I recently joined Dan Marino on his podcast – Value-Based Care Insights – to talk about the roots of misalignments in leadership teams and how transparent communication creates a unified voice to advance an organization’s culture. Enjoy!
Leaders of truly healthy organizations learn to simply think differently — and it impacts every aspect of their decision-making and actions. Therefore, the journey of Organizational Health involves a number of significant mindset shifts.
In this episode, James and Keith identify 6 conversations that are essential for companies to have at the stage where high growth is expected in order to succeed at the next level. Especially during difficult economic times, these conversations are essential.
In his book The Motive, Pat Lencioni suggests that one role of a responsibility-centered leader is to personally develop the leadership team, which includes managing the interpersonal dynamics between team members, especially ones caught in a destructive conflict impacting the team.
Last year I watched a division lead in a global business deliver a celebratory speech to his top hundred managers. Let’s call him Jim. “In conclusion,” he said proudly, “we have outperformed all expectations, and everyone will be getting enhanced bonuses.”
Leaders create teams with the highest of hopes, but often fail to set them up for success. This leads to unnecessary frustration, wasted time and increased cynicism. I think of the famous “Rental Car Reservation” scene from Seinfeld …
I joined Dr. Doug McKinley on the Leadership Currency Podcast, to discuss the principles and benefits of Organizational Health.
The comedian Rodney Dangerfield used to say, “I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out.” He was poking fun at the sport that can sometimes devolve from a skillful display of talent into a brawl. Sadly, this reminded me of my work with leaders and teams.
John Cleese had it right when he filmed his hilarious video, “Meetings, Bloody Meetings.” As a Principal Consultant with The Table Group, the subject of meetings is often discussed when working with leadership teams on their journeys to organizational health.