If your boss can trust you to get work done and take care of any fires that arise, you’ll give them the ability to work ON their business (instead of IN the business). And that’s what every boss wants this year for Christmas.
Dive In:
1:50 During our poll late last month, you all voted for what your boss truly wants for Christmas this year. We reveal the results!
3:00 Brandon shares his gift giving recommendations… and these gifts keep on giving folks. Up first: trust. Remember – in absence of communication, people assume the worst.
4:20 Next on the list of gifts your boss wants for Christmas? No fires. Brandon explains author vs editor.
5:00 What does your boss want most of all? Time.
6:30 In our first listener question, Brandon is asked how to keep teams motivated: “Not only are we currently undergoing training for a new system, but a moratorium has been placed on hiring. How can we give our team a morale boost?” Brandon has an answer you might find surprising.
11:20 Emily reminds us of the question Rusty Chadwick proposed in a prior podcast on teamwork: “What must we do?”
13:20 A listener asks: “How do I handle constant harassment from a co-worker?” Brandon offers follow-up questions and important recommendations surrounding harassment at work.
22:00 When it comes to harassment, Brandon explains the benefits of going to HR as a group.
Show Resources:
- Overcome the urgency pandemic with Brandon’s book, The Hot Sauce Principle.
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- Catch a new episode of The Workplace Therapist Show every Monday at 8 AM ET on Facebook Live.
Therapist, professor, consultant and radio host, Brandon Smith brings an upbeat, witty approach to the challenges of workplace health and dysfunction. 
