<p>Are you pretending things are ok?</p> <p>Are you uncomfortable when the conversation turns sideways on the conference call?</p> <p>You rush to smooth over the disturbance and quickly make sure it's not a detriment to moving the work forward. And, to save others from feeling all the feelings about it? Or, at least try to do so?</p> <p>It's actually slowing down the work more than you may realize, and inhibiting others from saying what may need to be said.</p> <p>Toxic Positivity is rampant in parts of our cultures - towns, families, churches, and...of course work.</p> <p>You can argue that there is a lot of bullying as well. But, we aren't talking about that today.</p> <p>I share my concerns about it in this episode, and how I'm dealing with it in parts of my life and work.</p> <p>It takes some time to realize that it is happening, and then what to do about it if you are a person that would rather go into the deeper conversations.</p> <p>With the deeper conversations you have to take risks. Some of those risks will set you back. Some of them will propel you forward. Keep taking them.</p> <p>We all wear masks, though some are thicker and worn more often than others. And, some of us may have a closet full of masks that are pulled out to deal with a variety of audiences.</p> <p>Maybe it's time to start removing one of them toward building deeper trust and empathy that leads toward higher fulfillment and better outcomes.</p> <p>The Move Your Desk Show is available through all major podcast services and https://pod.co/move-your-desk</p>