Posts Tagged ‘connected leadership’

We’re hearing more and more about including love in the way we lead. This may seem like a new topic in relationship to work, but we believe it is imperative. It’s an approach rooted in the deepest human needs of every person within our organizations. When we can understand the needs our team members have…

3 Questions Every Leader Should Ask

September 15th, 2016 by Vitality Imperative

All people long to be valued and understood. As a leader, it really is your job to care and create that connection with the people with whom you work. Connecting with people unlocks their contribution and paves the way for great work to be done in a vital and engaged community. In order to understand…

The Simplest (and most important) Key to Being a Great Leader

September 1st, 2016 by Vitality Imperative

If you want to be a good connected leader, you must be present to both the situation and the people around you. Practicing “presence” sounds simple, but in today’s world of constant distractions and high-speed action, it can prove to be one of the most challenging aspects of leadership. Our research shows that it is…

Good Leaders Must Focus on Personal Development

August 25th, 2016 by Mickey Connolly

Don Van Winkle joins the show to discuss the primary traits that lend themselves to “good” leaders. First and foremost, Mickey and Don discuss the overarching need for a leader to prioritize the evolution of themselves and the needs of the company, always striving for greater awareness of what both they and their organization will…

How to steward the organizational culture you want

August 11th, 2016 by Colin Pidd

Despite how many leaders habitually approach cultural change, force is not what is needed for evolution within an organization. Intentional thought and action is needed to effectively co-create the future of any company, starting with examining the stories and patterns we fall into that have us follow purposes that don’t serve us. We must look…

Are your leaders killing the business? What to do about it…

August 9th, 2016 by Vitality Imperative

We have analyzed thousands of employee surveys across the world and conducted live interviews with employees on six continents. We have discovered that when the “superior leader” approach has outlived its value, the employee experience includes three damaging impacts: fear, mechanics, and manipulation. If these experiences dominate long enough, it could kill your business. What…