Why lead from your heart, particularly at work? And, what's the big deal about authentic leadership anyway? Does it really matter that much?
We answer these questions (and more!) in this episode of Leading Through Crisis with people and culture changemaker, Mike Horne.
Mike is the author of Integrity by Design: Living and Working Authentically, as well as the host of the Authentic Change podcast.
He reminds us that authenticity is important because when our words and actions don't match people don't trust us. And, "if I don't trust you, I won't think you have integrity. And, if you don't have integrity, I surely won't trust you. It's a vacuous cycle."
Without trust, it's very difficult to get things done in an organization.
That, and people who are authentic (who have alignment in their thoughts, words and actions) are more congruent. Congruent people are more consistently happy. And, employees want to work for happy people.
According to Gallup, "70% of an employee's engagement is within managerial control." So, how do we use that to our advantage, instill loyalty and contentment, as well as protect our companies against "the big quit" or "great resignation" of 2021?
Listen in to find out.
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To learn more about Mike Horne, you can find him online at https://mike-horne.com/. Or, on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikehorne1/), Instagram or Twitter (@mikehorneauthor).
