Ep. 15 – Human Experience Summit Part 2 of 3. With guests Janet Wood and Jeff Smith.

In this episode we deviate from our 1 on 1 format. Nate Leslie, Jeff Smith, and Janet Wood discuss the importance of showing genuine interest in people as a leader, and where we get it wrong. This is a recording of the Human Experience Summit hosted by SupportingLines. We've broken up the 90 minute virtual summit into 3 parts to sprinkle amongst other episodes. This is Part 2.
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 If we surveyed your team and asked them if their leader shows a genuine interest in their personal development…what do you think they would say? Research has shown that while most leaders do care about their employee’s personal development, they often do not show it. The key to high-performance culture lies beyond having good intentions, and lies in how you show this genuine interest.

Jeff Smith is the founder of the SupportingLines Institute and previously led a sales team at a global helicopter company where he helped increase sales from $800M to $1.6B. He leans into a large scale challenges in a big way. Previous guest on Episode 5 of Leading with Curiosity.

Janet Wood is a former global software executive responsible for the leadership development of over 8000 leaders at SAP. In semi-retirement she was the CEO of Science World in Vancouver, BC. Large scale leadership development initiatives do not intimidate Janet, and she learned a lot about herself along the way. Previous guest on Episode 14 of Leading with Curiosity.

Part 1 of the SupportingLines Human Experience Summit was previously played as Learning with Curiosity Episode 11.

In Part 2 of the SupportingLines Human Experience Summit, Nate and the Panel Discuss

  • The positive chain reaction that is created when taking interest in those that you lead.
  • What is harder about showing a genuine interest when working remotely?
  • Using effective 1on1’s to give feedback, recognition and understand what is challenging right now.
  • Developing trust and being mindful of actions that affect how your character and competence is perceived by your team.
  • Ways to develop your leadership when lacking resources. The SupportingLines High-Performance Leader Self Assessment was mentioned as a good place to start!
  • Connect with Janet Wood on LinkedIn.
  • Connect with Jeff Smith on LinkedIn.
  • Find out more about Nate Leslie (CEC) here and connect on LinkedIn

Command and Control Leadership is Dead. We interview leaders, entrepreneurs, and Certified Executive Coaches challenging old paradigms and fostering cutting edge leadership. The brain behaves very differently when ‘encouraged to think’ rather than ‘told to listen’. Hosted by Nate Leslie – Certified Executive Coach (M.Ed., ACC, CEC) and former professional athlete. 

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