Related to the way we think
Some time ago, I came across a quotation by Rabbi Abraham Heschelt (as quoted by his daughter on CBC Radio) that gave me pause for reflection. More recently, I have been searching for some inspiration in my work and realized it was right here, I had discovered it before – Life as a work of art.
“Live your life as though it were a work of art, not a machine.”
And I could also say, “Live your work as though it were a work of art, not a machine”
I can’t think of anyone I know that doesn’t want want to drop, change or take on a new habit. Here I will describe my own efforts to form a new habit.
In organizational life, we tend to think of feedback in a rather limited way. Usually, we think of it in relation to those Performance Evaluations that we keep putting off until later. But if we widen our view of feedback, we’ll see that it could help us all move forward. It can let us know if we are on course or not, as it is a mechanism to help us adjust and move ahead a whole lot faster. Feedback is a learning tool.
What is feedback? It is simply information. Information that is essential for learning at the individual, group or organizational level.
When we as individuals who tend to view the world through a positive lens, encounter those who seem to see everything from a negative stance, we need to understand where they are coming from. Welcome to this exploration of cynicism.