Evolve Reinventing Leadership - Building Freedom Cultures: Recent Episodes
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This week on Evolve, Yvette Bethel shares a conversation with author and speaker Jeff Davis about recognizing and escaping toxic workplaces. Drawing from his book The Courage to Leave: Breaking Free from Toxic Workplaces, Jeff discusses the hidden psychological effects of unhealthy work environments, the subtle warning signs of toxic cultures, and the leadership behaviors that can normalize dysfunction. He also shares practical guidance for those struggling with the decision to stay or leave, along with strategies for rebuilding confidence and professional identity after making a change. The conversation ultimately encourages listeners to prioritize their well-being and recognize their power to choose healthier, more fulfilling work environments.
Rob Haynie is viewed as the Michael Jordan of life settlements - except instead of dunking basketballs, he is demolishing outdated financial strategies. He has been acknowledged as one of the Most Influential Figures in the Life Settlements Industry and hosts his own podcast, Unlocking the Hidden Value of Your Life Insurance!
Listen in for Rob's financial and leadership insights.
What if the smartest model for modern leadership is already inside our heads?
This week I’m joined by Edwin Clamp, a thinker at the intersection of neuroscience, leadership, and organizational design. His work reimagines how companies function by looking at how the brain actually works—not how we wish workplaces behaved.
Together we explore how brain-inspired design can reshape leadership, culture, and decision-making.
Together we unpack:
- What “biomimicry of the mind” really means for organizations
- How prediction → error → adjustment drives both brains and great teams
- The brain’s “many little experts” and what that teaches us about autonomy
Listen in to Edwin Clamp as he explores Biomimicry.
In this powerful episode, Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp explore one of the most urgent challenges facing organizations, institutions, and societies today: How do we shift from degenerative systems—those that deplete trust, extract value, and reinforce corruption—toward generative ecosystems that create value, restore integrity, and serve the whole?
Join us as we unpack:
- What makes a system degenerative or corrupt (and how to recognize the signals)
- The hidden costs of institutional decay, distrust, and misaligned incentives
- The principles of generative systems — those built on trust, reciprocity, transparency, and sustainability
Whether you're a leader, change agent, team member, or simply someone trying to work with integrity in a system that feels out of sync, this episode offers a clear-eyed perspective on what's possible—and where to start.
Want to connect with Yvette? You can reach out to her at: LinkedIn
Want to connect with Edwin? You can find him at: LinkedIn
Want to go deeper? Explore related themes and leadership development tools at the IFB Academy — where future-forward leaders grow.
What does it really mean to build accountability into the architecture of an organization — not as control, but as a culture of clarity, trust, and alignment?
Yvette sits down with Philipp Schett, one of the world’s leading experts on OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and the Founder of Wave Nine, the fastest-growing OKR consultancy globally.
With a career spanning leadership roles in major telecommunications companies, strategic consulting, and time at Meta, Philipp brings a rare depth of insight into how organizations think, prioritize, and execute.
He has led over 250 OKR implementations, guiding everything from 400-person nonprofits to Fortune 10 companies with over 150,000 employees — and in every case, helping leaders shift from output-driven performance to purpose-driven alignment.
Essential listening for anyone responsible for organizational alignment, strategic execution, or culture-building in times of constant change.
Learn more about Wave Nine: https://wavenine.com/
Connect with Yvette at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvette-bethel-1775a77/
You can learn more about organizational ecosystems and freedom cultures at https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com
What can CEOs learn from fighter pilots?
A lot more than you think.
Yvette Bethel shares a potent conversation with Christian "Boo" Boucousis, a former elite fighter pilot turned leadership advisor, to explore how the high-performance principles of aviation can radically transform leadership cultures in today's boardrooms.
With stories from the cockpit and insights for C-suite executives, Boo and Yvette unpack topics like iterative thinking, freedom cultures, alignment, and the future of leadership in a modern world. Listen in for more...
Connect with Boo at https://www.afterburner.com/speakers/christian-boucousis/
Contact Yvette Bethel at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvette-bethel-1775a77/
Learn more about organizational ecosystems and freedom cultures at https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com
In today’s fast-moving world, organizations must constantly adapt without losing their core identity. But how do leaders strike the right balance between stability and innovation, structure and flexibility, short-term pressure and long-term purpose? Listen in to the fifth episode of the Future of Leadership Series and discover how to thrive in the tension—not just survive it.
Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp explore tensions that exist within organizations—and how embracing, or shifting these tensions through set points is key to sustainable success. Our conversation dives into the concept of dynamic balancing, a leadership mindset and set of practices that help organizations stay agile, change ready, aligned, and resilient.
Whether you're a senior executive, team lead, or organizational change agent, this episode offers valuable insights on leading through complexity.
Want to connect with Yvette? You can reach out to her at: LinkedIn
Want to connect with Edwin? You can find him at: LinkedIn
Want to go deeper? Explore related themes and leadership development tools at the IFB Academy — where future-forward leaders grow.
What happens when organizations choose not to write policies for every possible scenario?
In our latest episode of Evolve, we explore “The No Policy, Policy” — a conversation about building workplace cultures rooted in trust, accountability, kindness, and mission-driven leadership.
Rather than leading with rules, our guest talks about what it means to lead with values — trusting people to do the right thing, empowering teams to act with integrity, and staying aligned with a clear purpose.
This episode is especially relevant for leaders rethinking how to scale culture, not control it.
If you’re interested in how less structure can actually lead to more alignment and stronger results — this episode is for you.
Listen in now...
Want to connect with Gui? You can reach out to him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/guicostin/
Contact Yvette at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yvette-bethel-1775a77/
Want to go deeper? Explore related themes and leadership development tools at the IFB Academy — where future-forward leaders grow.
In this powerful conversation, Steve Goodner, founder of EQ Fit, interviews culture strategist and award-winning author Yvette Bethel to explore what truly drives meaningful, lasting organizational transformation.
From unseen systems of corruption to the vital role of Interconnectivity, Flow, and Balance (systems within cultures), Yvette unpacks how leaders can move beyond surface-level change to create cultures that are ethical, adaptive, and future-ready.
Topics include:
- Subtle signs of dysfunction leaders often miss
- Why trust is more than a buzzword — it's a system
- How to engage your whole organization in real cultural change
- What every future-ready culture must be built on
Whether you're a leader facing hidden resistance or just beginning your transformation journey, this episode offers the insight and tools you need to lead with purpose.
Listen now — and rethink what culture really means to you!
Want to go deeper? Explore related themes and leadership development tools at the IFB Academy — where future-forward leaders grow.
Learn more about Steve at https://www.eqfit.org/
Future of Leadership Series: "Power as an Organizational Ecosystem Variable"
What happens when we rethink power—not as a top-down force—but as an organic variable shaping every layer of our organizational ecosystems? In this thought-provoking episode of the Future of Leadership series on the EVOLVE Podcast, we explore how power can be redefined to create more adaptive, equitable, and resilient organizations.
