Osmosis

 

A client of mine recently asked me if there was some sort of class to learn terms that I often use like. "lean in", "circle back", etc. I giggled, because that is what I do, and explained that I learned these terms by osmosis, by being around other people who use these terms, I inherently start using the terms. Then it occurred to me, I should create a regular post where I slow down and share some of these terms and how they apply to our workplace in a manner that makes us better leaders. Since I just used the word, let's start with osmosis. Technically it involves moving molecules but how we will use it is in regard to absorbing information without trying. Take a moment to think about a time or times when you were listening to a conversation of any kind, even you were not interested in the topic, and you walked away with a new nugget of knowledge without trying, it just stuck. Now thing about other ways osmosis is working in your life.