• About Talenttalks   |
  • Panel of experts   |
  • FAQ   |
  • Events   |
  • Contact Us
Cart / R0.00

No products in the cart.

My account
Talenttalks
No Result
View All Result
bECOME A MEMBER
Login
  • People Planning
  • Recruitment
  • Performance
  • Development
  • Reward
  • Culture & Engagement
  • Systems, Policies and Processes
  • Leading Edge Thinking
  • People Planning
  • Recruitment
  • Performance
  • Development
  • Reward
  • Culture & Engagement
  • Systems, Policies and Processes
  • Leading Edge Thinking
bECOME A MEMBER
Login
Talenttalks
No Result
View All Result
Home Culture & Engagement

Learning how to be more aware of language and social queues

Mico van den Berg by Mico van den Berg
December 4, 2020
in Culture & Engagement, Zero Fee Content
Reading Time: 3min read
0
Learning how to be more aware of language and social queues
0
SHARES
35
VIEWS

If you could go back one year into the past, what advice would you give yourself?

We hear a lot of talk about the resilience and adaptability of humans. As the eternal optimist, I believed in this on a cognitive level, but secretly I had my doubts. 2020 has proven to me that humans are exceedingly resilient and abundantly adaptable. If I could go back one year, I would give myself 3 pieces of advice: 1) People can, and will overcome all obstacles – trust in this with your head and heart. 2) We can adapt to anything if we can find meaning in it, never stop searching for meaning, and 3), Above all, be patient and be kind with all people – there is always context that you are not aware of.

What surprised you over the last few months?

On a personal note, as the father of three boys, a four year old, and four month old twins, I have been surprised by how little sleep we can actually operate on. As a social scientist, I have been pleasantly surprised to see so many random acts of kindness during the ongoing pandemic. There are still scores of people in desperate need of support, and we should continue reaching out to them. If a ‘new normal’ post Covid world is one where people care more for their neighbor, give more to the needy, and appreciate more what we have, then I think we’ve gained something valuable out of the crisis.

What learnings are you taking with you into the future?

On a very practical note, I’ve learnt some handy virtual working skills, including how to better collaborate virtually, and how to run remote Think Big sessions. Through enhanced virtual working I’ve learnt how to be more aware of language and social queues, I’ve learnt how to socialize with colleagues through virtual platforms, how to host a virtual beer O’clock, and how many words there are in the King James Bible (thanks to virtual pub quiz). The answer is 783,137 if you were wondering.

Previous Post

Recommended listens

Next Post

Power-up your courage to find your voice and make an impact in an uncertain future

Mico van den Berg

Mico van den Berg

As an experienced HR Practitioner I have successfully delivered on the Talent, Development, Organisational Design, Change Management, and Generalist HR Business Partnering agenda across the UK, Europe, Africa, North and Latin America. My main interest lies in complex multi dimensional Program Portfolios. I have exceptional consulting and partnering skills which allows me to build deep, commercially focused relationships with my stakeholders. I am a Digital Transformation Ambassador and Data Junkie and believe that all activity can, and should be tracked to enable actional insights for accurate execution. In a nutshell, I am a Passionate, Progressive and Principled HR Professional that loves a good challenge!

Related Posts

How to facilitate online
Events

How to facilitate online

February 25, 2021
Developing a retention strategy in COVID-19
Reward

Developing a retention strategy in COVID-19

February 22, 2021
Connected – Why Social Justice finds its home in you
Culture & Engagement

Connected – Why Social Justice finds its home in you

February 22, 2021
How has the role of HR shifted in the new workplace?
People Planning

How has the role of HR shifted in the new workplace?

February 22, 2021
Tapping into the power of perception
Culture & Engagement

Tapping into the power of perception

February 22, 2021
2021 annual review of the national minimum wage
Systems, Policies and Processes

2021 annual review of the national minimum wage

February 16, 2021
Next Post
Power-up your courage to find your voice and make an impact in an uncertain future

Power-up your courage to find your voice and make an impact in an uncertain future

Leave a Comment: Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Log In


Join Now | Lost Password?

Upcoming events

Topics

  • Culture & Engagement
  • Development
  • Events
  • Leading Edge Thinking
  • People Planning
  • Performance
  • Recruitment
  • Resources
    • Checklists
    • How-to Guides
    • Quick Guides
    • Self-assessment
    • Templates
  • Reward
  • Systems, Policies and Processes

Newsletter Signup Form

Important Links

About Talenttalks

Panel of experts

FAQ

Contact Us

Recent articles

Deep Change Management workshop sessions

Deep Change Management workshop sessions

February 25, 2021
How to facilitate online

How to facilitate online

February 25, 2021
How to provide balanced feedback that adds value

How to provide balanced feedback that adds value

February 22, 2021

Menu

People Planning

Recruitment

Performance

Development

Reward

Culture & Engagement

Systems, Policies and Processes

Leading Edge Thinking

Newsletter signup

© Talenttalks - Quality Resources. Tested in the real world  |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms and Conditions   |   HTML Sitemap

  • People Planning
  • Recruitment
  • Performance
  • Development
  • Reward
  • Culture & Engagement
  • Systems, Policies and Processes
  • Leading Edge Thinking
  • About Talenttalks
  • Panel of experts
  • FAQ

© Talenttalks - Quality Resources. Tested in the real world  |   Privacy Policy   |   Terms and Conditions   |   HTML Sitemap