How to make better friends at work. Could you benefit from belonging to a peer-to-peer network? How to take the leap of faith.
Journal of discoveries - 16th of March 2024
Welcome to a new issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.”
Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.
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And now, let’s dive in!
One “must” for this week
“How to make better friends at work” by Gianpiero Petriglieri.
In this article Gianpiero Petriglieri argues for the immense influence that friends can have on our lives and work, our experiences and careers.
As he says, “We have a hard time placing friendship. We want more of it, yet we are unsure what to do with it and what good it is. Because friendship is good, but it is not A good. It can’t be crafted or controlled. It can only be cultivated.”
Having friends at work has numerous benefits, including increased job satisfaction, productivity, and overall well-being. Work friendships provide support, help navigate challenges, and offer honest feedback. However, cultivating and maintaining work friendships requires effort and boundaries.
These friendships can humanize the workplace, create community, and contribute to personal and professional growth.
Note: while I usually don’t share any paywalled resources, this article was free for two weeks, and there’s also the post where Gianpiero shared it initially. Still worth to check, plus all the references and the comments.
Personal development
How to take the leap of faith
Turning pro: the difference between amateurs and professionals
Six questions to ask at the midpoint of your career
Future-proofing ourselves
You don't need more how-to advice, you need a beautiful and painful reckoning
Hindsight bias: why you make terrible life choices
Mastering scarcity: unveiling the psychology and impact of scarcity cues on consumer behavior
Innovation
Could you benefit from belonging to a peer-to-peer network?
Public-Private partnerships in AI first need to articulate societal benefits
You should be playing with GPTs at work
Strategies for an accelerating future
Intro to Large Language Models
Revolution in news broadcasting: invention and leadership
Using the Needs Stack for competitive strategy
Four ways to future-proof against deepfakes
Leadership and management
How to make better friends at work
The power of proximity to coworkers
How to improve your soft skills as a remote worker
The now, and future, of impactful selling and presentations
Parting ways with grace: saying farewell in the workplace
Add more rigor to your reference calls with these 25 questions
How a company solved its hiring problem with a dating approach
One book
“What every body is saying” by Joe Navarro.