The Strategic What Podcast Rodrigo Caetano

How to Lead Through Layoffs?
Recently, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta announced the layoff of tens of thousands of technology workers. Now you are the one who should deal with the mess created by these changes. You need to motivate a team deeply affected by the cuts, left behind without direction and overwhelm with work... The bucket stops there, at your cubicle. Now you are feeling the heat and trying to make sense of this difficult situation. Listen to this episode to get some fresh ideas. 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN
How to regroup and check who and what’s left after the cuts; How to stabilize your team so they can overcame the impact; What to pay attention when reorganizing your physical environment; How to become a positive influence and avoid increasing the toxicity of your work environment; Why you should trust that others can do their work; How and what to communicate transparently; How to align yourself to upper management; Why you should show your best side during these difficult times; And finally, how to deal with your own anxiety. THE ONE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE
You can’t control the world. The sun will rise tomorrow regardless and there will be better days. LINKS & TOOLS FROM THIS EPISODE
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Many times we set objectives and forget about them. We end up never doing them, but we start to feel frustrated we can’t get anything accomplished. In this episode, I discuss three different things you should know about dealing with objectives that will help you overcome this feeling of frustration.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN
What happens when you don’t decide what you will do with your objectives; Objectives can be changed; Objectives are not set in stone; It’s OK to not have any objectives How to overcome the frustration of not getting your objectives accomplished; THE ONE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE
Instead of fighting the feeling of frustration of not accomplishing your objectives, embrace it and decide what to do with your objectives. LINKS & TOOLS FROM THIS EPISODE
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In this episode I provide you a way to develop a repository of processes in your organization. I discuss what I would do specifically if I were to start from scratch creating processes in a new organization.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN
- The difference between policies, processes and procedures; - Categories of processes you can create and examples for each one of them;
- The culture and mindset you need to foster to succeed, creating and documenting new processes in your organization.
- Not everything should be done in one go. Pick your battles;
- How to start and what to consider;
THE ONE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE
- A step-by-step approach on how to create and document processes in your organization.
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What should you about quiet quitting in your organization?
In this Monday’s brief, I provide you some quick tips on how to deal with the quiet quitting trend, when people are silently quitting their work in your organization. Listen to learn why they do so and how to avoit this situation.
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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN
- Quiet quitting is a new label to an old concept;
- Internal and external factors why someone decides to quiet quit;
- What can you do when it looks like someone in your team is silent quitting their job;
- How to re-establish momentum in your organization;
 
THE ONE TAKE AWAY FROM THIS EPISODE
Quiet quitting is a new name for an old phenomenon.
 
LINKS & TOOLS FROM THIS EPISODE
WAPO Article: ‘Quiet quitting’ isn’t really about quitting.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/08/21/quiet-quitting-what-to-know/
HBR Article:  Quiet Quitting Is About Bad Bosses
https://hbr.org/2022/08/quiet-quitting-is-about-bad-bosses-not-bad-employees
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Looking for a way to create a skill development plan to further develop competencies in your organization?
In this episode, I discuss the big myths about developing skills and provide a step-by-step approach on how to create a comprehensive skill development strategy. Remeber to download the template below!
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How to reframe difficult situations?
Reframing is changing an experience by putting another frame around it. It's like seeing things from a different perspective. As a manager, you will need to lead through difficult situations. You can use reframing as a tool to help you overcome difficulties and overcame obstacles.
 
In this episode you will learn: What is reframing? Why reframing matters? Some reframing examples. Using reframing to deal with a very difficult situation; How to use reframing in your day-to-day work; You always have the option of reframing your experience and lead your team through difficult times.  
The one take away from this episode: When your team faces an incredibly difficult situation, try reframing it see different perspectives so you can get better results.  
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