Ep. 11 – Showing Genuine Interest in People as a Leader, and Where We Get It Wrong. With 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 an audio recording of the SupportingLines Institute Human Experience Summit. We've broken up the 90 minute virtual summit into 3 parts to sprinkle amongst other episodes. This is Part 1.
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LGS Lead Instructor | Marketing Coordinator | Producer - Leading with Curiosity Podcast

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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? Our 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.

 

In Part 1 of the SupportingLines Human Experience Summit, Nate and the Panel Discuss

  • The true test of leadership: are people healthier? Wiser? More Free? More Autonomous?
  • Good leaders help people align and collaborate. The best leaders do this and help people grow.
  • Leader as a servant vs leader as a tyrant.
  • Being aware of diminishing behaviour as a leader where you think you are helping, but are instead giving a negative message to those around you instead.  
  • How modern leadership is being shaped by employees that value flexibility and their general well being.
  • Connect with Janet Wood on LinkedIn.
  • Connect with Jeff Smith on LinkedIn.
  • Read more about Nate Leslie here

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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