Mar 23, 2021 - How A Few Areca Nut Farmers Created India’s 3rd Largest Chocolate Company

From the Editor's Desk

Reframe How You Think About Self-Care

Many leaders tell themselves: "It's so busy, I can't afford to...(spend 7 hours sleeping, or stop to get lunch, or keep up my hobbies)." This framing, which casts investments in personal resilience as contrary to the best interests of an organization, is doing both you and your organization a great disservice. It's time to take those hackneyed words, "our people are our greatest asset," to heart. If you are an important asset, how could depriving, devaluing, and depreciating that asset by running it in harsh conditions, powering it with improper fuel, and neglecting routine maintenance possibly be good for your organization? Your resilience is a high-priority business issue if you're leading a team through the stress of our fast-paced world. When you invest in proper sleep, nutrition, exercise, and play, you'll have the self-control to manage your own reactions, the energy to be fully present for your team, the patience to listen and empathize, the wherewithal to make good decisions, and the stamina to keep it up for weeks or months. Investing in your resilience isn't indulgent; it's mission critical.

Continued here

TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers!

Advertisers of the day

Emeritus: PG Diploma in Digital Marketing Strategies in collaboration with Columbia Business School Executive Education - Starts on Mar 23, 2021

Emeritus on behalf of NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Become an Effective Negotiator with the Negotiation Strategies for Success Programme by NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy - Starts on Mar 25, 2021

Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails.

Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers?
Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month.