Ei Cafe with Azeem

Creative leadership drives productivity and fosters success in a company. Creativity is one of the most important qualities of a modern business leader. Creativity itself is the abandonment of rigid structures, a very desirable trait for individuals in leadership positions to have in a corporate setting. Creative leaders have the ability to look at things in new ways and solve problems by seeing things others don’t. Synonyms of creativity include words like inventiveness, imagination, innovation, vision, progressiveness, originality, and resourcefulness just to name a few. All of these are characteristics of successful creative leaders who are changing our world today.

Van Lai Du Mone, founder of  Work smart Advantage, a TEDx & Keynote speaker on the area of creativity and a LEGO Serious play facilitator check in to the café on this Episode to talk about creative leadership. She Believes that Organization can prevent turnover in high growth teams through  creative leadership. 

Van further states, Curiosity is the birth for creativity, the more you become curious the more generate ideas. Creativity is a process of thinking that inspires idea generation, helps people find innovative solutions, and creates opportunities out of challenges. And creativity is a capacity that we all have! When companies train on creativity, you are training the people in your organization to help solve problems, overcome challenges, and come up with new ideas --- for you! And that is a skill that can bridge gaps between departments, position in the company, and give you returns on your investment that are greater than you can see - because creative thinking produces endless possibilities. Emotional intelligence has a positive effect on creativity as well. Individuals with a positive mood and good feelings are more creative.

If you are looking to develop Creative leadership skills or the capacity, then you should listen to this episode as Van does shares some great insights & tips. So press that Play button and check in to the café.

Most companies don’t realize how central emotions are to building the right culture. They tend to focus on cognitive culture: the shared intellectual values, norms, artifacts, and assumptions that set the overall tone for how employees think and behave at work. Though that’s incredibly important, the authors’ research shows that it’s only part of the story. The other critical part is emotional culture, which governs which feelings people have and express at work

Jeremy Dean – Founder of riders &elephants and The Emotional Culture Deck, checks in to the café to talk about importance of understanding peoples emotions at work place. Creating an Emotional Culture is one of the important element in today business context. Emotions can run high when dealing with the day-to-day of work and life. Work can resemble a high-flying roller coaster at times. And employees may experience a wide variety of emotions ranging from disappointment and sadness to excitement and joy.

As Dale Carnegie, author of How to Win Friends and Influence People said, “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.”

As a Leader or manager, you’re not only regulating emotions as a result of stressful situations that happen at work—but outside of work too! People are complex and have a wide variety of needs. While supporting your employees’ emotional health might seem like the job of therapist, addressing emotions at work is crucial for your organization's success. The first step to create an emotionally safe work environment is to assess your emotional culture. As Jeremy mentioned Emotional Contagious can really create a ripple affect which will effect your whole organizations performance. So, Include Emotional Culture as a value of your organization, bring more awareness on emotional intelligence so they can start labeling their emotions & more over have those conversations with your employees to identify their emotional complexity

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A strong network is like money in the bank. Your network can help you build visibility, connect you with influencers, and open up doors for new opportunities. Building and nurturing a network is one of the most powerful things you can do to support your career advancement.

In this episode I had the previledged to Host Dr. Ivan Misner- Founder & Chief Visionary officer of BNI( Business Network International), Worlds largest referral marketing organization, to talk about how important is to build a network to expand your business.

What Goes around comes around, the more you give the more you gain. When you want build a network bring out your Authenticity to increase your credibility. Follow the VCP- Visibility +Credibility = Profitability. When you are visible as an Authentic individual your credibility will increase as a result your profitability increases. If you are going to a networking event don’t go with Selling mindset if so you will not be successful. Be a farmer to cultivate your network for the next harvest rather just being hunter hunting for your next sale. In corporate environment as well network plays vital role in building collaboration. Your network is your net worth.

Dr. Ivan Misner, Shares some great insights, Experiences & Tips to build a strong network to increase your net worth. to listen to this episode press that paly button & check in to the café.

Companies increasingly rely on diverse, multidisciplinary teams that combine the collective capabilities of women and men, people of different cultural heritage, and younger and older workers. But simply throwing a mix of people together doesn’t guarantee high performance; it requires Inclusive leadership — leadership that assures that all team members feel they are treated respectfully and fairly, are valued and sense that they belong, and are confident and inspired

In this episode We Speak to Luis Moreno- A Human-Centered Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Activist to share his views Is it possible to have a inclusive, diverse & equitable leadership in the Organizations, Communities & countries ?

