Additional suggested reading on the subject:
https://www.cmaconsult.com/tips-on-achieving-work-life-balance/
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Episode 12: Personal Change
The Lead.Travel.Pray. team was excited to interview our first guest on this twelfth episode of this podcast we started exactly one year ago. Dale Kreienkamp, Author of How Long, O Lord, How Long? A Book of Devotions for the Unemployed & Those Who Love Him, joined us to talk about personal change, specifically how faith can guide us through things like unemployment.
Dale Kreienkamp is a Human Resources professional of 40 years who has served as an executive in the healthcare industry and as head of a successful consulting practice. Dale has also served as a volunteer leader on numerous boards of directors, as well as in his home church. Dale has experienced a personal journey of unemployment twice when, each time, his positions were eliminated in organizational restructuring. These personal experiences created a desire within him to help others impacted by unemployment through inspirational devotions.
Dale’s Email Address: dale@howlongolord.org
Website: https://howlongolord.org/
Book Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/HowLongOLord/ [Searchable Handle: How Long Oh Lord?]
LinkedIn URL – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalekreienkamp/ [Searchable Handle: Dale Kreienkamp]
Episode 11: Culture
Show Notes:
Individuals each have a unique personality – beyond intelligence, appearance, etc. At Lead. Travel. Pray., we think about culture as the organization’s personality. It’s the collective way of “being” that makes it unique. It’s the “how we do things” layer to “what we do”.
To better understand a culture during an interview or to diagnose a culture through employee/member focus groups, ask questions like…
- How does work get done here?
- How are decisions made? Who has the ultimate say?
- What behaviors are rewarded?
- What are characteristics or behaviors of people who do not fit?
- What 3 words would you use to describe this place to friends and family?
From there you can work on what the employees want the organization to aspire to be and how to close the gaps.
There are also culture assessments that can assist in a more formal diagnosis. Here are some examples:
Here are a few other resources we find handy for culture:
- Hofstede’s country comparison tool sheds light on global cultural differences
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
We’d enjoy hearing what cultural attributes you find most rewarding at work, church, a volunteer organization or hobby group. Please comment below!
Episode 5: Living through Change
CEB Research – https://www.cebglobal.com/insights/change-management.html
What tools or models do you think are most helpful to people leading change?
- Kotter’s Change Leadership model
- Kotter book – Our Iceberg is Melting
- Kotter book – XLR8 (Accelerate)
- David Rock’s SCARF model – video overview
When you see someone who just has a knack for championing change, what characteristic/trait sticks out to you? (What makes them great?)
- Flexibility
- Curiosity
- Passion
- Authenticity
- Aware of stakeholders
What are often overlooked execution strategies leaders miss as they get wrapped up on “doing the change”?
- Celebrating small wins
- Anticipating resistance – more info on Pre-Mortems
- Slow down to move fast – aligning on the front end
- Knowing when it’s ok to direct change vs allow for more collective intelligence/wisdom of the crowd – Kerber and Buono research (this is a bit more academic but good stuff)
How can the leader solidify the change in the culture?
- Provide opportunities for 2-way conversation with employees
- Communicate, communicate, communicate
- Reward the right behaviors
- Modeling what you want to see in others
- Select people who align with and advance the culture you are building
- Know when to change talent on a project team to reinvigorate a change
What strategies do you use to personally cope with change?
- Reminding myself that it’s usually not as bad as I assume it will be
- Focus on gratitude even in the midst of pain
- Not ignore our feelings
- Giving up control
- Being intentional about how you are spending your social time and making sure you are not isolating yourself
How do you help those who struggle with resistance to change?
- Demonstrating empathy
- Not passing judgment when someone is struggling
- Provide personal examples
- Change style indicator – brochure
- William Bridges’ transitions model
What change books and resources have been helpful?
- Simon Sinek’s Start with Why – TEDx video and book
- Chip and Dan Heath’s Switch
- Daryl Conner’s thought leadership
- Vital Smart’s Influencer model – complete form to unlock free resources
- PROSCI
- Association of Change Management Professionals
It seems like all industries, fields, even hobbies are changing a lot based on digital and other trends. How do you stay on top – or in front, when possible – of these changes?
- Think of other ways to do things you do today especially ways to use digital tools differently
- Twitter and LinkedIn helps connect global thought leaders
- Conferences or Professional development sessions and organizations
BONUS!
Girls’ Trip Elephant Adventure pictures – Sandy on an elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo
Episode 2: Emotional Intelligence
Show Notes:
- What is Emotional Intelligence or EQ?
- Why does it matter?
- Components of Emotional Intelligence
- Self Awareness – recognize moods, emotions and drives
- Self-Regulation – control/re-direct disruptive impulses and moods; think before act
- How to develop Self-Regulation: WAIT – Why Am I Talking?
- Motivation – passion to work for reasons beyond money & status
- How to develop Motivation: Reframing – finding the good in difficult situations/interaction
- Empathy – understand emotional makeup of others; treating people according to emotional reactions
- Orange is the new Black features Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (see what other leadership books they are reading on the show)
- Roots of Empathy – Roots of Empathy’s mission is to build caring, peaceful, and civil societies through the development of empathy in children and adults.
- Social Skills – managing relationships and building networks; find & build rapport
- Emotional Intelligence benefits of travel
- Faith’s role in emotional intelligence
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