Over his twenty-year career, Alain Hunkins has worked with over 2,000 groups of leaders in 25 countries. His clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. A faculty member of Duke Corporate Education, Alain’s writing has been featured in Fast Company, Inc., Forbes, and Business Insider.
In the interview we discuss…
- Assumptions about leadership that can cause trouble
- What causes people to lose confidence in leaders
- Why emotional intelligence is a leader’s competitive advantage
- The business benefits of showing empathy towards employees
- How to overcome challenges developing empathy with teams
- Small things a leader can do to develop loyalty and commitment
- Three obstacles to communicating well and how to overcome them
- How leaders can be motivational choice architects
- How to build an energized work culture
- How leadership influences customer and employee experience
- The importance of workplace rituals
- How acknowledging peak moments can improve the workplace
- How employees and managers cam simplify their meetings
After the interview…
- Visit Alain’s website: www.alainhunkins.com
- Get Alain’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Cracking-Leadership-Code-Secrets-Building/dp/1119675545
- Connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/alainhunkins
- Watch Alain’s TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/alain_hunkins_the_basic_truth_most_leaders_neglect
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Allison Dunn
- Executive Business Coach
- Deliberate Directions + Executive Business Coaching + Training Center
- 3003 W Main Street, Suite 110, Boise ID 83702
- (208) 350-6551
- Website https://www.deliberatedirections.com
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondunn
- Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deliberate-leaders-podcast-with-allison-dunn/id1500464675