Luis states, A diverse and inclusive environment establishes a sense of belonging among employees. When employees feel more connected at work, they tend to work harder and smarter, producing higher quality work. As a result, organizations that adopt D&I practices see huge gains in the form of business results, innovation, and decision-making. This will new perspective & innovation with in your organization. Be a compassionate leader, bring the element of empathy with in your organization, embrace different, gender, race, age people with openness & trust them where they will be loyal to you & the organization. To listen to full episode, press that play button and check in to the café 

Leadership: what does the word remind you of? Authority. Confidence. Power. Age.

It is a word that everyone knows but few really understand. But of all the misconceptions that come with it, most will focus on the last one for now: age. The most common perception is that with age comes experience and thus the ability to lead. But what if leadership was not as linear as this? What if we are collectively disregarding the impact of having leaders start early?

In this Episode Prince Adu Appiah - Founder & CEO of 1 Billion Africa checks in to the café & shared his own experiences & insights on his understanding of leadership & key challenges every young leaders are facing. He did share some amazing ways to overcome those challenges as well. Prince states following are the main challenges all the young leaders go through.

1. Understating your self -5P's  - What is your Purpose, Passion, Potential People & Pursuit

2. Fear - Fear of failing , Fear of Asking

3. Resources- Lack of resources make them not to try it out.

There are two points to be made about younger leaders: firstly, that they are necessary to a country’s growth; and secondly that they encourage more young leaders. Identify yourself, identify your purpose, Passion, People, pursuit is one of key message shared by Prince Adu Appiah. Get out of your comfort zone, take those small risk & fail fast to learn quick are some of key learning every Young leader need to adopt. Leadership is not an entitlement; you need to earn it by taking initiatives & responsibility. You are here to live just once so live with a purpose, Think Big, Start small but you need to act now. to Listen to full episode press that play button & check in to the café.

By making data readily available to employees and the public, leaders can hold their businesses accountable and ensure that every step the organization takes is in its own best interest. The external return on investment checks out too.

In this Episode We speak to Christopher Salem- Executive Coach ,Keynote Speaker & an Award winning author from US, Why Transparency makes such big impact for organizations. 

Transparency builds trust, and makes employees feel that they're working for a company with higher ethical standards. When transparency is added to the corporate culture, employees will be more engaged and committed to the vision of the company.  The reason is they fully understand the mission and feel vested to share ideas, Displays their awareness, Authenticity, display their creativity, and bring about innovation to achieve the desired objective.

Silo Effect refers to a lack of information flowing between groups or parts of an organization. On a farm, silos prevent different grains from mixing. In an organization, the Silo Effect limits the interactions between members of different branches of the company, thus leading to reduced productivity. So Can We Break this Silo effect?

Collaboration is the word comes in to our mind when talking about breaking down Silo. But will collaboration only works ? You need to have open & honest communication culture, Bring the Element of WE rather I in communication context. Lego Serious Play can be Handy Tool to open up communication among the Silos & connect among the dysfunctional teams. Your Leadership attributes plays a key role in braking down silo mentality.

In This Episode Ben Mizen & Guy Stephen – Founders of LSP connect from #UK check in to the café & shares some great insights how to use LEGO as a tool to increase connectivity, collaboration, communication with in the organization to breakdown silo effect. LEGO it self a great tool brings lot of creative capacity & story telling techniques with in individuals. Ben & Guy brings their experiences & some great tips to the conversation, so to explore more how you can break silo effect press that play button and check in to the café.

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If you’re interested in learning more about the psychology, behavioral science and neuroscience behind employee experience, remote experience and customer experience? And if you are looking to explore how we can bring more empathy and emotional intelligence into these fields? Then this event is for you,

The Ei Evolution Summit+ is a one of a kind 5 month-long online event.

Our Summit days in October includes speakers like Dr. Daniel Goleman and Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett. Yes, the global icons for emotional intelligence and emotion are part of the Ei Evolution Summit.

you don’t have to wait until October to learn more because we have organized a five-month warm up, we’re calling the Ei Learning Lounge. That’s five months of workshops, talks, fireside chats and panel interviews.

On top of all this, the content from the 5-month program is on-demand so you can choose to watch it live and participate or you can watch the recording at a time of your convenience through their online platform.

