Valuing you employees and demonstrating leadership are two key components to building a strong people centered culture in the workplace. There’s been a lot of talk about how not to treat your employees thanks to reports detailing President Biden's fits of anger and profanity laced tirades after earlier announcing he would “fire on the spot” anyone who treated staffers with disrespect.
The point is it doesn’t matter if you are Commander-in-Chief or a CEO or the leader of a production line, your title doesn't make you a leader. There's a big difference between being a boss and a leader. Employees have big expectation of leadership, especially if you are working to build a human-centered culture in the workplace. People believe behavior over words. Titles mean crap if your behavior doesn’t line up.
The question we're asking this week is: Are you a boss or a leader?
Thanks for listening. Grab the book the podcast is based on at https://mybook.to/culturesecrets . Check out my website www.chelliephillips.com for more great content. Follow me on LinkedIn.
Valuing you employees and demonstrating leadership are two key components to building a strong people centered culture in the workplace. There’s been a lot of talk about how not to treat your employees thanks to reports detailing President Biden's fits of anger and profanity laced tirades after earlier announcing he would “fire on the spot” anyone who treated staffers with disrespect.
The point is it doesn’t matter if you are Commander-in-Chief or a CEO or the leader of a production line, your title doesn't make you a leader. There's a big difference between being a boss and a leader. Employees have big expectation of leadership, especially if you are working to build a human-centered culture in the workplace. People believe behavior over words. Titles mean crap if your behavior doesn’t line up.
The question we're asking this week is: Are you a boss or a leader?
Thanks for listening. Grab the book the podcast is based on at https://mybook.to/culturesecrets . Check out my website www.chelliephillips.com for more great content. Follow me on LinkedIn.
If workplace culture is your jam, you're in the right place. Check out this episode of culture secrets, the podcast dedicated to creating workplaces for both employees and the company's thrive. Valley valuing your employees and demonstrating leadership are two key components to building a strong people centered culture in the workplace. Hi, I'm Chellie Phillips, the host of the culture secrets podcast and this week, there's been a lot of talk in the news about how not to treat your employees thanks to reports detailing President Biden's fits of anger and profanity laced tirades. After early announcing he would fire on the spot, anyone who treated staffers with disrespect. Now, before you start going off on me, this is not a political discussion, I simply use his current news story to point out that it doesn't matter if your commander in chief, a CEO or the leader of a production line, there's an expectation of leadership from your employees, especially if you're working to build a human centered culture in the workplace. People believe behavior over words, titles mean crap if your behaviors don't line up. So it's up to you to be intentional with your leadership development. That means you're willing to do some self reflection and figure out how you can empower your team rather than tearing them down. Like I said, it starts with self reflection, you need to identify the areas where you tend to be reactive or destructive to the culture. What normally triggers you to react this way. Until you become aware of what your triggers are, you will always default to your current way of operating. It's important that you get strategic is vital that you strategize before making important decisions or take action. Think about the consequences, risks and benefits associated with the options that you're considering. This includes considering the well being of your employees, as much as it does the impact on your business. Involve your team in the process and seek their input when possible. If you want a collaborative environment, you need to demonstrate one plus when you do you build a sense of ownership and acceptance among your team. Listen, are you actively listening to the feedback you get? Do you hear the concerns your teams have? Or have you totally built an unapproachable wall around you where no one is comfortable sharing ideas or concerns with you. Listening allows you to receive all the relevant information and differing viewpoints so that you can make truly informed decisions? Are you ready to learn, it's up to you as a leader to regularly reflect on your style of leadership and learn from the successes and failures you experience. No one expects you to get it right 100% of the time because guess what, we're all human. But your team will be more forgiving when those mistakes happen if you demonstrated that they're valued, and you've created an atmosphere of trust and not been seen as a bully, it's also important that you understand what your employees want. employees want authenticity from their leaders, not just a bunch of scripted words, they want to be valued, you might automatically think that means more money, but it actually means they want to feel invested in they want to feel like their voices heard. They want to feel appreciated for what they bring to the table, you can help build an environment of engaged employees when when they can see that you're making a real effort to connect what they value with the work that they do. If you take the time to build these relationships correctly. You'll not only have employees who are more productive, creative and innovative, you'll also have a more financially successful organization. The big question becomes do you consider yourself a leader or a boss? This question doesn't only apply to the workplace, it can also refer refer to your home or your personal relationships. Do you lead people? Or do you just tell them what you want done without any consideration or explanation? Do you encourage and develop your team? Or do you use criticism and protect your own interest? The world is full of bosses and there are way far too few leaders since leaders are rather scarce, you can really make a name for yourself by becoming a good leader you'll enjoy more career opportunities and have far fewer challenges with your employees. Being a leader is helpful outside of the workplace to your