bee to the groupthink goose, we tolerated some strange characters with good intentions at the height of the pandemic. But @Meswift writes that leaders must now deal with pandemic-era behaviors that aren't effective or civil. ▶️ mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

By accentuating the not-so-positive, “keyboard lions” stand out in coworkers’ minds, making them distinct and thus powerful. @Meswift ▶️ mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

The busy bee. The keyboard lion. The groupthink goose: We tolerated them at the height of the pandemic, but leaders must now deal with these characters and end feral ways of working. @Meswift mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

Stop talking about how busy you are. Start talking about what you’re achieving. @Meswift ▶️ mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

The busy bee. The keyboard lion. The groupthink goose: We tolerated them at the height of the pandemic, but leaders must now deal with these characters and end feral ways of working. @Meswift mitsmr.com/3W6gwAx

How to build team empathy: - Use employee personas to gut-check decisions. - Assign leaders to own key pieces of the employee experience. - Fix zombie processes that feel rude. Learn more: mitsmr.com/49K9IhT @meswift

Here’s how to fix the root problems that make organizations feel rude and uncaring to employees. mitsmr.com/49K9IhT @meswift

Stress caused sleep deprivation for 66% of American workers in 2018. hbr.org/2019/12/how-to…

Today, information flows faster — and more broadly — than many leaders can handle. These stay-sane strategies can help. @meswift mitsmr.com/3uAxe15

Today, information flows faster — and more broadly — than many leaders can handle. These stay-sane strategies can help. @meswift mitsmr.com/3uAxe15

How To Overcome An Addiction To Excessive Meetings trib.al/hYtqz60

Thanks for the shout out @WileyBusiness - and the award @porchlightbooks !

Today, information flows faster — and more broadly — than many leaders can handle. These stay-sane strategies can help. @meswift mitsmr.com/3uAxe15

It's tricky to be a leader in a world where everyone seems to know and talk about everything. Melissa Swift addresses practical strategies for leaders and organizations on communicating in a high-transparency world - via @mitsmr. ➡️ sloanreview.mit.edu/article/leadin… #Leadership

@jonerp Ooh, can we bring back the “quiet quitting” discussion? I have some snark on that one sitting in escrow right now.

ChatGPT being investigated over reports of ‘laziness’ buff.ly/3GByhAl "Some complained that it did so in a particularly sassy way, telling people that they are perfectly able to do the work themselves" -> it's a fair point on ChatGPT's part )

How can leaders stay sane — and effective — when it feels like everyone knows everything and talks about it 24-7? @meswift ▶️ mitsmr.com/3uAxe15