Evolve: Reinventing Leadership - Building Freedom Cultures

Tips for Leading with Resourcefulness

In the modern workplace, leaders are expected to do more and more with less resources.  This is a stressful proposition because in some organizations this means the team complement gets reduced.  In other organizations there are insufficient tools available, and in others, employees are not properly trained.  As the ever changing external environment drives deeper and deeper cost cutting, resource availability can become an ongoing challenge.  Listen in to learn how you can improve your resourcefulness as a leader.

 

Perceiving Your Performance Accurately

Are you tired of feeling stuck at the same level in your career and you have no clear path for growth?  Are you working hard and you can’t understand why you are not being recognized for your contribution?  This podcast provides you with practical steps you can use to transform your performance and take your career to the next level.

 

Is it the Culture or Employees? That is the Question

 The Wells Fargo case study is an interesting one that presents the question, “Did the employees cause it or was it the Culture?”  On one hand, the CEO indicated the scandal happened because of unethical employees.  On the other hand, whistleblowers claimed employees responsible for sales were under extreme duress.

 

How You Relate Creates

It is not clear which comes first.  Is it that your relationship quality drives outcomes and experiences in your environment? Or does your experience of culture influence the quality of your relationships? I think both perspectives are true… 

Holding a Higher Vision of Members of Your Team

Holding a higher vision of members of your team helps them to perceive themselves as they haven’t before.  It helps them to trust you and each other, strengthening their willingness to go the extra mile.  This is not about projecting your ideas about their potential, it is about being curious and allowing their potential to emerge.

Becoming Agile

Jack Welch once asserted, "If the rate of change on the outside is greater than the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.” This seemingly foreboding message is really saying that we should keep up with the pace of our changing environments.  Agility refers to your ability to think and move swiftly and gracefully.  There can be agile strategies that are responsive and thoughtful, and ones that are reactive.  Your ability to adapt is essential to your sustained performance.

 

Reading Between The Lines

Reading between the lines is a skill you can use to perceive beyond the surface of what is being said.  It refers to your ability to understand what is not being said, to listen to tone, to understand the subtleties of word choice, and the ability to detect the lack of alignment between words and action.

 

Substance Vs. Form

If you value substance more than form, and you work within a political office environment, the good news is that you can engage office politics without sacrificing your values.  By being guided by your values you can build strong, integrity based relationships that can help your team achieve its goals so it is important to take the time to build the skills you need to detect and correct imbalances caused by unfairness and other political behaviour.

The Angel in the Marble

As a leader, it is important for you to understand creating an engaged team should start with taking a long, honest look at yourself to determine how your action and inaction may be contributing to your existing team dynamics.

 

Is it Time Engage? An Interview with Devay Campbell

Yvette Bethel interviews bestselling author, Devay Campbell, who is also a Coach and HR Consultant.  If you are interested in learning more about what disengagement looks like and how to help your team to evolve into engagement, tune in to this episode!