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  • Listen In -> Bridging the Work-Faith Divide #5: Becoming a Person of Influence and Impact

    We’ve all been there.

    At our own places of employment or while at a meeting at another company.

    The feeling is palpable. It might be pressure. It might be drive. It might be panic. It might be enthusiasm. It might be supportiveness. It might be competitiveness.

    Bridging the Work-Faith Divide

    How would you characterize the culture of your workplace?

    In this week’s show Claudia and I discuss how to influence the culture where you work.

    In many regards, workplace cultures are deep, complex realities that have developed over time. Such realities do not lend themselves to quick fixes or radical changes initiated by even the best intentioned team member.

    Does that mean that you and I are powerless to impact our workplace culture?

    Not at all!!

    But it does mean that we need to be thoughtful and appropriate in the means and manners in which we choose to exert influence.

    Join our discussion about four degrees of influence which are available to everyone on the team: modeling, suggesting, reforming and battling.

    Just now joining the conversation? Catch up on the entire series here.
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    Listen in.

  • Listen In -> Influencing Others #3: Clarity and Commitment to the Team

    Does it matter who’s in the chair?

    In this week’s podcast, we discuss the hard fact that working with people requires knowing who those people are. Who they are and what they bring to the table. Their personalities, their strengths, their skills, their working styles and their professional passions to name a few.

    Most leaders use organizational charts and job descriptions as a basis for hiring. What if the job descriptions and organizational charts flowed from the make-up of the people chosen to be on the team?

    Think about it, and then listen in.

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  • Listen In -> Influencing Others #1: Empowerment and Accountability

    The solution is a tension. When it comes to influencing others, there are no shortcuts.

    If you were hoping for tips on how to manipulate people into doing much more for much less and then thanking you for the privilege, you’ll probably be disappointed with our current podcast series on Influencing Others.

    Join us as we discuss a powerful and inseparable relationship between empowerment and accountability. A total commitment to results and achieving the mission of the organization on the one hand, and a total commitment to trust and creating a place where people engage fully and bring everything they have to the table on the other.

    Over the next four weeks, we will be discussing:

    1. Empowerment and Accountability
    2. Clarity and Buy-in to the Mission
    3. Clarity and Commitment to the Team
    4. Organizing for Trust and Results

    Listen in.

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