{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Your Team Is Modeling You \u2014 Whether You Like It or Not","description":"What if the biggest influence on your team\u2019s behavior isn\u2019t the company handbook, the leadership training, or the motivational speech you gave last quarter? What if it\u2019s you? Humans are wired to observe and model behavior. Decades of research in behavioral psychology show that people learn far more from what they see leaders do than from what leaders say. Which means something leaders don\u2019t always want to hear: Your team is modeling you. If accountability is weak, if gossip spreads, if difficult conversations never happen, there\u2019s a strong chance your team has learned\u2014intentionally or not\u2014that those behaviors work in your environment. In this episode of Leadership Sandbox, Tammy J. Bond breaks down the truths behind behavioral modeling and what it means for leaders who want to change the culture and performance of their teams. Drawing on the work of psychologist Albert Bandura and the concept of social learning theory, Tammy exposes why behavior spreads quickly inside organizations and why leadership example matters more than any training program or policy. If you want to understand why the behaviors showing up on your team look the way they do\u2014and what to do about it\u2014this episode will challenge the way you think about leadership influence. ","author_name":"Leadership Sandbox: Strategies to Uplevel Workplace Communication, Team Collaboration, and Your Corporate Culture","author_url":"https:\/\/www.bondgroupenterprises.com\/","html":"