Join Yvette Bethel (Researcher, award winning author and thought leader) and Edwin Clamp (adjunct professor) for a bold conversation that dives deep into:
- Power dynamics in living systems
- Leadership shifts in decentralized org structures
- How trust diffuses centralized power structures
- Real-world insights for leaders navigating toxic political cultures
This episode is for you if you are ready to challenge outdated paradigms and reimagine what leadership could look and feel like in the future of work.
Listen in now:
Want to go deeper? Explore related themes and leadership development tools at the IFB Academy — where future-forward leaders grow.
Discover the extraordinary journey of Cynthia Gormezano, a New York-based entrepreneur and three-time cancer survivor who defied the odds—not just by surviving, but by thriving. While battling cancer then undergoing life-saving lung transplants, Cynthia continued to grow and expand her business with unwavering determination.
Unshakeable is more than a podcast episode—it's a powerful testament to resilience, grit, and the unstoppable spirit of a woman who refused to give up.
Listen now and be inspired by what’s possible when strength meets purpose.
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. All the courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
This week we dive deep into one of the most crucial yet often overlooked aspects of modern leadership: Organizational Freedom. Join us for an insightful conversation with Rob Lee, a cofounder of Swift Passport and Visa Services, as he shares strategies for navigating complexity while embracing freedom that fosters growth, flexibility, innovation, and empowerment in teams.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
- Why Organizational Freedom Matters
- Shifting from Control to Freedom
- Skills Leaders Need to Cultivate
- Organizational Trust and Freedom
- Practical Steps for Leaders
Why You Can't Miss This Episode
In today’s world of constant change and increasing complexity, the ability to adapt, trust, and empower your team is a competitive advantage. If you're ready to break free from outdated control-based management styles and build a more dynamic, engaged, and innovative workforce, this episode is for you.
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. All the courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
Trust isn’t just a nice-to-have—it's a must-have for leaders looking to thrive in the future. Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp explore how you can integrate trust into your leadership practices and stay ahead of the curve.
This episode is a must-listen for anyone leading or working within an organization, or for leaders looking to future-proof their organizations in the face of constant disruption.
Listen in and get ready to rethink trust in a world where change never stops!
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. All the courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
In a world where change is the only constant, how can leaders navigate the evolving challenges of a dynamic, interconnected ecosystem? This week on The EVOLVE Podcast Future of Leadership Series, Edwin Clamp and Yvette Bethel explore how today’s leaders need to rethink their approach to leadership in a landscape where adaptability is not just a skill—it’s essential for survival.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
- How the constancy of change is reshaping organizations
- The leadership skills required to lead effectively in a fast-changing environment
- Why adaptability, collaboration, and forward-thinking are key to future success
This episode is a must-listen for anyone leading or working within an organization, or for leaders looking to future-proof their organizations in the face of constant disruption.
Listen in now and get ready to rethink leadership in a world where change never stops!
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. All the courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
In our latest episode of Evolve, we’re diving deep into the unique dynamics of leadership within family-owned businesses, and how these dynamics shape company culture, growth, and success.
Guest: Brandi Marek, Advisor at The Ferguson Alliance
Brandi Marek, an experienced advisor with The Ferguson Alliance, shares her wealth of knowledge on navigating the complexities of family-run businesses. From balancing family tradition with the business needs to people development, Brandi offers invaluable insights on how to lead, adapt, and thrive in the world of family business.
If you would like to contact Brandi about your family business, you can connect with her on LinkedIn or at https://ferguson-alliance.com/brandi-marek/.
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. The courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
In this episode Ryan shares his practical insights into recruitment and retention, ones that can help you to address or reframe some of your challenges. Whether you’re an HR professional, business owner, or anyone involved in hiring, this episode is packed with actionable insights and tips that can help you find the right people in today’s ever-evolving employment landscape. Understanding how to lead within an organizational ecosystem will help you foster collaboration, adaptability, and resilience.
If you would like to contact Ryan, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or his website: https://ryanenglin.com/
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. The courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
In this inaugural episode of our Ecosystem Leadership series, Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp explore the foundational principles of ecosystem leadership: interconnectivity, flow, and balance. As leadership continues to evolve in today’s interconnected world, understanding how to navigate complex systems is crucial.
Yvette and Edwin introduce key concepts and offer a glimpse into how ecosystem leadership can help leaders create sustainable, adaptable, and thriving teams that can withstand uncertainty.
Whether you're a business leader, entrepreneur, or part of a larger organizational structure, understanding how to lead within an organizational ecosystem will help you foster collaboration, adaptability, and resilience.
To learn more about Ecosystem Leadership you can explore the courses and certifications available at the IFB Academy, an online learning academy where leaders can explore deeply effective, innovative approaches to leadership through trust building and systems thinking. All of the courses are based on Yvette's internationally recognized thought leadership research.
Visit the IFB Academy to explore the cutting-edge, online leadership courses available>> https://organizationalsoul.learnworlds.com/
The reality of communication is that when team members are busy, they don't always retain new information. Additionally, some people don't even read their emails, especially if there are hundreds of unread emails sitting in their inboxes. It just gets lost in the fray. Join Yvette as she explores this phenomenon and why repetition is a critical part of communication and leadership. Check out the IFB Academy; An online leadership academy where you can learn how to build resilient, adaptive organizations using our transformational framework for building generative organizational ecosystems that relies on a foundation of trust. All courses are based on Yvette's award-winning thought leadership research. Click here for more information about the IFB Academy >> OrganizationalSoul.LearnWorlds.com
Sometimes deeply held beliefs and assumptions get in the way of change because they coalesce into biases that people accept as true, right, or morally acceptable.
Listen in as Yvette and her guest Rick Yvanovich (co-founder and CFO of Great People Inside) explore unlearning, what it is, why it is so relevant as a modern skill, and how to unlearn.
They explore unlearning in the contexts of processes and mental models. It is quite a thought-provoking conversation.
If you want to learn about topics like this, the IFB Academy is an online learning academy for leaders where you can explore out-of-the-box approaches to leadership like leading within organizational ecosystems.
Why is ecosystem based leadership important? It is more relevant in an unpredictable global environment where adaptability is an essential skill.
All courses are based on Yvette's award-winning thought leadership research.
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When decision-makers set goals that seem impossible to achieve, it is important to take a step back and recalibrate.
They may do this because they aim to help you to stretch beyond your previous best performance.
Sometimes this happens because you and your team have been able to achieve the more difficult goals at great sacrifice, and because you have proven that it can be done, the goals for the next few years prove to be even more difficult.
The more you achieve, the more is expected of you.
Listen in and learn more about Realistic Goal Setting with Yvette.
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This week Yvette is speaking with Rick Yvanovich. Rick is an expert at directing businesses and their teams to consistently reach higher performance levels, leveraging intervention coaching and systematic processes to translate vision into deliverables for companies driving performance.
