to truly succeed in today’s business world, we must be willing to bring our whole selves to the work that we do. This article published by The Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley and is by the author Mike Robbins, who wrote a book on the topic and who believes that: It was something an old boss of mine encouraged, a man who was deeply interested in people, and felt it was important that his team were comfortable being themselves. The article is on LinkedIn from 2014, I know, shockingly ancient in internet years, but bear with me, it’s an interesting read on what John Nemo found when he starting posting personal updates on LinkedIn, with some success as he explores how sharing some personal stories, within reason, on LinkedIn creates trust.Īs he says – “we always want to do business with people we know, like and trust” the article then goes on to talk about how we need to be likeable on LinkedIn, Read more here.īlurred self How to bring your whole self to workĪnother aspect of these blurry lines between work and home is the idea of bringing your whole self to work. You see this discussion so often, our own straight-talking Rockstar CMO Ted Rubin is an advocate of bringing your whole self to all social media channels, but a lot of people balk at that with the popular refrain that certain topics are for Facebook. I’ve picked this article as it addresses those blurry lines between professional and personal content on LinkedIn, with real experience. It is not just work, it is often also their social life”īlurred social media I Started Posting Personal Updates on LinkedIn. “Coming to work is a massive part of people’s lives. The article features an interview with Sarah Kruger, Head of HR at Accenture ANZ and she makes this point: But what caught my eye about this article by Andrew Birmingham on is the recognition that blurred lines work both ways, that being at work contributes to our social lives. Right now, you obviously can’t throw a digital rock without finding advice about working from home and managed the blurred line between work and home.
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