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Truth You Can Act On:  Focus on the Result. Lead with the end in mind and help your people see their goals clearly. Paint that picture of what success looks like. Leverage Technology with Video. Encourage both audio and visual aspects for remote meetings to bridge that distance. Treat Your Remote Workforce like Insiders. Take a look at how you interact with both 1099 and remote employees. How can...

Truth You Can Act On: What works today, may not work tomorrow: Be ahead of the game. If you're not evolving, you're dying: Get everyone on board with embracing change in your organization. Make it a cultural norm. Execution drives strategy: Don't wait until perfect to start and don't be afraid of change. Stack your leadership bench: Always be recruiting your next leaders.   Full Notes https://gutp...

In today's Gut+Science episode, we're talking about listening more and listening better. There's power in learning how to listen because it makes people feel seen and empowered to make decisions. Listen in as host Nikki Lewallen talks about the powerful questions that help leaders elicit more than a simple yes/no response from their team members. Some Powerful Questions:  What makes you proud to w...

Truth You Can Act On:    Right message; right people; right channel; right time. Rethink your communications so they're as impactful as they can be.  Set the tone and have ground rules for 2-way communication. How successful are you right now, and how do you intentionally amp that up?   Make the most of your time with your people. How do you make a personal touch with every single one of them in t...

Truth You Can Act On:  Bring Core Values to life in your workplace. Illustrate and teach behaviors that represent the core values and what it looks like to live them out. Create Communication Rituals. Repetition and consistency are vital to getting everyone moving in the same direction. Give A Clear Framework and Empower Your People to Make Decisions. When employees understand the "why," they can...

Changes are coming to Gut+Science and we're so excited to share them with you! But first, a reminder of what's NOT changing–the WHY of this show: increasing the impact of employee engagement in your organizations.  In this bonus episode, host Nikki Lewallen outlines some of the exciting things coming to Gut+Science along with three questions that we would love to get our listeners' feedback on.  L...

Truth You Can Act On:  Get Permission to Lead. Don't assume people are ready. Building trust and building relationships with people take time - this doesn't happen overnight.  Serve Your People. What can you do for your people? Take time to listen to your employees and follow up on what you heard. People want to follow selfless servant leaders.  Small Deposits Make an Impact. Know your people's na...

Truth You Can Act On:  Make Building Real and Meaningful Connections Your Top Priority. Understand what motivates your people and get to know them personally to support them outside of their work role.  Measure Employee Engagement and Share the Findings with Managers. Empower your managers with data that gives them a roadmap to know where to focus on innovating for change. Be sure to encourage cur...

Truth You Can Act On:  Empower Your Employees to Dream Big . Create a safe environment for your people to be themselves, and share their perspectives, strengths, and values. Psychological safety is a flagship driver for employee engagement.  Paint a Vivid Vision. Make sure employees know where the company is going. Illustrate what the company looks like in the future, as clarity of the future help...

You'll want to listen to this when you have a pen and paper handy, Gut+Science listeners! What are your hopes and goals for 2020? And how can you say 'no' to things that don't fulfill you? Listen in as host Nikki Lewallen dives into a powerful tool that can help you live intentionally in the new year. 

Truth You Can Act On:  Soft Skills Are Essential Skills. These skills are what make engagement and learning stick, and having relationships with coworkers is crucial when it comes to retention.  Make Onboarding a Journey, Not an Event. Everyone has different learning styles. Onboarding is not a check-the-box thing, so it can't be done in a few days.  Be Intentional About Building Psychological Saf...

Truth You Can Act On:  Focus on Filling Your Cup First. You can't give if you're empty. Remember, if you aren't leading yourself well, you most likely won't be leading others well either.  Make Reflection a Habit. Take time to pause and debrief your experiences to learn from them. This is a great way for us to work to get better. Proactively Seek Diverse Perspectives. Get involved with things you'...

It's a saying that comes up often: 'If it was easy, everyone would be doing it.' We have spent the course of Season 3 of #Insights talking about our managers. How to help them get the most out of their employees, how to focus on their professional development, and how to build trust throughout an organization. But it's one thing to know what to do and another thing to actually figure out how to do...

