Are you Loyal or Lazy?
Mita Mallick
On a mission to fix what’s broken in our workplaces | Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY Best Selling Author | Thinkers 50 Radar List | Using the power of storytelling to transform brands & businesses | LinkedIn Top Voice
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In this episode of Brown Table Talk Season 7, we unpack the following head on:
Are you Loyal or Lazy? We were inspired by Amy Shoenthal’s piece in Forbes entitled to tackle this conversation: Staying At The Same Company For Years: A Sign Of Loyalty Or Laziness?
We explore the following questions:
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Because change requires tough conversations. Tough conversations like these. And we can’t change what we won’t discuss.
With Much Love and Gratitude, Mita & Dee
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by Mita Mallick
Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses. Her passion for inclusive storytelling led her to become a Chief Diversity Officer, to build end to end inclusion ecosystems across big and small organizations. In her first book "Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace" Mita is saying all the quiet parts out loud of what holds us back from making meaningful progress in this work.?
Some of her myths include: "I am all for diverse talent. As long as they are good." and "Of course we support women. We just extended maternity leave" and "These DEI efforts don’t benefit me. My voice as a white man doesn’t count anymore." Each myth opens with a powerful story and then she leaves us with practical and actionable advice and tips on how to show up differently to work. It's a must have resource for anyone invested in building more inclusive cultures.
A free-spirited person striving for innovation through collaboration, creativity and heart .
6 个月I will listen to the podcast ! In my opinion if someone enjoys the work , feels like their needs regardless of the need ex. Financial, intellectual , mental health , food needs etc. in a work environment is fulfilled or they have support to fulfill those needs and is respected , would they be the term “lazy”? Please everyone think on this question. are we looking at people’s behaviors and stating it’s laziness as a whole without regard to other factors that go on? People, I do not believe are lazy . Everyone has potential to change the world in their own unique way . People are unique with various challenges and barriers to overcome . What are some ways we can help one another ?
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1 年The concept of loyalty should only be applied to personal situations. Our relationship with an organization is a business proposition. Most employees are “at will” employees. This means they can be terminated for any or no reason as long as the reason is not illegal. It also means that the employee can quit for any or no reason. The relationship is not binding and survives only when both parties are are being satisfied. Loyalty has nothing to do with it. It is not a personal relationship. Ask someone who has been downsized after 30 years. Ask an employer who loses a key employee to a competitor who made a better offer. To me, this is neither good nor bad. It is what it is. But, romanticizing the notion of loyalty in a business situation has led to much disappointment.
Founder | Advisor | Podcaster | Growth Wizard | Customer Woo-er | Culture & People Enthusiast | Rare Mom & Pediatric Sj?gren's Advocate | Top LinkedIn Voice | Redefining Workplaces + Igniting Hearts, Sparking Change
1 年Loyalty is sorely missed in our workplaces these days. That doesn't mean tolerating behaviors or ignoring the skillsets necessary to succeed. Still, it does mean investing in your talent and not letting that institutional knowledge rush out the door at a whim. It also means treating talent like the complex human beings they are. There has to be some give in take in any relationship and both sides have to feel they are winning. Mita Mallick
I work with brands, leaders and founders to elevate their industry presence. I'm also the USA Today bestselling author of The Setback Cycle + a TEDx, corporate and keynote speaker.
1 年Deeply honored that my article inspired this convo and absolutely cannot wait to listen!
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1 年Many employee loyalty lies in laziness. Most are comfortable with the role and won't make an attempt to test other waters because their capacity is low. Loyalty is different from being lazy as an employee and most lazy employ find it getting another job after their current role.