053: Appreciation in the Workplace with Dr. Paul White
The Bill Perry Show
As a leader, are your attempts at intended appreciation with your team falling flat? Maybe it's because you're not speaking their language. Today, I'm talking with the man who literally wrote the book on appreciation at work, Dr. Paul White. He is the co-author of the book, Five Languages of Appreciation in The Workplace. It is hands down one of the best books that leaders can utilize in order to grow their sense of effective communication with their teams.
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052: Creating a Better Version of Yourself in 2020
The Bill Perry Show
It is a new year. It's a new decade. Welcome to 2020! With these moments on the calendar, there's always the hope of great change. But the reality is the movement of dates on the calendar doesn't create change, something else has to happen. Very little change occurs until you make a significant change in the way you see the world. And this is the topic of this week’s podcast episode.
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051: A Christmas Message
The Bill Perry Show
Ho, ho, hold on…you don’t like Christmas? I understand this season can be painful for some. It can be a season where depression and suicide rates are on the increase. Or perhaps, as you get older the events of Christmas don’t match the warm, sentimental memories you carry for the season. Today, I want to offer you a message of kindness and hope.
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050: Coaching to Develop Your Team with Keith Webb
The Bill Perry Show
Do you know how much it costs an organization when employees are not engaged? It can be very costly to the bottom line. Employee engagement is a vital piece to any organization and effective coaching on the part of your management and leadership can be a solution to engaging employees.
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049: Developing Emotional Intelligence with Teresa Quinlan
The Bill Perry Show
Emotional intelligence is a skill that is so important to everyone, including those in leadership. My guest this week is Teresa Quinlan. She has over two decades of experience in learning and development, and she has spent the last 15 years training leaders and their teams, giving particular attention to the area of emotional intelligence. On this episode, she helps us understand why we need to develop that area of our lives and how to go about doing it.
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048: Appreciation and Employee Engagement with Jennifer McClure
The Bill Perry Show
Today I’m talking with Jennifer McClure, a former executive recruiter and HR executive who offers a wealth of knowledge on the subject of corporate leadership. Jennifer is here to talk to us about developing corporate leaders and the importance of employee appreciation.
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047: Strategies for Leaders to Enjoy the Holiday Season
The Bill Perry Show
The holiday season is my favorite time of year. I grew up in a great family situation where holidays were marked with extended family time together with good food and great family engagements. However, there is a lot of pressure attached to the holidays. This year, I would encourage you to take a step back and relieve some of that stress during this busy season.
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046: Navigating Change with Charles Weathers
The Bill Perry Show
Today I welcome friend and business leader, Charles Weathers to the show. I've known Charles for some time, and I've benefited from his extensive knowledge of leadership development. Charles spends time working with nonprofits and faith-based organizations. He loves working with them because they share his heart for the community. He has worked to help these companies with board development, governance, leadership development and strategic planning.
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045: Fixing Work with Laurie Ruettimann
The Bill Perry Show
I am so pleased to welcome Laurie Ruettimann to the show. Laurie had spent many years in human resources leadership and realized she hated her job. She left her position in HR and is now on a mission to fix work. She has some ideas about what is currently wrong with work and some steps we can take to fix those problems; not only in our workplaces but in our lives as well.
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044: Why Leaders and HR Teams Should Consider Podcasting Featuring Danny Ozment
The Bill Perry Show
This week I am pleased to have Danny Ozment of Emerald City Productions on the show. Danny is the producer of this podcast and always works hard to make me sound good! Danny and I talk about the creative potential for leaders and human resources teams to utilize the medium of podcasting to drive vision, values and policies through every level of your organization!
info_outlineOrganizational health is often a messy process, and it requires a great deal of intentionality. As in any relationship, for a team’s health to be sustainable, we and others on the team need to make subtle adjustments at various crossroads. What you choose to do during challenges, difficulties, and opportunities will determine your growth and experience. That is the case with all of life.
In this episode, I talk about the responsibility of choosing to work within the values and vision of our team.
The Choice to Fit the Values of the Larger Team
When you take a job or develop a relationship with a friend, a significant other, or a child, entering into that relationship will always require adjustment. If we are going to relate well, we have to make adjustments to accommodate the needs and visions of others. When you join a team, you demonstrate responsibility by accommodating your behavior to fit the values of the team.
For example, a client of mine had an employee who, over time, began to demonstrate repeated unproductive behavior, meaning behaviors not aligned with the larger team’s values or vision. The employee’s manager explained the impact their behavior was having on the team, and the employee was given the opportunity to shift and adjust the behavior. They instead chose to continue the unproductive behavior. They did not choose to responsibly make the subtle adjustments needed to work within the values of the larger team.
Entrepreneurs Are No Exception
If you are an entrepreneur, and more specifically a solopreneur, you are not exempt from the process. You will have to make adjustments to accommodate the needs and personalities of your audience and clients.
If we’re going to relate well, we must adjust.
Choose Organizational Health, but Don’t Choose a Wrong Fit
Making adjustments for the team’s values is a demonstration of responsibility to the community, the vision, and the relationships you are entertaining. If you are unwilling to adjust to fit easily into the population you are joining, it’s very likely that you will also find yourself unwelcome there or unable to sustain the relationship in healthy ways.
On the flip side, don’t try to make yourself fit with teams that don’t share your core values. If you find a fit, exercise intentional responsibility in making subtle adjustments toward a healthy organization by bringing your best self to your team.
How Do You Know if It’s a Good Fit?
If you want to give yourself the best chance for success, learn the values of the company you are joining, the friends you are entertaining, or the love you are courting. Do your values align easily with theirs? If there are stark differences in expectations of behavior, that should be a red flag that informs your response.
Asking good questions is always a key to revealing vision and values in any relationship. Here are a few good ones to ask when you are inviting someone to work and walk with you or when you are being invited to join a group:
- What values are most important to you? To this team?
- How do those values play out in daily interactions?
- What is it about me that makes you feel like I align with those values?
Your Mission, if You Choose to Accept It
Do yourself and those around you a favor. Don’t try to make yourself fit in with people or teams that do not share your core values. There will rarely be an absolutely perfect fit. Even the healthiest connections require some measure of adjustment. If you find a fit, exercise responsibility in adjusting to the opportunity you are given in a relationship.
Every invitation to a relationship, to friendship, or to be a part of a team or a vision requires a response. Every response requires some demonstration of ability. Therefore, every opportunity invites us to grow in responsibility.
A better you, better team, better business, and better life is possible, but the choice is yours.
Until next time, lead well!
Bill
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