b"DAYTODAYSEEING THE INVISIBLE David Brooks authors a practical, heartfelt guide to the art of truly knowing another person in order to foster deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives. All around us are people who feel invisible, unseen, and misunderstood. In How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply BE A GREAT BOSSand Being According to a Gallup State of the Workplace study, half of all respondentsDeeply Seen have quit their jobs sometime during their careers because of their bosses.(Random And Ginni Saraswati reports for Entrepreneur that poor leadership and ineffec House), tive bosses are intrinsically tied to employee unhappiness, high turnover, andBrooks draws the quality of work produced. Employees cite micromanagers as the biggestfrom the red flag in a job, and theyre very likely to leave as a result.fields of psychology and neuroscience Your job as a leader is to put in the time, energy, and effort to know your teamand from the worlds of theater, philosomembers. That requires active listening and regularly setting aside time tophy, history, and education to present a check in. Pay attention to the growth and development of your staff, bothwelcoming, hopeful, integrated approach professionally and personally. At every new life chapter, discuss and clarifyto human connection. Along the way he what expectations might also need to change, whether thats more money,offers a possible remedy for a society more time off, or a more flexible work schedule.that is riven by fragmentation, hostility, and misperception.Hire people you trust to do their jobs and who fit the company culture. Hiring the right candidate obviously requires a certain skill set, but its also about him or her meshing with the work environment you want to create. A loyal, longterm employee needs to feel seen, heard, and treated like an individual withREFRAMING a lot to offer the organization, as well as to have a life outside of work. CRISIS Everyone faces times of crisis, and sometimes life's difficult HELPING EMPLOYEES DEALtimes can also become a crisis WITH THE HIGH COST OF LIVINGof faith. InGod Is for You: Learning to Trust Gods Wisdom through Lifes Crises (Invite Thanks to recordhigh inflation last year, rising interest rates, flat wage growth, and otherPress), Pastor Mac Brunson reminds you economic factors, HR Executive reports that employers now identify their top concern aboutthat you never employee financial wellness is the high cost of living, according to a recent survey by thehave to face Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI). This marks the first time that costofliving hashard times landed in the top spot on the Financial Wellbeing Employer Survey, bumping retirement pre alonenot paredness from its sixyear run as employers greatest concern. Thats based on a survey of 252through prinHR leaders at companies with at least 500 employees that offer financial wellness programs. ciples or pat The rising concern is driving significant action amonganswers, but employers, including providing employee discountby pointing programs, basic money management tools, financialyou to the education, and more individualized benefits such asperson and oneonone financial coaching and debt management.presence of a God who Employees who are struggling with their finances willnever stops be distracted. It will also cause stress and potentialloving and depression, so they wont be as productive as theyadvocating for you. Born out of the most can be, says Craig Copeland, director of wealthdifficult season of his life, Brunson benefits research at EBRI. Employers will want toreframes crisis and offers a new perspecput their workers in situations where they have thetive on walking in God's wisdom so you most success because then the company will havecan stop making decisions out of fear and the most success.navigate hard times well.58 WWW.CITYGATENETWORK.ORG JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2024"