4min 18sec clip - Nine Lies About Work

found via a friday mailing email from nick.shepherd@churchofengland.org

text from youtube "A new book talks about some lies that leaders believe about the workplace and gives the truths that go along with those. 9 Lies About Work: A Freethinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World by: Marcus Buckingham & Ashley Goodall

Quick Summary of Book - It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure, that just ain’t so.* —MARK TWAIN

The Lies:
LIE #1 People care which company they work for
LIE #2 The best plan wins
LIE #3 The best companies cascade goals
LIE #4 The best people are well-rounded
LIE #5 People need feedback
LIE #6 People can reliably rate other people
LIE #7 People have potential
LIE #8 Work-life balance matters most
LIE #9 Leadership is a thing

The Truths:
TRUTH #1 People care which team they’re on (Because that’s where work actually happens.)
TRUTH #2 The best intelligence wins (Because the world moves too fast for plans.)
TRUTH #3 The best companies cascade meaning (Because people want to know what they all share.)
TRUTH #4 The best people are spiky (Because uniqueness is a feature, not a bug.)
TRUTH #5 People need attention (Because we all want to be seen for who we are at our best.)
TRUTH #6 People can reliably rate their own experience (Because that’s all we have.)
TRUTH #7 People have momentum (Because we all move through the world differently.)
TRUTH #8 Love-in-work matters most (Because that’s what work is really for.)
TRUTH #9 We follow spikes (Because spikes bring us certainty.)