Thoughtfolio 72 — do nothing to grow, lessons from Patagonia on purpose, and how not to do redundancies.
What I’ve been reading & writing this week…
Doing nothing is not the same as not making progress. (3 mins) — medium.com
“There’s a feeling that if your progress isn’t visible to others, that you’re somehow failing or falling behind. We measure what can be seen externally, particularly in and by other people, as that is the easiest and, often, instinctive thing to do.”
How to build a purpose-driven organisation. (7 mins) — worldpositive.com
Lessons from Patagonia on how to ‘operationalise’ purpose so that it’s embedded in the DNA of your team or business.
Corona Chronicles: The Shittiest Lay-Off in Corporate History. (3 mins) — corporate-rebels.com
A breathtaking story of redundancy and corporate shithousery. Don’t worry, there’s a companion piece that’s more uplifting.
“Everything is figureoutable.” Marie Forleo