Affective Leadership - Positivity Promotes Productivity Jamie Bricker and Jack Barclay

This week’s podcast welcomes David Michels from Bain & Company, a global management consulting firm. David works with executive teams of multi-national companies on leadership, transformation, and strategy related topics. He recently wrote a compelling article, The Return of Moral Leadership, and he will be discussing different aspects of the connection between morality and leadership.

This week’s podcast continues our look at some of the key reasons and omissions that frequently hinder successful leadership initiatives.  In Part 2, we focus on the causes and impact of mismanagement of time and poor personnel decisions.  These two important topics highlight that leaders need to routinely make optimal use of their time, and allocate a considerable amount of this time on the recruiting, hiring, and promoting of the best employees for their company.

This week’s podcast switches our vantage point, as instead of looking at what leaders should do, we explore some of the key reasons and omissions that frequently derail leadership initiatives. In Part 1, we focus on personal and professional exclusion, poor communication and the failure to clarify goals and how to avoid these missteps. Our examples show that leaders need to be inclusive, strong communicators, and clearly focused to sustain success in the organization.

This week’s podcast concludes our discussion around the Leadership Blueprint focusing on the final stage, the process. The process includes two key components of encouraging employee growth and celebrating successes and accomplishments within the organization.  Affective leaders know that these components, when aligned with the organization’s goals and vision, help motivate the team to strive and move forward.

This week’s podcast continues our discussion around the Leadership Blueprint focusing on the third stage, the people. This stage explores assembling a team; assuming different roles with the team; and, monitoring the impact of the change process.  Affective leaders know that it is working with people effectively that ultimately makes change happen in the organization.

This week’s podcast continues our discussion around the Leadership Blueprint focusing on the second stage, the plan. The plan includes the two very important components of first, laying the foundation with the team, and then, initiating the change required for future success.  Affective leaders know that developing a specific and coherent plan is essential for overall improvement for the team and the organization.