family and the organization's you volunteer your time with would rather deal with a leader than a boss. With all of that in mind. Here are some ideas that you can take advantage of to become a more effective leader and in turn build a stronger human centered culture in the workplace. First, lead by example, a boss likes to sit on the sidelines and allow others to do the hard work. A leader is out in front of his people showing the way a leader is involved. A boss just makes a request and walks away. You should also perform your required test task at the highest level whether you're a supervisor or CEO, you have responsibilities specific to your job title to a supervisor might be required to turn into production report at the end of the day. A CEO might have to Write a quarterly letter to shareholders. When you get things done well and on time your other employees see that reliability is important. Your team members will see that you value deadlines and the work that you do to and that becomes a behavior that they'll emulate. Leaders are driven by purpose. There's an overall goal or mission. The people following the leader must be inspired and empowered. The people must understand the mission and the vision that you have. This is very different than providing a to do list that doesn't have any kind of context. Leaders delegate bosses micromanage a leader trust his people, but a boss struggles to relinquish any control a leader surrounds himself with people that are competent, and complement his weaknesses. A boss hires people that don't make him feel threatened. A boss is always going to have a weaker team, the team can accomplish as much because they're not empowered. The team is also weaker because the boss doesn't want strong employees that might shine brighter than he or she does. Real leaders understand how to utilize their team members to the best of their ability. Your resources are limited. And yes, your employees are your resources, you have a limited number of employees, you have a limited amount of money and a limited amount of time at your disposal. Increasing the capabilities of your employees is one of the most important ways that you can increase the effectiveness and productivity inside the workplace happy, motivated and capable employees help you perform at a higher level. Every increase in an employee's performance helps you do better and it helps your organization perform more successfully, you can get more done without having to work harder yourself. Leaders value respect a boss wants to be feared on the surface they might appear to be similar. But the differences are striking a leader is willing to use his enthusiasm purse skills and expertise to encourage others to respect and follow them. A boss uses fear and threats to gain compliance leaders have the best wishes for those that follow them. Those that follow a boss secretly want him to fail. When you develop your ability to manage and get along with people you are moving yourself way farther upon the line of reaching that leadership goal. This is the most valuable trait a manager can have the ability to effectively lead and inspire others is invaluable. Your own abilities are limited, you're a single person, however, you can increase the effectiveness of others, you're far more valuable to your company. get your work done on time and at a high level. And if you can do that, without creating turmoil in the workplace, you're already way ahead of others. A great boss can take things even further and build his employees if you can increase the effectiveness of 10 employees by 10%. Each you've just created an additional person's worth of work capacity, a leader develops new leaders, a true leader is constantly creating employees with the knowledge and experience to take her place. A boss is just afraid of competition. A boss is afraid he'll be replaced and is too self centered to be concerned about the career aspirations of others. If you aren't the CEO yet, even your employer expects you to develop one or more of your employees to fill your position should you be promoted or leave it's a wise move to plan for the future. Your employees will also appreciate the opportunity while some employees are happy to remain in the same position for life. Most like to experience career growth over time, an employee that's prepared to take the next step is more valuable to the company and on the job market. Leaders know how to motivate they know that no two employees are the same. They know their employees well enough to know how to inspire them. A boss will simply say it is what it is. This is what needs to be done. You can always look for another job if you don't like it. Leaders instead use positive techniques for motivation. While bosses tend to criticize one of the best ways that you can show leadership is to develop ways to recognize your team members for the efforts that they put into the projects that they do. leaders take responsibility. When the team fails, the leader is still out front taking the brunt of the criticism a boss is trying to evolve himself have as much responsibility as possible. A boss is quick to blame his employees or his team and a leader is quick to blame themselves. Think back over your work history. You may have had plenty of bosses, and I hope at least a few great leaders is not enjoyable to work for someone that fits into that boss category. I know I've been there. You feel like you're operating in the dark with little support little value and few development opportunities is so much more enjoyable to work for a leader develop your leadership skills. You'll be helping yourself, your teammates and others being the type of boss that employees Love doesn't inhibit your career. In fact, it can be a major benefit. Being a great boss for your employees can greatly enhance your performance and the performance of your team, which makes not only you shine, but also your organization more successful. The starting point goes back to that self reflection. Are you willing to be a leader instead of a boss? Thanks for listening to culture secrets. If you liked what you heard today, subscribe, drop me a rating and share the link with a friend. If you want to learn more or perhaps have me come lead a discussion with your company or organization visit my website at WWW dot Chellie phillips.com That's C H E L L I E P h i ll ips.com Remember building a value culture is your competitive advantage and the backbone of any successful organization.