The last couple of episodes of REL Talk have featured Maria and Michelle discussing toxicity in the workplace. Today’s episode, however, pivots and begins a three-week series on leadership, an important topic at any time, and especially so given the current state of the world.
In the premier episode of the series, Maria and Michelle talk about executive/senior leadership and how it’s crucial that leaders are consistently and wholly involved. They need to be instrumental in casting vision, hiring and developing people who can also communicate their vision, and in creating communication that flows just as well top to bottom, as it does bottom to top. Inspired to tackle this crucial topic after seeing several articles on leadership recently on LinkedIn, as well as from a quote from Simon Sinek, our REL Talent professionals do so in their usual insightful and informative way here today.
The Finer Details of This Episode:
Quotes:
“Ultimately, people will listen to the person they report to.”
“Leadership is not a rank to be achieved. Leadership is a responsibility. And it’s a responsibility to see those around us rise. There’s no CEO on the planet who’s responsible for the results. You’re responsible for the people who are responsible for the people who are responsible for the people who are responsible for the results. That’s a difficult and different skill set.”
“Communication was very strategically planned. It was coordinated. And it was very well thought out, from top-down leadership to where individuals at the bottom had no doubt and no questions that things were aligned and why things were done”.
“You forget to think that your employees are people, and everything impacts them.”
“A good HR department should be planning. They come in as the expert around, yes, legalities around people, practices, and labor practices, but they also come in from a perspective of how people are motivated and how to best communicate.”
“How do we do that in a way that will be responsive, where people will come to leadership to ask questions instead of gossiping and talking crap around the water cooler?”
“You’re relying on HR to be the people-people, where we’re suggesting that you be the people-people. And if you step up to be the people-people, it’s not always about the tough decisions. You get to be there for the good ones, too. You get to be there when the rewards are given out to praise that employee, when promotions are given out, when people get extra training and development to grow within the organization. That gets to be the message from your mouth, not from HR… we’re saying you as the leader: take the message to your people.”
Show Links:
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