Humanity of Leadership: Recent Episodes
Amber Macbeth & Narjes Rivers
Narjes Rivers & Amber Macbeth break down different topics that leaders and managers are facing in today’s workplace. What leadership looks like and how to adapt in the ever evolving workplace is where they totally geek out. They dive into the “must haves” of management in a raw, unfiltered, and full out style that is both refreshing and honest.
Narjes & Amber explore the different perspectives and how organizations define what makes a successful team. The dynamics of how a companies vision, mission and purpose is driven from the top down but is often disconnected from the teams reality or needs. We believe that leaders inside organizations who want to take a more modern approach with building successful teams must create their own cornerstones that act as the foundation behind the brand. So we dive into our own experiences and each share our own top 4 characteristics and qualities that we believe to be the cornerstones of success inside the leadership to keep, build and engage your teams effectively. We also breakdown the benefits and the costs of not having consistency in executing your cornerstones.
Communication, Consistent Leadership, Collaboration, Innovation and fun! What makes up your top cornerstones?
How we keep it human: Leaders please be super transparent with the context behind these cornerstones. Don't be in one lane. Be open, curious and consistent! Co-create these cornerstones together with your teams so they too can take ownership and not walk around feeling like "whats the point!"......what do mean? Listen in!
Narjes & Amber are delighted to have a very special guest on today to discuss grief in the workplace and how that can effect people. Lynn gets real and raw as she takes us through her own personal journey through illness, death and grief inside her family. How that lead her to shift her perspective from lack of trust, the fear of showing up and being judged as weak to discovering a new part of herself. Today along with her conscious leadership and community work she brings awareness on the reality of navigating this difficult journey and helping others through their own care taking and grief process inside and outside of the workplace.
Through her story we learn the importance of why leaders need to create a culture of authenticity that in turn leaves room for a spectrum of emotions for employees to feel connected and safe to lean into. She shares the impact of how letting go of old mindsets such as leaving our employees to compartmentalize their personal struggles on their own, and instead asks organizations and leaders to humanize the workplace environment, embracing the check in process to help them navigate their way through.
How we keep it human: We just want to remind everyone, leaders and employees alike, who is or has experienced a difficult journey of illness, death and grief...you are not alone and asking for help is ok. As Lynn so beautifully asks us to lean into....Coping with curiosity! And for you amazing leaders out there we would add....lead with curiosity!
Be sure to check out Lynn's book and pre-order your copy now: https://bit.ly/BuyOutOfLoveBook
Find Lynn here:
https://www.lynnabatejohnson.com/ (business)
https://www.lynnabatejohnsonbook.com/ (book)
Facebook.com/lajbiz
Twitter.com/lajbiz
Instagram.com/lajbiz
LinkedIn.com/in/lajbiz
TikTok.com/@lala.author
"Getting vulnerable takes courage" - is one of the greatest lessons we learned early on in our leadership journey's. Narjes and Amber share their most pivotal moments in their career that shaped both their characters and leadership. The impact it had both on their personal growth as young managers and the people they touched. We hope that our stories will give you the permission to lean into your most authentic self and inspire you to lead with a touch of vulnerability and humility!
How we keep it human: We believe that all leaders must have vulnerability coupled with a dose of humility as a prerequisite if they are going to be in the impact game. Your teams will thank you for it.
What! is there even room for getting ghosted in the workplace?
Narjes & Amber dive into a real life example of when boss's don't respond. The impact it has on the relationships with the team and those around them. We look into the messages this sends to your people and most importantly how it can shatter their confidence if not addressed. But hey we get it, life can be busy and yes we understand that leaders can get overwhelmed and distracted too! Which is why we give you strategies on how to handle it and how to approach this situation mindfully and intentionally... we mean, it is possible that this may not be all about you after all, right?
We also tackle why it is hard to "let it go" when we have been ghosted!
How we keep it human: Ok, we share our biggest tip yet, with you all: "Just don't ever be the leader that does this!"
