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In the past, people were hired and promoted based on ability. In the future, the more valuable currency will be agility. We should bet on people with the motivation to learn and the flexibility to change. From my Q&A at the Oslo Business Forum

Yikes. 4 out of 5 people feel dissatisfied with work --that's a systemic problem. While Korn Ferry highlights pay as a big issue (and it is), leaders who check-out or stop relating well to teams cause their culture to wither. When low engagement flips to outright dissatisfaction, it mean's your team or company is becoming ill. It's costly and avoidable. Leaders more than ever need better skills to balance well-being, performance and growth --inwardly first, and then to foster it in their teams an organizations. This is the exact skillset we teach at Mandala Institute. We help leaders build more resilient and adaptable cultures that perform and grow in the flow of change. DM me to learn more.

Today, Chris Baer shares his inspiring journey from working in corporate as a Designer, Innovator, and HR leader at Marriott International. Chris describes his thought process and key learnings on how he made the tough decision to "clock out" of Marriott to launch Sunstone Therapies and The Mandala Institute which are completely different than what he's done in the past. He also shares his unconventional journey into the family business and how that impacted his career path. Thank you Chris for being on the show! Please subscribe below: Watch on YouTube:?https://lnkd.in/ge8RV2mh Listen on Apple Podcasts:?https://lnkd.in/gzqWYxiP Listen on Spotify:?https://lnkd.in/gTXbNxGF Thank you to Careerminds for sponsoring the podcast. #ClockingOutwithRaymondLee

Resilience and adaptability are what leaders want in their organizations. Instead a crisis of engagement and burnout continues. What's the issue? It's how we develop our leaders. Relational skills are more important than ever to create the right outcomes--again and again. Here's a fresh look at that... #Futureofwork #Culture #Leadership

The saying goes, people join a company or brand, and quit because of a manager. Check out the gallup stats below. Anyone who leads a team of people *must have* enhanced relational skills to succeed today. These skills, which include coaching basics like listening, feedback, empathy, and recognition are in short supply for most managers. Why? Most managers (and some senior managers) receive little-to-no skill development to lead people or model healthy organizational culture. As a consequence managers under pressure double down on their own hard skills, reputation, control and the attributes that propelled their careers up to that point. And that kills the culture and undermines talent strategy. Organizations that are serious about talent, culture and performance understand the need to cultivate leaders across the organization early, often and frequently. Reach out if your organization is ready to up-level your managers to leaders. I'll also share Mandala Institute's perspective on what key relational skills are now, and how to build them into your company OS. #culture #futureofwork #transformation #innovation #talent #coaching

I have been reflecting on this @WSJ article on loneliness in the workplace since it came out. The article spotlights what has been the shadow side of digitally fueled speed, flexibility and freedom of modern work (wrought from covid). The social effects are showing up as loneliness and isolation --both in the physical office and beyond. And many of us are just catching up to what the velocity of change in how businesses and institutions operate actually means. For leaders of organizations, this affects everyone --our teams, our colleagues, and ourselves if we're honest. Downstream we find that productivity and innovation lag, so this is as much a business problem as it is a social one. My view is that much what we call 'leadership' must expand further to emphasize the deeper skills that foster human connection --the very connections that support a vibrant culture that can embrace change, take pride in performance, and take the risks required to innovate together. No surprise to those who know me: I have a point of view on how we prepare future leaders with the very skills to create cultures where connection is real and our people thrive. But before I go on, what do you think we need now? #leadership #FutureofWork #Culture Mandala Institute