How "should" and "need to" kill your motivation

3 ways psychological safety helps performance | What to do when it stinks at work | Can taking a stand on social issues help a company? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 5, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD](  [] Leading Edge [] [3 ways psychological safety helps performance]( Leaders can promote creativity and risk-taking in their team members by creating a culture where they know it's safe to explore and grow their skills, writes Marlene Chism. Foster a safe environment by enhancing the leadership abilities of front-line managers, holding regular one-on-one meetings and modeling a growth mindset that values constant learning, she writes. 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[Thrive Global]( (11/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How "should" and "need to" kill your motivation]( We sap our motivation and energy when we keep telling ourselves what we need to do, should be doing or don't have time to do, writes Kristin Hendrix. "Maybe ... we can give ourselves a little grace and the space to occasionally make the choices we need today and get back to our aspirations tomorrow," she writes. [Leadership Vitae]( (10/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Innovation & Creativity A weekly spotlight on making the next big thing happen [] [How PepsiCo CASA created a culture of innovation]( PepsiCo Central and South America saw its agility and innovation increase over the past year after introducing five principles for employees to follow that empowered them to make changes, write Johannes Evenblij, president of PepsiCo CASA, and Janine Waclawski, chief HR officer of PepsiCo Latin America. The principles fostered a culture of constant learning while improving feedback and the implementation of new processes and strategies, they write. [Strategy+Business online (free registration)]( (11/1) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] SmartPulse [] What is your perspective on personality assessments like Myers-Briggs? They're interesting and foster some good conversations. 52.22% They're incredibly insightful and helpful tools. 19.27% They're amusing, but I don't use their results a lot. 14.26% They're distracting and can be misleading. 8.09% They're hogwash, and I wish we didn't use them at all. 6.16% [] It's the conversation. Seventy-two percent of you find value in personality assessments like Myers-Briggs with a note that they're more about fostering conversations than generating deep insights. Be careful not to overemphasize the results of these tests and miss out on the point that they get people speaking the same language. That's where respondents say the value lies. Also recognize that a large portion of respondents (28%) place no credence in the results. So before you rush out and conduct the latest and greatest assessment (or before you subject your team to yet another session on the same old ones), understand what you'll do with the results and how you'll use them on a regular basis to change the conversation. If you don't plan on acting on them regularly, you should probably consider investing elsewhere. -- Mike Figliuolo is managing director of [ThoughtLeaders](. Before launching his own company, he worked at McKinsey & Co., Capital One and Scotts Miracle-Gro. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He's the author of three leadership books: "[One Piece of Paper](," "[Lead Inside the Box](" and "[The Elegant Pitch](." [] What is your perspective on anonymous feedback (both giving and receiving)? [Vote]( [If you can't put your name to it, you shouldn't provide it.]( [Vote]( [It's OK in rare instances where it's inflammatory, but not beyond that.]( [Vote]( [It's acceptable anytime. People shouldn't have to identify who said it.]( [Vote]( [It should be anonymous all the time. Who provided it is irrelevant.]( [] In Their Own Words [] [Caulipower founder: Hire smart people to succeed]( Caulipower founder: Hire smart people to succeed Becker (Alison Buck/Getty Images) Gail Becker, founder of the food company Caulipower, had no experience in the food industry when Whole Foods accepted her frozen cauliflower pizza crust into 30 of its stores but says confidence in her marketing skills moved her forward. "I felt comfortable with marketing, but I was very confident that I knew nothing about anything else so I hired really smart people to teach me," she says. [Forbes]( (10/31) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Daily Diversion [] [Got a spare $50K lying around? 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