Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders with Mick Spiers

07/20/22 • 38 min

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It’s time to revolutionize leadership development. In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, Brandon Laws and guest Mick Spiers, founder of The Leadership Project, discuss Mick’s new book, You’re a Leader, Now What?. Get a glimpse into best practices for how to transition from contributor to leader and build effective leadership habits through applied learning.

TAKEAWAYS

More emphasis needs to be placed on leader preparation instead of placing contributors into leadership roles without adequate development.
When it comes to leadership, it doesn't matter what you know but rather how much you care about your people.
A true leader should be motivated by helping people unlock their best version of themselves.
Through smart and clever questioning and coaching, new leaders can quickly accelerate through the learning curve.
The Leadership Project embraces concepts of collaborative or social learning to get people talking, reflecting, and building habits for successful leadership.

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TAKEAWAYS

More emphasis needs to be placed on leader preparation instead of placing contributors into leadership roles without adequate development.
When it comes to leadership, it doesn't matter what you know but rather how much you care about your people.
A true leader should be motivated by helping people unlock their best version of themselves.
Through smart and clever questioning and coaching, new leaders can quickly accelerate through the learning curve.
The Leadership Project embraces concepts of collaborative or social learning to get people talking, reflecting, and building habits for successful leadership.

A QUICK GLIMPSE INTO OUR PODCAST 🔊 Podcast: Transform Your Workplace, sponsored by Xenium HR 🎙️ Host: Brandon Laws

Contact Brandon and Xenium HR:

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Addressing the Invisible with Jill Griffin

In this episode of Transform Your Workplace, Brandon Laws discusses the pressing yet largely unaddressed issue of invisible disability. Guest Jill Griffin, career strategist and executive coach, defines the term and provides best practices for how to advocate for it when working toward comprehensive inclusivity in the workplace. Think that invisible disability isn’t an issue in your workplace? Listen in to learn how an estimated 20% of the US population is dealing with this struggle, in many cases without speaking up.

TAKEAWAYS

It’s common for people to assume that if you look a certain way, you're able-bodied, and this assumption is a hindrance to creating a truly inclusive workplace environment.
Those with invisible disabilities may need additional accommodations to perform their duties effectively.
By not disclosing an invisible disability, the employee doesn't create a capacity for the leadership to help them.
When employees are working side by side with people with visible and non-apparent disabilities, they feel better about the social construct of the company.

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Saying "No" to Invisible Work with Kelli Thompson

What is invisible work? What are non-promotable tasks? And, most importantly, are you unknowingly assigning or taking on this type of work? Find out more about this common issue in this episode of Transform Your Workplace. Guest Kelli Thompson, author of the recent Huffington Post article, “Women Do the Most ‘Invisible Work’ at the Office,” talks about her own experiences taking on invisible work and how women can be empowered to say “no” to tasks that don’t advance them toward leadership positions.

TAKEAWAYS

On average, women get 44% more requests than men to do non-promotable tasks at work.
Non-promotable tasks are tasks that don't contribute to performance results or reviews.
When tasks do not add personal value, align with their career goals and mission, or come with financial compensation, women must be empowered to say “no.”
Instead of burdening employees with non-promotable tasks, leaders should consider outsourcing.
When it comes to invisible work, female leaders should shift their identity from doer to leader and delegate tasks to others.

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