Evolve: Reinventing Leadership - Building Freedom Cultures

Are you feeling stifled in a highly controlled culture? I often encounter various cultures that exhibit control in various ways.  In some of these cultures, employees are exposed to autocratic leaders whose leadership style ensures these employees will not take initiative.  In fact, in some highly controlled cultures, I have encountered leaders who go as far as saying “I don’t pay you to think, ju...

Have you been putting off your development as a leader because you just don’t have the time?  Or do you feel you would like to sacrifice your development so members of your team can get the limited training funds?  Whatever the reason for delaying your development, this episode will show you the risks of making yourself a secondary priority and what you can do to enhance your leadership skills.

Have you ever said something to someone and you were surprised by their reaction?  Tone is a powerful communicative tool.  It can support a conversation and connection or completely derail them without self-awareness.  Listen in to learn how you can master the art of using tone to build a strong, cohesive team.

Are you struggling with managing your boundaries at work?  Are there persons who just don’t respect your boundaries and want you to respect theirs?  Are you stressed by frequent interruptions when you have deadline pressures?  Whatever your boundary challenge, Yvette provides you with practical strategies you can use to immediately establish boundaries at work and decrease your stress levels.  

Do you describe yourself as a passionate leader and you  are struggling to build an engaged team?  Do you have team members who do not share their views with you?  Tune in for tips you can use to build your brand as a passionate leader.  

Are you stressed or overwhelmed because unrealistic goals have been set for you and your team without your input? Do you review your goals and feel a deep sense of dread because it is impossible to meet them? Are you anxious about going to work because your coworkers are willing to undermine you in order to achieve their unrealistic goals?  Listen in for tips you can use to decrease your stress.  

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...

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.  

 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.  

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 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.

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...

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.  

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...

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.  

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!  

 Relying heavily on a strategy to accommodate others so you can be accepted is an “Achilles Heel” that others will perceive about you.  It is important to become aware of your patterns so you can avoid unwittingly sabotaging your career in the long-run.    

Whatever the size, complexity or intended scope of your intended change, it is important for you to consider change readiness because change has multiple inherent costs.  Costs or risks include wasting resources, damaging organizational trust, reducing existing capacity and encountering surprise elements.

So what is safe space? It refers to the quality of communication and the ability of all parties to be open and respectful of others so trust can exist. The safer the space, the more likely it is that your coworkers will share authentic views.  

There are a number of reasons why leaders decide to reinvent their careers.  For some, their careers have plateaued, keeping them stuck in the same position for far longer than they anticipated.  Other change careers completely, starting over in a new discipline.  Then there are those approaching retirement.  

We always hear about the importance of empowering out team,  Is empowerment something leaders can do for someone else?  Or do employees need to decide to empower themselves?

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.

In this episode Yvette shares several effective customer service strategies for your organization.

In this episode, Yvette share the importance of balancing people and processes within your organization.

In this episode Yvette shares the importance of change in your organization.