Here’s one little thing you can do to make your video meetings better.
Smile.
Just smile. That’s it. See what happens.
I bet you’ll be surprised by how the tenor of the meeting changes. How people respond. How they engage.
Most of all, I bet it changes you. Your thoughts, your reactions, your outlook.
Try it. In Zoom, Teams, Skype, BlueJeans, WebEx, whatever video conferencing app you’re using. Go ahead. Smile.
My company just gave every employee $100 for margaritas.
Well, Mexican food and margaritas. The occasion was celebrating National Margarita Day. The 250+ employees from Aptive Resources pumped a good chunk of money into the economy to take part in this momentous holiday with dinner and drinks on the company.
It was totally unexpected. They let us know in an email in the morning that they gifted us $100 for food and drinks. I had to ping someone at work on Teams to see if it was a legit email. It was. Straight from our COO.
It’s the third unexpected gift my company has given to me since I started just two months ago. And word has gotten out. I may have shared my good fortune in my circle of friends.
Now two of them are asking for referrals.
Generous. Caring. Empathetic. Kind. Professional. Smart. Talented. Listeners. These are just a few of the words I use to describe my colleagues and company in just a few months on the job.
How does that compare to your company? What would you say are the things that define your co-workers, your leadership, your company culture?
And how do you contribute?