We ask a lot of our managers. But when we flip things around, are we delivering on our end of the deal?  This week on #Insights, Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo ( @santiagojara ) is digging into feedback. As he says, we often ask the wrong questions of our managers. So, how can we start asking the right ones? You'll also hear from Haley Aust , Vice President of Human Resources, and C...

"People don't leave companies, they leave managers. And trust is a big part of this equation." In this episode of Insights, we're taking a closer look at trust. What does it mean to develop trust with our managers? What does it look like in practice?  Listen in as Emplify CEO and Co-Founder Santiago Jaramillo ( @santiagojara ) dives into how you can make building trust a priority when coaching and...

In this first episode of Season 3 of Insights, we're diving into managers and how we can invest in them.  Managers have a hard job. They often don't know where to go to get answers to hard questions. So, how can we empower our managers to grow and lead in a way that both captures the mission from the executive level while meeting the needs of our employees on the frontlines? That's what this seaso...

Truth You Can Act On:  Purpose unlocks engagement. On your spiritual growth journey, understanding your purpose is key. As leaders, make sure you know your team members' individual purpose. Help them help you understand their purpose. The mental game is huge. We choose our attitude, and you can't be negative and in gratitude at the same time. Try shifting your attitude with the 'cancel-cancel' app...

Truth You Can Act On:  Tune in to Part 2 of Tommy's interview next week for Nikki's full Truth You Can Act On, but in the meantime, share your takeaways and tag us on social media.  Full Show Notes: https://gutplusscience.com/tommy-richardson Book Recommendation:  Bringing Out the Best in Others by Thomas Connellan Sponsors: Emplify – Are you still using pulse surveys? How about annual questionnai...

"You should never stop mentoring and you should never stop being mentored." Alison Martin is the Chief Mentoring Officer at Diverse Talent Strategies , a training and development firm with a unique mentoring process aimed at talent development, promoting inclusion, employee engagement, and social responsibility.  As Alison points out, you would be hard-pressed to find a successful leader who doesn...

Truth You Can Act On:  Understand Your Biology. As leaders, when you start to understand the biology behind your brain, you can demystify it in a way that you don't have to feel like you're being controlled by it. Neal recommends meditation as a tool to combat that stressed or overwhelmed feeling.  Emotion. Releasing and using your emotions is a core principle of mindfulness. As a leader, having e...

  Truth You Can Act On:  Get Permission to Lead. Don't assume people are ready. Building trust and building relationships with people take time - this doesn't happen overnight.  Serve Your People. What can you do for your people? Take time to listen to your employees and follow up on what you heard. People want to follow selfless servant leaders.  Small Deposits Make an Impact. Know your people's...

  Truth You Can Act On:  Take Time Out to Team Build. Spend time getting to know the people you work with.    Purpose is the Core of a Business. Reiterate the purpose of the company regularly and pour into the purpose of your people. What is their personal purpose? How does your business help that come alive? Leaders Are Doers. Jump in more often!  Full Show Notes: https://gutplusscience.com/don-b...

Truth You Can Act On:  Partner with K-12 to Attack the Talent Shortage Problem. We have to start educating children on career options earlier on and keep in mind the opportunities to skill up aside from the traditional college path. Who's Your Team? Have a group of people that you can collaborate with and support each other to overcome problems. Be sure to email Nikki at nikki@emplify.com if you n...

Truth You Can Act On:  We Can Shift Our Attitude in Minutes. Get cut off in traffic? Did an incident at work or at home get you down? Take a few minutes to list out the things you're grateful for in life. Gratitude is the foundation to shifting your attitude.  Attitude Times Behavior Equals Consequence. Reflect on this in your current life scenario. Enhance your life by working on your attitude an...

Truth You Can Act On:  Focus on the Result. Lead with the end in mind and help your people see their goals clearly. Paint that picture of what success looks like. Leverage Technology with Video. Encourage both audio and visual aspects for remote meetings to bridge that distance. Treat Your Remote Workforce like Insiders. Take a look at how you interact with both 1099 and remote employees. How can...