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Inspired and Intentional Business Podcast - Open Book Management, Business Vision, Employee Engagement, Balancing Profit and Social Impact

In the United States, according to Gallup, nearly 70% of employees are not engaged in their work. Disengagement negatively affects profitability and productivity. I believe there are 3 ways businesses can improve engagement. One, they inspire with a clear vision. Two, they practice open-book management. Three, they intentionally build collaborative, accountable, strength-focused teams. My intention is to inspire owners considering a new way to run their business and to encourage those currently fighting the good fight to balance profits and social impact. Let’s be inspired. The show will touch on business strategy, vision, internal communication, finance, accounting, organizational development, team-building, marketing, sales, and operations. Inspirations for the show include The Great Game of Business, by Jack Stack; Zingermans Community of Businesses, Ari Weinzweig, Paul Saginaw, Small Giants by Bo Burlingham, Open Book Managment by John Case, Zappos, and others.
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Ep 018 Leaders, Are You Afraid of New Ideas, Innovation, and Creativity? 0
Feb 9, 2016

In this episode, James Lehman talks about

  • Organizational Development basics and how it applies to organizations of all sizes.
  • The importance of employee engagement.
  • Creativity, Innovation, and Ideas - the biggest fear of some managers?

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Questions for you to consider:

  1. James spoke about HR keeping the C-Level leadership accountable to the behavior reflecting the company values and culture. Do you allow your people to keep you accountable to your core values or will you hold it against them? Do they know they have this freedom?
  2. How are you showing up daily to your people?
  3. As crazy as it sounds, James suggests that some leadership may be intimidated by new ideas because it could lead to problems or failures. Are you truly open to new ideas and experimentation?

James K. Lehman is an Award-Winning Author, Speaker, Workshop Leader, and a Life & Career Transition Coach. After starting his career as a CPA, he transitioned into consulting, and then HR, focusing on HR Transformation.

James is the author of "Maneuvering Your Career - 20 Strategies to Prepare You for Voluntary (or Involuntary) Career Transition."  He is a SPHR, a Certified Professional Coach, and Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner.  He also serves on the International Association for Human Resource Information Management (IHRIM) Board of Directors.

I’ve been asking for reviews of the podcast, this is still important. However, for the next few months, my goal is to increase the number of subscribers to the podcast. Numbers of subscribers help improve how we show up on search and also to draw in new guests. My first goal is 100, which when reached I will have a drawing for a book on this topic. If you’re already subscribed, thank you and share this with as many of your peers who you believe would benefit. If you’re not subscribed, I’ll provide a link in the show notes or you can go to http://inspiredandintentional.com/episode18 and clink the link. These links will lead you to itunes where you can subscribe to the Inspired and Intentional Toddcast.

Thank you so much for reading and listening and until next time, be inspired and intentional.

Podcast worldview:

Gallup says 70% of US employees are disengaged from their work. This causes, what Ari Weinzweig calls an energy crisis in the workplace. Lost innovation, productivity and profits. Not to mention the tolls on the communities.

There are companies and organizations working to improve this. they are creating more open and collaborative work environments. They are realizing that treating people with dignity and providing meaningful work can be done while also running a financially solid organization.

My hope with this podcast is to inspire leaders, entrepreneurs,  and those coming into leadership through transition, to make intentional choices to balance profit and social impact.

The inspired and Intentional podcast is copyright 2016 by its owner. The music is Funk Game Loop, Kevin MacLeod Royalty Free from Incompatech. Thank you for sharing your talent.

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