He is now based in Switzerland after being in Vietnam for 34 years. He is the Master Franchisor of the New Orleans-based coffee chain, PJ’s Coffee, and Co-Founder and CFO of Great People Inside, the cloud-based next-gen people intelligence platform. He is also the Founder/ Co-Founder of multiple start-ups.
Listen in and learn more about Business as Unusual.
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This week I'm speaking with Nick Sherrard. Nick is the Managing Director at Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network. He is changing the way that business makes change happen through accelerator programs, and access to invitation-only networks of advisors, mentors, creatives, leaders and non-execs.
Before all this Nick was a director at a big 4 consultancy, MD of a fast-growing agency, and built brands and products from the inside out.
Listen in and get inspired by Nick.
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To some people communication and information can be used interchangeably. They are connected but they are different. Communication refers to the transmission of a message. Information relates to facts, details, and opinions about a person, place or thing. Information is what is transmitted through communication channels.
Listen in to learn more about tone.
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Listen in as Yvette and Jill Valdez explore how you can build your dream team without starting from scratch.
Jill is the Founder and COO of LINK, supporting leaders with strategies to build their dream teams which results in increased employee retention, better reputation in the community, a phenomenal workplace culture, reduced operational costs, improved effectiveness and efficiency. She is the author of Confident Leadership: How to be a confident leader of a committed team providing stellar service and she is also the author ofThe #1 Tool for Motivating Employees.
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At work, feedback is necessary. It shows up in performance coaching sessions when a person is not sure how to do something or when a person is not inclined to do their research. The intention behind offering feedback is to influence change or modify behavior.
However, when it is offered in the form of criticism, even when it is skillfully presented using a non-judgmental tone, people on the receiving end can still feel attacked, disappointed in themselves, or embarrassed. This can lead to reactions such as withdrawal, defensiveness, or even anger. When criticism is extreme, it can be perceived as condescending or even bullying. When this happens, organizations can lose good people, or impair productivity.
Listen in as Yvette Bethel explores how you can restructure feedback to create lasting connections.
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Business owners and executives know quality customer and client care can help differentiate their brand, products, and services so they often lament the poor customer service attitudes displayed by front-line employees. Their first thought is that they need to find a good customer service course to provide employees with training designed to improve customer satisfaction levels. But this is not nearly enough...
Listen in as Yvette Bethel explores vital components of People Strategies for Service Success.
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I constantly hear employees lament about how hard they work and how their hard work is not noticed. This is because people around them are working just as hard so it has become a basic expectation, not a distinguishing characteristic. Hard work is part of the traditional equation for success but, there are people who automate and/or delegate. Others have figured out how to work three-day weeks that are equally productive.
Listen in to explore two different work ethics. Both impact and are impacted by leadership and culture.
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Boundary setting practices can vary widely because we all have different needs when it comes to protecting their space, emotional well-being, privacy, and their time. Boundaries differ in terms of flexibility and porosity so there can be unhealthy boundaries that create tensions and even though healthy boundaries can facilitate inclusion and stronger relationships, they can also fuel tensions.
Listen to Yvette Bethel, podcast host, thought leader and award-winning author as she explores how you can set boundaries effectively.
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Today Yvette Bethel and Summer Davies discuss micromanagement, providing tips for how to identify it and how to make changes.
Summer Davies is the founder of The Leader Shop and an award-winning leadership expert. She is focused on cultivating thriving work environments where people feel equipped, capable, valued, and connected. She believes it is her privilege to coach, teach, and study leaders around the world and her unique depth and breadth of experience have given her an unending passion for helping managers bring to life the leader they want to be, and LOVE leading.
Check out Summer's Website for a free assessment that will help you understand if you are a micromanager.
Here is the link: www.leader-shop.com/
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Yvette Bethel shares a potent conversation with Marisa Murray. Marisa is the author of “Blind Spot” and she is a Coach and Speaker who brings over two decades of success in business and technology to leadership roles. A former Partner with Accenture and Vice President at Bell Canada, Marisa has built strategy, business transformation, and change management skills during her accelerated career path.
Marisa’s experience spans diverse industries and governments. She specializes in helping business leaders enhance their leadership competencies and improve team performance. She offers customized training with professional facilitation, one-on-one coaching, and team coaching to expand her clients’ performance.
You can contact Marisa Murray at www.leaderley.com
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Our guest, Fernando Colaço is originally from Portugal and currently owns and operates a software development company in Beijing China. He has a varied background which includes marketing and interactive art. Fernando is a self-taught software designer and developer who has worked in more than 24 countries.
He is currently the CEO of Colaco Technology which is a Creative and Tech Agency in Beijing, founded in 2019. Along with his team, he serves many different industries in China and internationally. Listen in to learn more about how Fernando innovates leadership in the Tech Industry.
Fernando is offering a very special discount to our podcast listeners for a limited time. Here is the link if you would like to learn more: http://colaco.tech/evolve
Also, if you would like to contact Fernando, here is the link to his website: http://colaco.tech
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Michael M. Dillard is a retired US Navy Submarines Chief Petty Officer, Master Training Specialist and NFPA Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional with over 20 years of military service. He is highly skilled in negotiation, quality assurance, project management, course development, contract administration, and more.
In this conversation with Michael, we explore trust dynamics based on his experiences in the navy. Michael is a powerful storyteller who animates his responses, making the conversation an interesting one. Listen in to understand some of the similarities and differences between military and corporate cultures.
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James started his career as a software engineer and eventually became the VP of a $4 billion tech company, while there, he discovered his passion for leadership and the impact of being a leader that employees want to follow. Leadership is his passion, and he is committed to the growth of leaders through both his coaching practice and book, The Six-Step Leadership Challenge.
You can contact James at https://jamessaliba.com/your-leadership-potential-3883.
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Leading an organization as a living ecosystem is a very different approach to leadership. Join Yvette Bethel as she explores how you can stabilize your organizational ecosystem in an ever-changing environment that is often characterized as unpredictable. Is your ecosystem self-adjusting or are you deliberately preserving it?
Listen in to learn more...
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We all encounter or even initiate drama at different times and drama can disrupt in ways that are quite unproductive. Sharon Deal is an Entrepreneur and Coach based in South Africa and in this episode of Evolve, she shares her perspectives on the Karpman Drama Triangle and how she perceives it based on her experience with using the tool in families and organizations. Listen in as Sharon reflects on the Drama Triangle.
If you enjoyed this episode you can contact Sharon Deal at https://www.whoamifoundation.co.za/.
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As the President and Founder of Talent Boost, Claire Chandler specializes in leadership and business value creation. She taps into nearly 30 years of experience in people leadership, human resources, and business ownership to help organizations achieve strategic alignment, cultural integration, and sustainable success.
Claire helps executive leaders, business owners, and investors identify the exact moves required to GROW on PURPOSE, to make an impact, to achieve their mission, and to attract the right people in ways they can replicate and scale.
Listen in as Yvette engages Claire in a thought provoking episode.
