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Leadership strategies for belonging, meaning and gaming
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SHOWNOTES:
Why you should listen: How you show up is a leadership strength
Here are some questions to check your morale DNA:
Belonging
Do you make a big deal of new employees?
Do you show them around and introduce them to all the team members?
Do you make sure they have their workspace ready to go?
Do you have some objects that let them know they are one of the tribe? (Yes, a branded coffee cup of their own can count here)
Meaning
Do you help employees connect with the bigger picture?
Do employees know what you care about, why you do what you do, and how what they do fits in to the bigger cause?
Do you measure and showcase the impact you’ve had on your clients and make sure everyone knows about it?
We explore leadership skills for making work a 'team game'
Gaming
How is the ‘game’ of your work?
What rules are you playing by?
Are they clear and agreed?
Or are there some outdated rules that are clunky?
What systems create friction rather than flow?
Frustration instead of fun?
How do you know if you’re winning the game of work?
Is progress visible and meaningful?
What prize do you get when you ‘win’ at work?
How often do you celebrate wins and winning?
Cleaning up the game of work is a very pragmatic way to boost morale. Just make things easier, simpler, and more fun.
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Related episodes on leadership skills:
E176 - The biggest mistake CEOs make - with author Mike Goldman
E46 - There's more to listening than hearing - a marvellous interview with Oscar Trimboli
E33 - Rock your leadership MOJO!
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Canberra based leadership expert Zoë Routh talks about leadership strengths and improving morale in the workplace
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.