The Weekly Minute - July 14, 2023
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What I Read
Well-Being at Work (via Deloitte)
Deloitte surveyed 3,150 C-suite executives, managers and employees across the U.S., the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. It collaborated with Workplace Intelligence, an independent research firm based in Boston.
Less than two-thirds of workers rated their physical and mental well-being as "good" or "excellent," according to the report. Even fewer — under half — spoke positively about their social and financial well-being.
BUT although most employees said their well-being has worsened over the past year, C-suite executives overwhelmingly believe it improved.
A Thought About Patience
A great deal of patience is needed to go from bad to good.
“I think it’s shocking every time how bad things can be on their way to being good. It blows my mind. It’s like when someone’s solving a Rubik’s Cube, and it looks like they’re so far from solving it right before they solve it. When you’re in the middle of something—you listen to it, and you’re like, ‘tomorrow, this might get amazing, but today, it’s so bad.’ The exciting thing is that it’s every time.”
— Source: Podcast with Rick Ruben and Finneas; and Hat tip to Farnam Street
A Thought About Influence
We are emotionally-driven people -- good stories will always beat good spreadsheets.
A Thought About Hard Things (via @nateliason on Twiter)
I absolutely loved this tweet by Nat Eliason on proving to yourself about hard things – focusing around difficult subjects in school.
I have often questioned in recent years why the education system puts some much resources for all people to learn about calculus and biology – but this reasoning was incredibly helpful.
“But I recently realized there is a very good reason to take Calculus. It’s to prove you can do hard things.”
Prove you can do hard things
— Nat Eliason (@nateliason) July 10, 2023
When a teenager asks why they need to learn calculus, what should you say?
You know they will never use it in adulthood, outside of certain career choices.
You could say, “It’ll help you get into college,” but then they’re left wondering why…
Golf in Washington
The PGA Tour Goes to Washington (via The Fried Egg)
The Fried Egg did a great job in detailing the Senate hearings on the PGA Tour-PIF Agreement, in what is another chapter of a nearly unbelievable rise of politics in golf.
The representatives from the PGA Tour acknowledged the Tour's vulnerability and the poor handling of the deal's announcement, distancing themselves from the initial framing. The hearing discussed concerns such as the non-disparagement clause, player representation, and human rights. Additionally, the release of some related documents unveiled the urgency to roll out the agreement and proposed ideas that didn't make it into the final framework. The Fried Egg emphasizes the uncertainties and unresolved issues that remain in the negotiations.