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Paradigms contain a set of assumptions, beliefs and theories that make up a world view. Fun, innovation, fear, control, and some traditions are paradigms that you encounter, sometimes they coexist with each other. According to Staci Friedel, “Paradigm blindness (is a state that) keeps us from creating something new because we firmly believe the way we see it, is the way it is and the way it will always will be. Paradigm Blindness shuts down innovative problem solving and creativity.”
Join Evolve host Yvette Bethel as she shares with you how paradigm blindness can affect you and what you can do about it.
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When you have decided to retire or resign after establishing a legacy, sometimes it can be difficult to release power so that your successor can take the reins. This business was your dream and you spent a long time using your sweat equity, skills, and influence to build the business into what it is today. For some this is not an easy transition, for others, they are happy to let go. They trust their successor and the changes they will most likely make to take the organization to the next level.
Listen in to Yvette as she shares her insights on how you can release power, especially when the trust level is not where it should be.
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Core values are central to who we are. They form the internal system that guides our life and career decisions. Yvette Bethel explores the difference between core and non-core values and how we use them.
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Podcaster Des McCabe interviews Yvette Bethel about trust based ecosystems that are designed to bring out creativity and collaboration while reducing competition and conflict. It is time for freedom cultures that focus on impact and values like integrity and the "we" disposition.
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Yvette Bethel is the author of the multiple award-winning book, Interconnectivity, Flow and Balance. She views organizations through the lens of living ecosystems. In this 9-minute podcast, she takes a look at organizational structures and unpacks the different overlays of structure that coexist within. Why explore this? Because understanding structures and how to manage them deliberately can transform your leadership.
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Yvette Bethel explores the difference and connection between information and communication. Decision-makers usually focus on internal communication plans but how much attention do they pay to the information being transmitted? Understanding, designing, protecting, and optimizing information flows are essential to healthy teams because the right information, at the right time in the right context can make a big difference. Listen in to learn more...
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Chad is a leadership engagement expert. He coaches executives and entrepreneurs in the art and science of leadership for themselves, their teams, and clients to create new, unprecedented results and experience fulfillment in their work. He thrives in extreme environments and finds comfort in difficult conversations.
Chad is a host of The Naked Leadership Podcast along with the founding partners of TNG.
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Des McCabe is a prolific author and humanitarian and his most recent book is titled, "The Inverted Pyramid"
He is one of the UK's leading specialists in inclusion, job creation and personal development. He founded and built the largest independent training organization in the UK, finding work for over 5,000 long-term unemployed every year. Des is recognized as one of Europe's leading job creation entrepreneurs by 'Europe's Top 500'.
Beyond his professional achievements, Des established and raised funding for The Training Trust, an international charity set up to meet the humanitarian needs of children in Romanian orphanages, working in partnership with the Romanian Government.
Listen in to learn about the Inverted Pyramid.
Learn more about Des McCabe and The Inverted Pyramid at https://www.invertedpyramid.info/
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We tend to limit our perspective of ecosystems to nature, but organizations are living ecosystems that coexist within larger interconnected ecosystems. Join Yvette Bethel, CEO at Organizational Soul, award-winning author and thought leader in the areas of ecosystems and trust to explore organizational ecosystems.
Join Yvette Bethel as she interviews Giuliano Bottelli and Feliziano Crisafulli, partners at Dual in Milan Italy, as they explore the IFB® methodology and how it transformed their company's leadership and culture.
This is the first in a seven-part series where we explore the IFB methodology that helps leaders to understand their organizations as ecosystems, perceiving long-term challenges from new perspectives.
Today Yvette will explore “Entelechy” with Chairman and Founder of Entelechy Academy, David Carter.
Entelechy Academy is David’s mentoring legacy project – where he aims to make a positive difference to millions by supporting them to actualiae their potential and become the very best version of themselves. He is a tenacious visionary who bravely and courageously ‘gets stuff done’ that others often thought impossible.
David’s belief in others is matched only by his restless frustration that so little is done to unlock the potential that we all have. The Entelechy Academy practically addresses this challenge, for the benefit of individuals and society alike. Listen in to learn about Entelechy.
The topic for this episode of EVOLVE is “Managers’ First Aid Kit” and to explore this topic is change consultant, author, university lecturer, and Ambassador, Joan Underwood.
Joan is the Managing Director, Lead Consultant and cofounder of Underwood Talent Development Services. Like any other high performing woman she is multi-talented, serving leaders in so many ways.
Joan has served on numerous boards in the private and public sectors and as an Ambassador to a number of Latin American countries. She has accumulated extensive experience in management, so she brings rich experiences as well as a theoretical understanding of management to our conversation. We hope you enjoy our conversation.
Our conversation for this episode of EVOLVE is about Employee Engagement in Hybrid Working Conditions and to explore this topic is with us is Consultant, Speaker and Change Strategist, Rick Cram.
Rick has consulted for hundreds of companies and facilitated over 1,000 conferences, meetings, workshops and engagement events for clients’ employees and customers.
After working on all sides of “the business” Rick founded Full Sail Strategic Communications, providing Fortune 1000 and small businesses alike with comprehensive strategic and creative marketing and communication services. Since 2011 he has been serving clients throughout North America under his brand, Rick Cram - PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST.
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To explore “Leading Through Love” from a faith-based, Christian perspective is Leadership and Strategic Business Consultant, and Executive Director with the John Maxwell Team, Candace Mae Gruber.
Candace Mae offers a process that develops leadership teams in ways that result in sustainable employee engagement and effective business operations. Her training offering includes leadership with value-centric ethics, focusing on employee strengths, positive team engagement principles, and management systems that build strong business growth foundations.
She is a licensed affiliate and Executive Director with The John Maxwell Team and is a Certified Communication and Behavior Consultant.
Her approach builds high-performance business teams led by engaging leaders. Her approach is based on Christian principles and she wholeheartedly believes the statement, “Improve your people and processes and watch your profits grow!” is the future of successful organizations.
Contact Candace Mae at https://candacemae.com/
And you can reach out to Yvette Bethel at https://theconsciousorganization.co.
In this episode, Ralf Specht, Author, and Entrepreneur explores his book, "Building Corporate Soul", with us.
Ralf Specht, called “a visionary business leader” by FastCompany Press, is the creator of the Soul System™, a framework that aligns value-creating employee action with broader corporate strategy through shared understanding & shared purpose. He introduces a new language of success into the world of business based on his mission to make the leadership behaviors that build soul synonymous with the behaviors which build success.
Ralf was a founding partner of the startup Spark44, a global marketing communications powerhouse. He was the architect of an innovative, industry-first joint-venture with Jaguar Land Rover. During his time as COO and CEO, he successfully focused on the interdependence of the creative output with employee engagement and satisfaction.
Previously, Ralf consulted for more than 20 years with global companies and brands such as Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, General Motors, and Puma.
His driving vision is to make soulless companies a thing of the past. Tune in to learn more about building corporate soul.
Today Yvette is speaking with Peter Docker. Peter is a Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach, Speaker, Author, and Pilot.
