Great Manager Newsletter - April 2, 2025
Your Employees are Also Caregivers
On this date in 1931, a 17-year-old girl named Jackie Mitchell pitches in an exhibition game. Why is this important? Because she struck out 2 players you may have heard of - Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig.
A lot of pitchers who faced those feared sluggers probably wished they could throw like a girl.
Lot of good information this week, let’s get started.
1 Big Thing
Your Employees are Also Caregivers
Research shows that 73% of people surveyed in the U.S. have some type of caregiving responsibility. So, how can you better recognize this important role in your employees’ lives, understand how it impacts their work, and better support them? Articles and podcasts from HBR’s archive suggests five key strategies: gather better data, understand that caregiving includes — and goes beyond — childcare, work to adapt your company’s caregiving policies and culture, recognize that caregivers make great employees, and advocate for better public policy.
Watch This
Work is not your Family
You may need to hear this (if you haven't already): your job is not your family. While you can develop meaningful relationships with your colleagues, calling work your family can actually breed burnout and be detrimental to your mental and emotional health. Mental wellness educator Gloria Chan Packer walks through the exercises you need to shift your perspective and redraw the boundaries between your work and personal life, so you can feel freer and more empowered.
By the Numbers
34%
34% of workers have looked for other opportunities because of limited career growth in their current position.
Words of Wisdom
You can't calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass.
― Timber Hawkeye
Business Laughs
Discussion Topics
How do you promote diversity and inclusion within your team?
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