by Sympli Works | May 9, 2022 | Blog
Remember the Stockdale Paradox. James Stockdale was held prisoner for seven and half years during the Vietnam War. Year after year, he faced a violent and volatile daily existence with an uncertain future. When Jim Collins, renowned business scholar and author,...
by Sympli Works | Apr 25, 2022 | Blog
A growth mindset and the grit to get back up matter most of all. Carol Dweck wrote what is arguably the most important book for those charged with the care of others, at work and at home, when she distinguished a growth mindset from a fixed mindset. A fixed mindset...
by Sympli Works | Apr 11, 2022 | Blog
Covid-19 has pushed us 10 years into the future. The crisis forced us to stay apart and then highlighted just how much work could be done remotely. Before March 2020, video conferencing existed, the most valuable companies in the world relied on code and media as...
by Sympli Works | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog
These are three things all small business owners should look for in a new candidate. Consider Paul Bloom’s definition of compassion: “A feeling of concern for another person’s suffering which is accompanied by the motivation to help.” He goes to say that “Compassion...
by Sympli Works | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
BY MATT SYMES, CEO + INSTRUCTOR, SYMPLI WORKS Great teams value conflict and tension, they embrace diversity in a meaningful way to challenge perspectives and mental models, and they do so in service of a greater purpose. It’s easy to say and hard to do. Whose...
by Sympli Works | Feb 28, 2022 | Blog
BY MATT SYMES, CEO + INSTRUCTOR, SYMPLI WORKS Here are the three uncomfortable truths of great teams: Uncomfortable Truth #1: Conflict makes people uncomfortable. It also makes teams great. A senior leader I worked with in a past life made two profound statements that...