He worked with Simon Sinek for over 7 years and was one of the founding ‘Igniters’ on Simon’s team. He took his years of practical experience to co-author "Find Your Why: with Simon and David Mead. His latest book, "Leading From The Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control," was published in October 2021.
Peter's commercial and industry experience has been at the most senior levels. His clients include Google, Four Seasons Hotels, Accenture, American Express, NBC Universal and over 100 more.
Peter served for 25 years as a Royal Air Force senior officer. He has been a Force Commander during combat flying operations and has been in service across the globe. His career spanned from professional pilot, to leading an aviation training and standards organisation, to flying the British prime minister around the world.
Join Yvette and Louise Goeckel for a potent conversation about careers. You'll get something from the conversation no matter where you are in your career.
Career consultant, life coach, and business advisor Louise Goeckel has more than 20 years of experience providing Business and Professional Development consulting. She specializes in leading individuals and facilitating groups, enlivening their gifts so that they may make new contributions to the world.
Louise offers deep listening, extensive knowledge, and a keen understanding of leadership and change. As a leader, teacher and facilitator, she delights in watching people becoming more courageous, clear, and comfortable being their best selves.
Louise loves her work and wants everyone to love theirs.
You can contact Louise at http://letsgoforward.biz.
Connect with Yvette Bethel at https://theconsciousorganization.co
Michael Landers is an Author, Speaker, and Founder of the global organization, Culture Crossing. Over the past 15 years, Michael has designed and facilitated programs for global executives and managers that help them to build essential skills in areas such as cross-cultural communication, leadership, team building, sustaining employee engagement, diversity and inclusion, and international recruiting and staffing.
Michael has conducted business in over 30 countries, including the creation of a cross-cultural consultancy in Japan, staffing a global advertising conglomerate throughout Europe, and leading various successful business development initiatives in Latin America, among other international endeavors.
Michael shares some powerful insights into culture in multinational companies. If you would like to contact him, feel free to visit his website at: https://culturecrossing.net
Bryn Jones helps people lead with intention, wisdom, and heart so they can build momentum for change in their lives, organizations, and communities. In doing so, she draws on backgrounds in social justice and conservation work, with an education in law and policy, professional training, and certification in coaching and facilitation.
Bryn has experienced a long career as a leader in the nonprofit sector inspired by a desire to help build compassionate, healthy and resilient communities. Join our conversation to learn about community leader accelerators and how to sustain communities in the future.
You can contact Bryn at https://elanconsulting.org.
Rick Cram has consulted for hundreds of companies and facilitated over 1,000 conferences, meetings, workshops, and engagement events for clients’ employees and customers. After working on all sides of “the business” Rick founded FullSail Strategic Communications, providing Fortune 1000 and small businesses alike with comprehensive strategic and creative marketing and communication services.
Since 2011 Rick has been serving clients throughout North America under his brand, Rick Cram - PLAN TO BE YOUR BEST. This episode of Evolve explores corporate and interpersonal communication. Join us for the conversation.
If you enjoyed the show you can connect with Rick at: https://www.rickcram.com/.
Cherilyn's passion is the design of curriculum, assessments, and training about emotional intelligence (EI) to foster excellence around the globe. Cherilyn is a Fulbright scholar and holds a master’s degree in curriculum design and instruction for the gifted and talented. Motivated by the belief that developing emotional intelligence is a fundamental skill for any age, Cherilyn served as an editor for the book Know Choose Give, one of the first internationally published EI courses for university students, and for Self-Science, 4th Edition, a collection of 80 lessons for the K-8 classrooms.
Cherilyn co-authored a paper in 2017 for the Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology on the schoolwide application of EI assessments. Committed to advocacy, she led the world’s first virtual conference on social emotional learning (SEL) in higher education and organized an innovative conference on neuroscience, instructional design, and experiential learning for Silicon Valley professionals hosted in partnership with the award-winning Synapse School.
Her work has been accepted for presentation at SXSW Education, the National SEL Conference, and UNICEF headquarters. Listen in to hear her ideas about what is emerging...
Sharon Deal has a passion to transform lives, life and leadership. She is a courageous leader that not only walks the talk but has the ability to support leaders with becoming courageous. She believes courage is contagious and has a passion to scale courageous leadership in teams and organizations. Sharon believes that the key to courage is being anchored in Who you are and leading from this place. This shifts everything about how leaders show up because courageous leadership leads to cultures of brave work, tough conversations, and whole hearts where the armoring up process is not necessary or rewarded.
After her 25 years as a leader and owner in the corporate environment, she is especially effective in working with entrepreneurs, executives and their teams. She is the founder of the Who am I Foundation where she engages individuals and organisations through educating, facilitating, coaching and training. Sharon is an EQ Practitioner, Facilitator and Assessor and Conversational Intelligence Coach.
Ajene Wilcoxson is a Professor of Business, a student of Logotherapy, and a Certified Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Facilitator and Assessor and Practitioner. He focuses on helping his students and clients to develop an EQ Mindset, and facilitates inspirational talks, workshops as a consultant, but most importantly, he is a teacher. A teacher from the perspective of being a guide, helper, and mentor in the Life-Learning Process. His passion and foundation are living and teaching how to experience a Soul-Centered, Emotionally Intelligent Life.
Ajené is the recipient of the Dr. John W. Rice Diversity and Equity Award, the Dr. Regina Stanback-Stroud Diversity Award, and the ACBSP National Teaching Excellence Award
According to Chiara, our systems are not equipped to provide the necessary support to adapt and ease the helplessness and inadequacy people experience when their territory is changing unprecedentedly. She supports leaders with or without titles to tap into an internal variable to achieve their goals mindfully and creatively to adapt to the impact of change.
Chiara has 10 years’ experience in senior management for high-end fashion houses and manufacturing, 10 years of personal and organizational development, and 6 years in collaborating with organizations to create human-centric self-managed teams or self-managed organizations. According to Chiara, "Just because a team is self-managed, it doesn't mean there is no hierarchy."
Learn more about Chiara at www.solutionsorg.ca
Des McCabe is an Entrepreneur, author, podcaster and humanitarian. He is one of the UK's leading specialists in inclusion job creation and personal development. He helps to find work for 5,000 unemployed people every year and is recognized as one of Europe's Top 500 job creation entrepreneurs.
His humanitarian work includes the establishment of The Training Trust that supports orphanages in Romania, as well as anti-poverty work in Ghana and Madagascar.
Des' podcast is, "Thinking Differently About Everything" and in it, he challenges comfortable, traditional thinking! Listen in to learn more about how Des Thinks Differently About Leadership.
Lea Brovedani - author and Trust Architect- has distinguished herself for many years of thought leadership in Trust by Trust Across America. Listen in to learn about the purest form of trust and some of the things you can do to cultivate it. Get more information about Lea Brovedani at https://leabrovedani.com/blog/.