Can there be room for such complex emotions as part of the workplace culture? This is the question that lead us to dive into what place feelings have in the workplace and our fascination with how they can impact your employees productivity if leaders and organizations don't create room for them. We show you how to go from focusing only on the core values of the organization to identifying how you want your people to experience their time with you. How you want them to feel. Values and feelings need to be connected and a part of how you design your workplace culture.
How we keep it human: Here is what we know for sure...If you want your employees to be fully invested and committed to their work, your customers, each other and to their own personal growth, then they need to feel free to bring their whole self to the game, to the table, and that no matter how "uncomfortable" it may be for you.... that must include room for their feelings!
Narjes & Amber dive in with Lauren Dankiewicz about Imposter Syndrome. What it is, when it shows up and how to recognize it when it takes over. For most of us this has been a part of our lives for a long time and has / is developed through our environmental, situational, cultural or societal experiences in life.
We share tips on how managers and leaders can recognize the patterns and signs of when employees may be experiencing Imposter Syndrome that may be holding them back in the workplace. The importance of how leaders can model vulnerability to show teams that even the people at the top can experience it too.
How we keep it human: Imposter Syndrome is real and can elicit feelings like "there is something wrong with us". This is part of its lie. Remember Imposter Syndrome is not something you are. It is something you experience! Name it. State it. Ask for what you need. Normalize it to take its power away.
Amber & Narjes have a candid and raw conversation about their thoughts on quiet quitting and why this term is trending....not so quietly! Without a doubt this is a hot topic that has sparked plenty of conversations among managers and executives across varying organizations and on social media. We discuss the different opinions people have, how it effects some of us differently in different industries and how generational perspectives come into play.
How we keep it human: Simply put - We believe that people are changing the way they relate to their work! The question is are you changing the way you relate to creating a healthier employee engagement and company culture? Are you digging deeper and courageously opening this conversation up to all your employees and begin to take the "quiet" part out of it??
Narjes & Amber dive into the different layers of expectations that we all experience. We get real with exploring the Fundamental, Emotional and yes even those unspoken or "Hidden" expectations that are often expected of you but not communicated to you in the workplace...you know what it "really means to manage your own schedule!" Leaders, we want to show you how an take an interactive role in co-creating and delivering on healthy, fair and clearly communicated expectations for yourself and your teams.
How we keep it human: We believe that the expectations conversation should always go both ways - How often are you asked to share your expectations about your boss with your boss?
Narjes & Amber are delighted to have this conversation with Stephanie about her experiences with managers from the awful to the delightful and how that inspired her to follow her intuition to the emerging industry of life coaching 20 years ago. She speaks about what she is seeing as trending needs with the executives and leaders she is working with.
Thank you for tuning in and please check out Stephanie's website to be in touch with her http://lovingercoaching.com/ or her LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-lovinger-8a9311109
Woot!! Woot!! Hello all you beautiful humans...
Hope you enjoy our back stories and a little vulnerability as Narjes & Amber dive into who they are, their background, and how Humanity of Leadership came to be!
How we keep it human: Just a little heads up...you are about to embark on a couple of really, really excited women who are so damn proud to be friends, kick-ass leaders, legit coaches and collaborators in this space doing and talking about all things we are so passionate about that we hope will inspire real change in your space.
Yes the excitement is the real deal! We thank you for tuning in.
Take care.
Narjes & Amber discuss what the data is coming from the Great Resignation that is hitting industries everywhere and what is the upside of this is...if any? In this episode we look at what it is like to lead during a time when employees are celebrating quitting their jobs, what this is really teaching us and what leaders should know about adapting to this new, healthier workplace environment that employees are saying they want!
How we keep it human:We breakdown the Do's and Dont's of this palpable shift, how to talk to your teams and give you tips on how to lean into creating a new culture that gives employees meaning and purpose at work. We also get how frustrating this can be as leaders and organizations are focused on getting back into the flow of the workforce. So yes, we want to give you permission to feel frustrated but hope to leave you with hope as we give you a new perspective to consider- the Great Resignation or is this the next new Great Realignment?! Which will you embrace?