027 Eradicate Gossip & Drama

07/08/24 • 20 min

What do I value most? Am I more concerned with me being heard or with my own rights or am I concerned with preserving the integrity of the organization and the relationships and trust within? If we take the intention of fighting for one another, then we won't use gossip and we won't stir up drama to protect ourselves. Instead we will go to the source of friction and we will work it out even though it is uncomfortable to address issues directly with the person.
If you'd like to connect with Todd of Overland Consulting, reach out to him here on LinkedIn.
Check out the visual Go to the source tool . If you use this tool with your team yourself, you will start to create the cultural norm of no gossip and go to the source. Once the team adheres to it, anyone new will quickly see that this is the standard.
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026 Leading an Unmotivated Employee

Kayla Kersey is a champion of Team Leadership and is an expert in team dynamics. She shares her wisdom about how to motivate and develop an under-performer.
She shares three helpful tools:
Role Clarity Tool
Performance Diagnostic Tool
Developing Others Tool
When faced with an employee who is unmotivated or not performing at the level you expect here are Kayla's thoughts:
People want to know what winning looks like for them. You as the leader have to make sure their role is clear? So first, have you trained them on this role? Second, do they have the competency to do the job? This will usually eliminate any apathy on the part of the employee because they understand how they are contributing to the team. Check out the GiANT Role Clarity Tool.
She gives a simple tool called the Performance Diagnostic Tool to help leaders determine if everything has been covered to know if that person should be developed or let go. Letting someone go is sometimes the most liberating thing you can do for someone.
If you determine that investing in and developing the employee is the best option going forward, Kayla shares the Developing Others tool. This will allow you to be intentional in making sure that person is up to speed on what it takes to succeed in their role.
If you'd like to reach out to Kayla to have her work with your team, contact her on LinkedIn
If you're ready to know more about your wiring, take the 5 Voices assessment. And then share it with your team so you can understand them more too: Take the Assessment HERE
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028 How to Scale Leadership

If you are wondering if it's possible to take the tools and resources you've heard about here on the podcast and implement organizational-wide, this episode is for you. Christina Chicoraske is the Director of Statewide Training for the State of Oklahoma in the US. She and her team have implemented GiANT tools, specifically the 5 Voices, into their culture with 32,500 employees. She speaks about their roll-out process, how they got buy-in from the organization leadership team, what winning looks like and how it's going now.
She uses in-person, webinar style and other virtual experiences in order to meet the needs of each employee. She understands that 70% of her people are very present-oriented, so she is sure to outline the vision of how this training would benefit them. That's how she was able to create energy and excitement so everyone could catch the reason and measurable outcomes behind the training.
Now, every new employee gets this training during onboarding. This is how Christina makes sure to keep the momentum going.
If you would like to reach out to Christina, feel free to contact her via LinkedIn HERE.
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If you'd like to discuss your organization's specific needs so we can match you with one of our certified coaches, reach out here: [email protected]
We'd love to hear from you: your questions, your comments and your stories about leading.
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