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Yvette Bethel interviews Joan Underwood, award-winning, co-founder of Underwood Talent Development Services, subject matter expert at the Cave Hill School of Business, and Ambassador to a number of Latin American Countries. They explore how leaders can integrate their own values and goals with the values and goals of their team members so they can inspire and build increasingly successful teams.
Yvette's guest, Bobby Ogilvie, is an emotional intelligence coach based in Canada who coaches leaders and facilitates team transformation helping these teams to achieve agility, and develop strategic insights. He recruits and analyses performance so he can support improved capacity and business value. In this episode, Bobby will share tools, methods, and strategies you can use to diagnose performance and enhance team capacity by improving the collective emotional quotient.
Maria Jackson is an author and writer for Six Seconds, the largest global emotional intelligence organization. Her noble goal is to nurture inner illumination and she is grateful to work and live in a world where she can practice her noble goal. In this episode, Maria and Yvette discuss sandpaper people and attachment styles. Listen in to learn more about who they are and how to navigate different attachment styles.
My guest for this episode is Daphne Bernicker, founder of Human Aim, a coaching and consulting company and Six Seconds Preferred Partner. She is joining me on Evolve to talk about her recently released white paper, "Vital Corporate Culture at Vega Energy Partners." Join us as we explore how to vitalize your culture using emotional intelligence.
Evolve: Reinventing Leadership – Building Freedom Cultures with CEO and award-winning author, Yvette Bethel. This podcast provides leaders with solutions to build trust, inspire authentic transformation, and improve engagement. Learn about new and tested ways you can revitalize your culture, empower people, and transform your results.
This episode is a conversation between Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp. Edwin is a Quantum Innovator, Foresight Consultant and Adjunct Professor with an unshakable interest in quantum leadership and the application of quantum principles in business. Join Edwin and Yvette as they explore Interconnectivity, Flow and Balance from a quantum perspective.
Learn more at https://theconsciousorganization.com
Yvette interviews Joel Mitchell, a developer of educational programmes for international business schools and the convener of the International Peaceful Prosperity Games that gathers visionaries, entrepreneurs, artists, leaders, facilitators, and coaches to propose playful processes and games. Yvette and Joel explore power, where true power originates and how to tap into it to enhance your success.
Evolve: Reinventing Leadership – Building Freedom Cultures with CEO and award-winning author, Yvette Bethel. This podcast provides leaders with solutions to build trust, inspire authentic transformation, and improve engagement. Learn about new and tested ways you can revitalize your culture, empower people, and transform your results.
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Hello and welcome. I'm Shann Vander Leek, Producer and Founder of Podcast Bath. I enjoy supporting & interviewing bright minds and successful entrepreneurs about there new podcasts.
Today's it's my pleasure to speak with the founder of this podcast, Yvette Bethel, to discuss the rebirth of her podcast, Evolve: Reinventing Leadership – Building Freedom Cultures.
As a consultant, advisor, author, speaker, and trainer, Yvette understands the people side of organizations and how to effectively bring together the corporate vision of business with the talents of staff. She helps organizations take the steps toward resolving strategic people issues.
Today we cover Yvette's inspiration and direction for the new podcast and discuss who the podcast is created for as well as what listeners will take away from Yvette's interviews and teachings. You'll also learn how Interconnectivity, Flow and Balance (IFB) can enhance an organization’s climate.
This podcast provides leaders with solutions to build trust, inspire authentic transformation, and improve engagement. Learn about new and tested ways you can revitalize your culture, empower people, and transform your results. Learn more at IFBCentral.com
Some authors describe the personality of the organization as the culture. In psychology, a personality is the combination of individual characteristics embodies in the patterns of feeling, thinking and behaving. Leaders who can perceive these patterns can identify dysfunction that can impact the bottom line.
In the modern workplace stress levels can run high. Especially in organizations that place an overwhelming burden on staff, imposing extreme targets. Burnout, to some, means constantly working, for long hours, making every effort to exceed sometimes seemingly impossible targets. In this context, it can mean being pushed to the limits, and for some, this means being in a sustained state of anxiety or fear. Listen in for ideas you can use to support your team…
In life and business there are three points-in-time you should develop the skills to identify. There is the point of no return. This is a time when it is best to keep moving forward because the cost of returning to the starting point is too great. A second point in time leaders can develop the skill to recognize is knowing when to hold onto a position despite external pressures to fall in line. Then there is knowing when to let go.
Are you feeling stifled in a highly controlled culture? I often encounter various cultures that exhibit control in various ways. In some of these cultures, employees are exposed to autocratic leaders whose leadership style ensures these employees will not take initiative. In fact, in some highly controlled cultures, I have encountered leaders who go as far as saying “I don’t pay you to think, just do as you are told”. I invite you to listen in to learn more about freedom cultures.
This is an awkward dynamic that happens when persons within the HR department are liked or even admired and trusted as individuals, but for multiple reasons, the department they represent is not trusted. Listen in to learn more…
There are different types of functional incompetents in the workplace. They try to give the impression they are in control, but they dedicate hours and hours each day to staying ahead of the game. Survival drives their behaviours and they create a tense workplace. Tune in to learn more…
There are leaders who decide on a change, plan for it, then execute the plan without giving thought to how they will develop the skills they need to execute their plans. Building your capacity as a leader to effect change from the inside out is one way you can ensure your change projects are successful, while at the same time, building team cohesion. Listen in to learn more…
In modern workplaces where engagement levels are low, it can be almost too easy to slip into a state of frustration. With constantly growing work demands, increasingly low tolerance for mistakes, some workplaces can be quite difficult to navigate. Listen in to learn more about how positive psychology can help you as a leader…
Culture is a living breathing ecosystem. It shifts or it can remain static. Aware leaders are tapped into culture and they realize cultural change is not an initiative, it is a perpetual state. Multiple factors contribute to this perpetual change both internally and externally. Tune in to learn more…
Destabilizing for stability may sound counterintuitive but the status quo is being challenged around the world. Donald Trump won the US Presidential Election; Brexit shook up the European Union, and the Russians allegedly hacked multiple international elections.
Decision making cannot happen in a vacuum. Leaders should possess effective communication skills, ensuring decisions are clear and received at the right time. The decisions should be presented in a way that is mindful of the equilibrium of the team, sustaining engagement and possibilities for growth. Listen in to learn more…
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There are different types of networks that exist. Some of them are built by arbitrary action and others are built deliberately through planning and focused effort. In this episode, Yvette provides you with practical strategies you can use to build networks successfully.
