This is The OffBeat, a biweekly newsletter about making living better and working better mutually inclusive. If you live well, you work well, and if you work well, you live well. This is the true meaning of work/life balance.
I’ve been a jazz drummer since elementary school. Over my 15+ years of workplace experience at a range of companies (size, category, industry, location) and 13 years of people management, I’ve discovered a wealth of interoperability between music and business.
The job of the drummer is to keep the beat for the band. And sometimes, the most impactful part of that beat is the offbeat, the in-between notes that kick in and make the rhythm more unexpected — and the groove better.
I believe we can take a cue from that concept and mine inspiration from culture, commerce, and psychology to change up the usual at work toward the end of making living better and working better truly mutually inclusive.
What to expect: one short, thought-provoking prompt every other week: a quote, a reading rec, a podcast rec, a concept; all centered on making living and working better mutually inclusive through unexpected, offbeat ideas.