Episode 35 – Allow Me

1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode 35 – Allow Me When it comes to building a healthy culture, there is no greater or more impactful example of culture than that of leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Research continues to show that many of the world’s most profitable&nbsp;companies&nbsp;attribute a great deal of their success to their organizational culture.&nbsp; At the forefront of these organizations are leaders who actively, regularly,&nbsp;and genuinely display the type of behavior desired for all of its members.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Some leaders equate their high visibility to constantly being put under the microscope.&nbsp; They describe the dynamic as having a small margin for error as the world dissects their every move.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Conversely, some leaders capitalize on such heightened visibility as an opportunity&nbsp;to introduce or reiterate their culture.&nbsp; Unlike the first group, they show less signs of stress because they are energized by the culture in place and have integrated it into their daily leadership.&nbsp; Leading with their culture as a guide is not a&nbsp;burdensome&nbsp;task; it’s&nbsp;simply&nbsp;the norm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Leaders who serve as role models set the tone by setting the example.&nbsp; They aren’t always the most charismatic or outgoing leaders; they just say or do things they feel will have an impact.&nbsp; And they say and do these things often.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Many workers are skeptical when it comes to the intentions of leaders.&nbsp; The aforementioned charismatic or outgoing leaders sometimes do more to hurt their ability to be impactful than to help it.&nbsp; Workers don’t necessarily see culture champions, but rather self-serving individuals who enjoy the spotlight or&nbsp;the&nbsp;grand stage of leadership.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Other leaders show that it’s possible to be less flamboyant or outspoken, but just as effective.&nbsp; They may not&nbsp;do&nbsp;anything outrageous, but they&nbsp;are&nbsp;doing many of the small things that easily resonate with followers.&nbsp;&nbsp;As a result, they establish trust and put to bed&nbsp;the skepticism other leaders struggle to overcome.&nbsp;&nbsp; As employees begin to see this behavior as normal and genuine,&nbsp;similar&nbsp;behavior starts to permeate throughout the organization.&nbsp; What was witnessed at the top of the organization has now worked its way down.&nbsp;&nbsp; Leaders have a choice.&nbsp; They can leave the importance of culture and values to the rest of the organization and simply go about their day.&nbsp; Or, they can be the biggest and brightest example of culture&nbsp;within their organization.&nbsp; One may or may not produce results.&nbsp; The other will surely have an impact.&nbsp; Leadership Insight with Rising Sun http://risingsun.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21300521/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/337ab7/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/116410586