Welcome to Work + T!  A newsletter where we highlight the latest in inner transformation practices applicable to a workplace setting.  This months issue focuses on what consciousness shift can look like in organization structure, along with a deeper analysis of recent buzzwords such as empathy and emotional intelligence. Regards, Birju

Reinventing Organizations

A summary of a recent well-received book called Reinventing Organizations. The book itself, written by a former management consultant who has studied consciousness shift in organizations, is itself offered on a pay-what-you-wish basis. It highlights how organizations look wildly different when the people value different things. It then highlights examples of companies and practices that reflect this. Read Full Story »

Empathy: Overrated?

Is the ability to feel others pain universally positive? New research highlighted by The Atlantic shows that is not always the case. High empathic individuals are also able to use that towards self-gratification if values are not aligned towards a greater whole. Read Full Story »

The Dark Side of Emotional Intelligence

As goes empathy, so goes EI? Once again, there is research showing recent buzzwords to not be the silver bullets we would like. If the idea is to evolve our values and exist in greater alignment of them, concepts like EI can be tools but not necessarily sufficient alone. Read more for details. Read Full Story »

How to Know if you Talk too Much

How often do you converse with someone who operates in 'monologue-mode'? Ever wonder if you have done this unconsciously? Here's HBR's latest on understanding how to engage with a world where attention spans are limited and attention is offered only with permission. To transform one's relationship with talking can be a huge step on the path! Read Full Story »

Be the Change

Take a week of asking permission and following the 20 second idea of the HBR article.  Before longer thoughts come up, ask permission for the opportunity to share them.  Upon completion of the thought, genuinely ask others for their reflections.  Put a 10 minute calendar item at end of the week to reflect on lessons learned of this exercise.