Advice for transforming leadership, culture, Curiosity, and communication from Beth Wonson
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Organizational Values and Why They Matter (and the Org Values at Beth Wonson & Company!)
Your organization’s values can support many facets of your business, from how your staff connects and communicates to offering effective feedback that aligns with performance standards.Listen in for more, including the six values we have here at Beth Wonson & Company and how they work for us: Stretch, Mutual Benefit, Alignment, Growth, Empathy, and Navigating Challenging Dialogue.
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10 Ways to Feel More Connected
I often hear from people that they have coworkers, friends, and even family members who they no longer feel the same level of connection with because of disagreements, differences of opinion, different worldviews, or conflict.So, today, we’ll explore 10 simple ways to experience a deeper sense of connection and a deeper sense of peace, plus where to start looking for peace, joy, love, abundance, appreciation, and connection. (Hint: it’s one place you’ll always find them!)
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Uncovering Hidden Beliefs
Every one of us carries around an unwritten rule book with our individual guidelines for living, working, and relationships. Unfortunately, these rules aren’t based on real facts or evidence. These hidden beliefs are generalizations, frequently born from a Flawed First Fact, and they furtively guide – or even limit – the choices we make and the actions we take.Check out this video for how Beth uncovered some of her hidden beliefs, an easy way to spot your own hidden beliefs (and those of others), and a simple question that can open your mind to what you’ve been missing.
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Missing Facts: What Everyone Else Knows That You Don’t
Sometimes emotions can run a little high during a team development workshop, with some emotional hotspots getting triggered. Luckily, Beth and her training team develop their skills and experience so they can hold a safe emotional space for just those moments.But anyone can be caught by surprise! Listen in to hear about the time there was something going on that everyone else in the room knew about that Beth didn’t, and she made an assumption that had her completely off base.
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Filling the Leadership Hole
Have you spent time learning the nuts and bolts of leadership but skipped the part about your leadership presence, your leadership chemistry, and your chemistry with the people around you?Leadership presence and chemistry are often forgotten to what Beth calls the Leadership Hole, and yet they’re what actually help you move forward – or create roadblocks and barriers to your success.Check out this Bit of Beth to hear how one of her executive coaching clients continues to experience gigantic shifts and more ease in his work as he fills in the Leadership Hole.
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Leadership Presence: How to Get There from Here
If you desire a seat at the leadership table, yet your energy and body language contradict what you see in your role models, it’s time to get your body used to a new carriage and emote a presence they recognize as leadership.This is not a fake-it-until-you-make-it or dress-for-the-part activity. This is a subtle preparation to shift into your authentic leadership presence.Listen in for an experiment to try and stories from some of my leadership coaching clients – and see if you recognize yourself.
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A Deeper Look at the Flawed First Fact
Listen in to hear about a leadership coaching client who was struggling with a pile of extra responsibilities at work – and how we eliminated all of them with a single simple question. A roadblock, barrier, or failure can be the perfect opportunity to dial it back and see if you’ve been headed in the wrong direction from the start.
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I Fired Three People Today
I had to fire a few people today, and it wasn’t pretty. I will miss them, but their banishment from the office was for the good of the whole. Their names, you ask? Somebody, Nobody and, occasionally, Anybody. The reasons for their immediate termination were quite clear…Listen in or read on for the 5 reasons I gave that trio the boot, the trouble with the ‘Bodies, and what it means for your organization or team – or even your family – when those three are hanging around.
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Are You Meeting This Year’s Challenges with Last Year’s Tools?
We are well into the new year, but are you approaching challenges and obstacles in the same old way? If your team or organization has new goals for this year, you might need new tools and methods to get where you want to go. Check out this Bit of Beth from our video archive to learn what I did when I found myself using an old bridge to cross a new moat.
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