24 min
E52: “How being a caring leader can transform your workplace culture” with Margo Fowkes, Consultant & Founder of Salt Water Powerful at Work Radio
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- Entrepreneurship
Now more than ever, people are bringing their whole selves to work. Long gone are the days of keeping home life and work life separate. So what does that mean for you as the leader or business owner?
It means showing your employees that you care and are invested in them both professionally and personally. Margo Fowkes knows one way to help your team feel seen and understood is to touch base with your team consistently. Check in regularly so you can tell when something is out of the ordinary and they might need some time off or a little extra encouragement.
Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to hear how being a caring leader can create an empowered culture where employees feel safe, comfortable and ready to work together...
Episode Outline:
[04:46] When opportunity comes knocking, it's not always packaged in the way that we think
[07:30] What happens when leaders assume an employee is checked out...
[09:27] How this personal tragedy led Margo on an unexpected path...
[14:49] Supporting your employees through a difficult moment
[18:31] Touch base with the team weekly, monthly, whatever is appropriate...
About Margo Fowkes:
Margo Fowkes (pronounced “Folks”) is the founder and president of OnTarget Consulting Inc., a firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals act strategically, improve performance and achieve their business goals. Margo works with clients to solve problems of productivity, morale and innovation.
Before founding her own consulting firm in 1994, Margo held positions in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. A former budget analyst for the United States Budget Committee, she has worked for all levels of government – federal, state and local. She has also worked with a range of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to sole proprietorships.
Active in community service, Margo has served on several nonprofit boards as well as founded and run her own nonprofit. During her tenure as an instructor at the Nonprofit Resource Center in Sacramento, Margo provided training through the BOARDLINK™ program.
Inspired by her son Jimmy who died in 2014 after an eight year battle with brain cancer, Margo launched Saltwater an online community that provides a safe harbor for those who have lost someone dear to them – a child, parent, spouse, sibling, close friend or pet.
Connect with Margo:
Website: https://findyourharbor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindYourHarbor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FindYourHarbor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margo-fowkes-ontarget-consulting/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyourharbor/
Follow Rosa Ponce de Leon and Powerful at Work Radio:
Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rosa_PdL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosaponcedeleoncoach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosaPoncedeLeonCoach
Now more than ever, people are bringing their whole selves to work. Long gone are the days of keeping home life and work life separate. So what does that mean for you as the leader or business owner?
It means showing your employees that you care and are invested in them both professionally and personally. Margo Fowkes knows one way to help your team feel seen and understood is to touch base with your team consistently. Check in regularly so you can tell when something is out of the ordinary and they might need some time off or a little extra encouragement.
Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to hear how being a caring leader can create an empowered culture where employees feel safe, comfortable and ready to work together...
Episode Outline:
[04:46] When opportunity comes knocking, it's not always packaged in the way that we think
[07:30] What happens when leaders assume an employee is checked out...
[09:27] How this personal tragedy led Margo on an unexpected path...
[14:49] Supporting your employees through a difficult moment
[18:31] Touch base with the team weekly, monthly, whatever is appropriate...
About Margo Fowkes:
Margo Fowkes (pronounced “Folks”) is the founder and president of OnTarget Consulting Inc., a firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals act strategically, improve performance and achieve their business goals. Margo works with clients to solve problems of productivity, morale and innovation.
Before founding her own consulting firm in 1994, Margo held positions in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. A former budget analyst for the United States Budget Committee, she has worked for all levels of government – federal, state and local. She has also worked with a range of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to sole proprietorships.
Active in community service, Margo has served on several nonprofit boards as well as founded and run her own nonprofit. During her tenure as an instructor at the Nonprofit Resource Center in Sacramento, Margo provided training through the BOARDLINK™ program.
Inspired by her son Jimmy who died in 2014 after an eight year battle with brain cancer, Margo launched Saltwater an online community that provides a safe harbor for those who have lost someone dear to them – a child, parent, spouse, sibling, close friend or pet.
Connect with Margo:
Website: https://findyourharbor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindYourHarbor/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FindYourHarbor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margo-fowkes-ontarget-consulting/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyourharbor/
Follow Rosa Ponce de Leon and Powerful at Work Radio:
Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rosa_PdL
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosaponcedeleoncoach/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosaPoncedeLeonCoach
24 min