When we think of a straight shooter we tend to think of persons who can be depended on to communicate the truth. While this is accurate, straight shooters come in many varieties. There are persons who use straight shooting to support members of their teams and others who use it to destroy. Some are consistently straight shooters because they value integrity and others use it as a deliberate strategy to hurt or manipulate their coworkers. Some persons who consider themselves as straight shooters are blunt, others communicate the truth more elegantly. Then there are straight shooters who say too much and others who just use sound-bytes. Listen in to learn more…
Developing others is no longer an option because of an ever changing external environment. There is pressure to grow team capacity and a one size fits all approach cannot work. Tune in to learn more…
There are businesses that are extreme with controls. Whenever these organizations encounter a new challenge the solution is memorialized in a policy. Sometime the policies are so granular, they take away the discretion of managers and executives, disallowing the evolution of their critical thinking skills. Tune in for ideas that can help you build an empowered team…
Increasingly, leaders are seeking ways to stimulate improved levels of engagement and performance. This need can emerge when performance of the team has plateaued and leaders want to stimulate growth through engagement, innovation and collaboration. Tune in to learn more about strategies you can use…
In an era where the authenticity of news and facts are coming under constant scrutiny, it is important to also take a look at political correctness. Political correctness is supposed to be a system of behaviour that requires persons to express themselves or act in a way that is inclusive and respectful toward persons who are being discriminated against.
It can be discouraging when the only way you are perceived is through the lens of your last mistake. It is easier when your last act was something you are proud of. Unfortunately, if the positive act wasn’t memorable enough it can be forgotten. This podcast provides you with strategies you can use to build your brand in a way that can overcome a weakened brand. Listen in for more information.
Inexperienced leaders sometimes have a tough time gaining the trust of their new team members. This episode provides tips that can not only benefit new leaders but it provides great reminders for existing leaders. Listen in for ideas you can use to build engagement within your team…
In this episode Yvette shares the value and purpose of mentoring. What distinguishes good mentors from great ones is that great mentors don't aim to create clones of themselves, they focus on the individual's inherent strengths and seek to bring out their unique qualities.
Some leaders speak about themselves, profusely, using words like “I” or “we” whenever they speak about their teams. Others use “we” language because they attuned to their team members and are able to demonstrate inclusive behaviours that align with their language. Then there are those who are somewhere between these two extremes. “We” language is important for leaders who would like to build trust levels and team engagement. Listen in for Yvette’s tips…
Whether you are aware you are modelling behaviours as a leader or not, you are. This episode provides you with tips you can use to consciously model behaviours and manage your expectations so you don’t put pressure on members of your team to be just like you. Listen in for more details…
Are you looking for a new way to improve team performance? Check out Multi-Person Communication for ideas you can use to shift from an “I” perspective to a “we” perspective and strengthen the engagement of your team through improved communication. Listen in for helpful tips…
There are different types of networks that exist. Some of them are built by arbitrary action and others are built deliberately through planning and focused effort. In this episode, Yvette provides you with practical strategies you can use to build networks successfully.
Have you received feedback from a coworker that triggered something deep within you, causing you to defend yourself or worse, to become angry? Have you provided what you thought was reasonable feedback to a member of your team and you received an unexpected response? Listen in for ideas you can use to reinvent how you provide feedback.
Are you overlooked because your coworkers are play power games that keep you in the shadows? Have you been thrown under the bus by your coworkers? In the modern workplace culture, engagement, and people are becoming increasingly important to the sustainability of your organization. Listen in to learn how to shift from power to empowerment…
Are you waiting for your employer to notice the value you bring to the team? Are you living up to your fullest potential in your career? Is your supervisor dangling the carrot, telling you there are plans for you yet you are never privy to those plans. I invite you to listen in to learn how you can take control of the direction of your career and achieve your goals.
There are persons who link their value to their compensation of position. There are others who are valued because of their ability to play power games at work. These tips provide your with strategies you can use to improve your value to your employer and more importantly improve your value so you can achieve your career goals.
Regardless of how vigilant you are when making decisions, sometimes we allow known or indiscernible biases to penetrate our decision making process, coloring it with assumptions, misinterpretations and opinions. In this episode you will learn how to neutralize bias when making important decisions.
Are you working in a hostile environment? Is going to work difficult because you are being bullied? There are no limits to the tactics that bullies can employ. They negate everything you say, tell lies, or ignore you. They practice unethical behaviour or harass you. Whatever the case, you are invited to listen in to learn more about bullying and what can be done about it.
Are you feeling stifled in a highly controlled culture? I often encounter various cultures that exhibit control in various ways. In some of these cultures, employees are exposed to autocratic leaders whose leadership style ensures these employees will not take initiative. In fact, in some highly controlled cultures, I have encountered leaders who go as far as saying “I don’t pay you to think, just do as you are told”. I invite you to listen in to learn more about freedom cultures.
Have you been putting off your development as a leader because you just don’t have the time? Or do you feel you would like to sacrifice your development so members of your team can get the limited training funds? Whatever the reason for delaying your development, this episode will show you the risks of making yourself a secondary priority and what you can do to enhance your leadership skills.
Have you ever said something to someone and you were surprised by their reaction? Tone is a powerful communicative tool. It can support a conversation and connection or completely derail them without self-awareness. Listen in to learn how you can master the art of using tone to build a strong, cohesive team.
Are you struggling with managing your boundaries at work? Are there persons who just don’t respect your boundaries and want you to respect theirs? Are you stressed by frequent interruptions when you have deadline pressures? Whatever your boundary challenge, Yvette provides you with practical strategies you can use to immediately establish boundaries at work and decrease your stress levels.
Do you describe yourself as a passionate leader and you are struggling to build an engaged team? Do you have team members who do not share their views with you? Tune in for tips you can use to build your brand as a passionate leader.
Are you stressed or overwhelmed because unrealistic goals have been set for you and your team without your input? Do you review your goals and feel a deep sense of dread because it is impossible to meet them? Are you anxious about going to work because your coworkers are willing to undermine you in order to achieve their unrealistic goals? Listen in for tips you can use to decrease your stress.
In the modern workplace, leaders are expected to do more and more with less resources. This is a stressful proposition because in some organizations this means the team complement gets reduced. In other organizations there are insufficient tools available, and in others, employees are not properly trained. As the ever changing external environment drives deeper and deeper cost cutting, resource availability can become an ongoing challenge. Listen in to learn how you can improve your resourcefulness as a leader.
Are you tired of feeling stuck at the same level in your career and you have no clear path for growth? Are you working hard and you can’t understand why you are not being recognized for your contribution? This podcast provides you with practical steps you can use to transform your performance and take your career to the next level.
The Wells Fargo case study is an interesting one that presents the question, “Did the employees cause it or was it the Culture?” On one hand, the CEO indicated the scandal happened because of unethical employees. On the other hand, whistleblowers claimed employees responsible for sales were under extreme duress.
It is not clear which comes first. Is it that your relationship quality drives outcomes and experiences in your environment? Or does your experience of culture influence the quality of your relationships? I think both perspectives are true…
Holding a higher vision of members of your team helps them to perceive themselves as they haven’t before. It helps them to trust you and each other, strengthening their willingness to go the extra mile. This is not about projecting your ideas about their potential, it is about being curious and allowing their potential to emerge.
