024 What Touches the Heart

05/20/24 • 21 min

What inspires and motivates people? As leaders sometimes we think we know - things like pay and benefits. And yes, people want those things, but in actuality it takes really understanding and studying the people you lead to see what motivates each one specifically.
Lindel Fields uses a story about his daughter, a vacation, and the Axoloti fish she wanted to see at an aquarium to remind us that it may be even more simple than we think when it comes to inspire and motivating people.
He boils down leadership to becoming a leader who touches the heart.
Lindel gives three key things an employee needs from their leader and how you touch the heart:
1. Leaders have to provide proximity to those they lead - being available.
2. People want to know how they contribute to the organization - they want valuable work.
3. Appreciation - they need to hear that you are proud of them.
To reach out to Lindel Fields about working with your team or entire organization, send him a message on LinkedIn.
Would you like to learn more about becoming a GiANT Coach, which we call "Guides"? Here is more information. Once you watch the informational video, if you have additional questions, feel free to reach out to Tracy at [email protected]
We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst
We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
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023 People Development Plan

Keith Glover of AHSG is back for another episode and he has the details of how their organization has implemented the GiANT tools and integrated the content into their organization. After three years of using GiANT, they now have trained everyone with a leadership role within their organization using Altitude Training or Toolkit sessions. They've done this with a mix of live-training and virtual training.
Keith mentions that because AHSG knows their people learn in different ways, they have introduced the GiANT leadership training through as many avenues as they can to make sure they meet the needs of the various styles of learning. They've purchased GiANT books like 100X Leader Book,The Peace Index and The Communication Code for their employees. They also facilitate workshops, Core Groups, and one-on-one coaching. They access the GiANT operating system for assessment and on-going learning through the courses, and have even brought in GiANT Founder, Jeremie Kubicek to kick of initiatives each year with keynote presentations.
They don't just give the information to their people in hopes that they will adopt it into their culture. They actually live out the tools from the top and integrate it into their every day language, making it a lifestyle there at AHSG.
If you'd like to introduce your people to the concepts of GiANT through our various books, you can get copies at Amazon. (If you're looking to buy in bulk of 25+ copies, reach out to Tracy at the email below and she is happy to help you get a bulk discount).
If your organization is looking for a powerful, transformational keynote speaker, then please reach out to [email protected]. She can check Steve Cockram or Jeremie Kubicek's calendar to find a date where one of them can come deliver a powerful message to your people. Check out Jeremie's website here. Check out Steve's website here.
We certify people within their organizations in the GiANT content so they can share it with the rest of their people. We call these people "Catalysts". If you're interested in becoming a GiANT Catalyst, check out this website: https://podcast.giantos.com/store/catalyst

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025 Becoming an "Alfred"

In this episode, Edy Herrera outlines what it means to be a GiANT Certified Coach. We call them Guides in our world. So if you've been listening to the podcast and you're interested in either becoming a coach or bringing a GiANT Guide into your organization, this episode is for you.
Edy is using his unique Voice and his passion for 1:1 and group coaching to create a business that suits his skillset and his love for people. He used his post-covid experience to propel him into finding his niche and coaching was it! He found his "Singleness of Purpose". His passion is building people up and mentoring.
Whether it's bringing one of our certified coaches into your entire organization or just a team or two, or even for 1:1 coaching to help you become a healthy leader, we want to answer your questions. To reach out to Edy Herrera , feel free to message him on LinkedIn or you can check out his website. Or to learn more about GiANT in general, check us out at https://www.giantworldwide.com.
Become an "Alfred".