Jack Welch once asserted, "If the rate of change on the outside is greater than the rate of change on the inside, the end is near.” This seemingly foreboding message is really saying that we should keep up with the pace of our changing environments. Agility refers to your ability to think and move swiftly and gracefully. There can be agile strategies that are responsive and thoughtful, and ones that are reactive. Your ability to adapt is essential to your sustained performance.
Reading between the lines is a skill you can use to perceive beyond the surface of what is being said. It refers to your ability to understand what is not being said, to listen to tone, to understand the subtleties of word choice, and the ability to detect the lack of alignment between words and action.
If you value substance more than form, and you work within a political office environment, the good news is that you can engage office politics without sacrificing your values. By being guided by your values you can build strong, integrity based relationships that can help your team achieve its goals so it is important to take the time to build the skills you need to detect and correct imbalances caused by unfairness and other political behaviour.
As a leader, it is important for you to understand creating an engaged team should start with taking a long, honest look at yourself to determine how your action and inaction may be contributing to your existing team dynamics.
Yvette Bethel interviews bestselling author, Devay Campbell, who is also a Coach and HR Consultant. If you are interested in learning more about what disengagement looks like and how to help your team to evolve into engagement, tune in to this episode!
Relying heavily on a strategy to accommodate others so you can be accepted is an “Achilles Heel” that others will perceive about you. It is important to become aware of your patterns so you can avoid unwittingly sabotaging your career in the long-run.
Whatever the size, complexity or intended scope of your intended change, it is important for you to consider change readiness because change has multiple inherent costs. Costs or risks include wasting resources, damaging organizational trust, reducing existing capacity and encountering surprise elements.
So what is safe space? It refers to the quality of communication and the ability of all parties to be open and respectful of others so trust can exist. The safer the space, the more likely it is that your coworkers will share authentic views.
There are a number of reasons why leaders decide to reinvent their careers. For some, their careers have plateaued, keeping them stuck in the same position for far longer than they anticipated. Other change careers completely, starting over in a new discipline. Then there are those approaching retirement.
We always hear about the importance of empowering out team, Is empowerment something leaders can do for someone else? Or do employees need to decide to empower themselves?
Holding a higher vision of members of your team helps them to perceive themselves as they haven’t before. It helps them to trust you and each other, strengthening their willingness to go the extra mile. This is not about projecting your ideas about their potential, it is about being curious and allowing their potential to emerge.
In this episode Yvette shares several effective customer service strategies for your organization.
In this episode, Yvette share the importance of balancing people and processes within your organization.
As a leader, it is important for you to keep your fingers on the pulse of the organization. It helps to know what is happening, what is about to happen and why, because your ability to answer these questions equips you with the information you need to take proactive steps.
An extraordinary team is a high performing team. They find ways of being and doing that are unique to them. This is no easy feat. Members of extraordinary teams are capable of facilitating constructive conflict, they genuinely like or respect each other, and they can balance the need to achieve results with evolving people needs.
Some persons have little to no boundaries, they are unaware they are infringing on your personal space because they are predisposed to crossing boundaries. Others know they are encroaching on your boundaries and they don't care about you, your needs. or your attempts to set boundaries. This episode shares four tips you can use to set and maintain your boundaries.
In this episode, Yvette shares her expertise about cultural architects and the dynamism of change.
Confrontation tends to have a negative connotation. When appropriately timed and facilitated in a way that is devoid of unproductive emotion, a constructive conversation can bet initiated with a difficult employee or uncomfortable circumstance.
There are organizations that are intentional about their cultures. Leaders of these institutions don't perceive the value of spending time defining and sustaining their cultures. They don't realize a well defined, intentional culture is so valuable that it can serve as a critical differentiating factor within their market(s).
In the midst of any cultural change process, your team needs you to model the desired behaviors, hold them accountable to those behaviors and to be empathetic when they fall short of your expectations. Learn more at www.YvetteBethel.com
As a leader it is important to keep your finger on the pulse of the organization. It helps to know what is happening, what is about to happen and why. Your ability to answer these questions equips you with information you need to take proactive steps.
Regardless of how vigilant you are when making decisions, sometimes we allow known or indiscernible biases to penetrate our decision making process, coloring it with assumptions, misinterpretations and opinions. In this episode you will learn how to neutralize bias when making important decisions.
In this episode, you'll learn that the first step in identifying your emotions is to expand your personal vocabulary of emotions so you can perceive your full range of emotions and distinguish subtle differences.
Avoidance is an action or lack of action propelled by decision or indecision. This podcast explores the unproductive side of avoidance, why it happens and what you can do you transform your team into one that is accountable.
Respect is often confused with obedience because with obedience, the end result is compliance, but the process and underlying reasons for the compliance may have absolutely nothing to do with respect. In other words, respect is not fear based, it is inspired because it allows you to show your people that you value them. www.yvettebethel.com
There are different types of networks that exist. Some of them are built by arbitrary action and others are built deliberately through planning and focused effort. In this episode, Yvette provides you with practical strategies you can use to build networks successfully.
Learn why change leaders sometimes underestimate the destabilizing effect a new initiative can have on the team so they don't place the same amount of emphasis on the people side of change.
When you give a person the benefit of the doubt you have a doubt about that person or a related situation and you choose to take a positive position when there are insufficient facts to support your doubt. In other words, you are giving the person the advantage of being innocent until proven guilty.
There are persons who link their value to their compensation of position. There are others who are valued because of their ability to play power games at work. These tips provide your with strategies you can use to improve your value to your employer and more importantly improve your value so you can achieve your career goals.
When changing cultural dynamics is a priority, leaders establish a vision for transformation, but if these persons only have the benefit of experiencing a single organizational culture, authentic change is difficult because these leaders don't know what they don't know. Yvette explores how you can overcome the obstacles to cultural enhancement and the unifying power of communication.
Blame is a self-preservation tactic. It is used to cover up and conceal. Rather than suffer through embarrassment, self-flagellation or attack, blamers point their fingers at others. This podcast outlines the different types of blame, how you can create a blame free environment, and how to protect yourself from blamers.
In this episode, Yvette teaches us the power and importance of being mindful our body language. Our bodies often speak louder than our words..
In this episode, Yvette shares a story about a manager who is being constantly attacked because she is unaware that she is perceived as a threat. She is unaware that others perceive her as powerful. The story illustrates two types of players: Those who reject power and all its trapping, and those who embrace it wholeheartedly. Yvette explores how persons who reject the traditional displays of power can engage power and maintain integrity.
In this episode Yvette shares tips that are designed to help leaders build a code of trust. Like the code of silence where silence is used to protect a secret. The code of trust is a collection of integrity based behaviors that protect and sustain trust. Unlike the code of silence, the code of trust is based on transparence and serving the good of your entire team.
This week learn how to harness diversity within your organization for growth, creativity, and trust.
In this episode Yvette shares how you can evolve your emotional intelligence as a leader within your organization.
CEO and award winning author, Yvette Bethel and Shann Vander Leek discuss the new Evolve: Mastery For Leading a New World podcast series and what leaders can expect when they listen to this new business podcast.