So here is a special Offer for all the listeners of Ei Café with Azeem Podcast, you will get 25% off when you use the Code 25OFFSRI ( All in Capitals) when you are registering for the summit. So log on to www.register.eievolutionsimmit.com/ei-summit  and enter that code.

When someone feels good, proud, excited, relieved or satisfied about something, that person is said to be "Happy". Feeling happy may help people to relax and to smile. Happiness is usually thought of as the opposite of sadness. Happiness has also been linked to better decision-making and improved creativity. So, rather than success being the key to happiness, research shows that happiness could in fact be the key to success.

Disconnect the three C’s- Compare, Criticize, Complain. Bring your self-awareness & Gratitude to pursue your happiness. If achieving dream will bring your happiness, then go for your dream & Passion. As your journey towards dream & passion will bring happiness. Practice –BEES Breath Slowly, East Less, Expect Less & Serve others which will help to peruse towards happiness.

Murali Sundaram: Happiness Coach , Author,  Key Note Speaker, Himalayan Trekker from India  checks in to the café & share some great insights & experiences on Happiness. He further states happiness is very unique to each individual, so understanding what is required by themselves is key to happiness. he does share some great tips to Pursue Happiness. To Listen to the full episode press that play button & check in to the café.

Ei Evolution Summit Promotion, It is Just for you.

If you’re interested in learning more about the psychology, behavioral science and neuroscience behind employee experience, remote experience and customer experience? And if you are looking to explore how we can bring more empathy and emotional intelligence into these fields? Then this event is for you,

The Ei Evolution Summit+ is a one of a kind 5 month-long online event.

Our Summit days in October includes speakers like Dr. Daniel Goleman and Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett. Yes, the global icons for emotional intelligence and emotion are part of the Ei Evolution Summit.

you don’t have to wait until October to learn more because we have organized a five-month warm up, we’re calling the Ei Learning Lounge. That’s five months of workshops, talks, fireside chats and panel interviews.

On top of all this, the content from the 5-month program is on-demand so you can choose to watch it live and participate or you can watch the recording at a time of your convenience through their online platform.

So here is a special Offer for all the listeners of Ei Café with Azeem Podcast, you will get 25% off when you use the Code 25OFFSRI ( All in Capitals) when you are registering for the summit. So log on to www.register.eievolutionsimmit.com/ei-summit  and enter that code.

When someone feels confused, lost, stuck and may require direction and support but are uncertain which avenue will meet their needs. We need help, we need someone to direct us, we need someone to coach for us to become a better person. Coaching in recent past has been the word everyone is talking about. Coaching promotes self-awareness to discover how it someone can help to boost your performance, presence and sense of aliveness at work.

Paul Sanbar– An Executive Coach & A Lego Serious Play Facilitator from US, checks in to the café and share some mind blowing insights about coaching & how it can help Leaders to guide their employees to elevate their performance. He states, "Every Employee in your organization is a Gold Mine, it is how you Prospect, build an Intention around them to bring their attention towards reflection to increase their performance". Follow the ABC (Always Be Curious so you can listen to understand rather to response). This will enable you to create that connection with your employees give them space to reflect on their performance rather you giving feedback. Coaching is a Fantastic tool to bring out the performance of your employees. Press that Play Button & check in to the café to listen to some great insights & tips to develop your coaching skills.

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If you’re interested in learning more about the psychology, behavioral science and neuroscience behind employee experience, remote experience and customer experience? And if you are looking to explore how we can bring more empathy and emotional intelligence into these fields? Then this event is for you,

The Ei Evolution Summit+ is a one of a kind 5 month-long online event.

Our Summit days in October includes speakers like Dr. Daniel Goleman and Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett. Yes, the global icons for emotional intelligence and emotion are part of the Ei Evolution Summit.

you don’t have to wait until October to learn more because we have organized a five-month warm up, we’re calling the Ei Learning Lounge. That’s five months of workshops, talks, fireside chats and panel interviews.

On top of all this, the content from the 5-month program is on-demand so you can choose to watch it live and participate or you can watch the recording at a time of your convenience through their online platform.

So here is a special Offer for all the listeners of Ei Café with Azeem Podcast, you will get 25% off  when you use the Code 25OFFSRI( All in Capitals) when you are registering for the summit. So log on to https://register.eievolutionsummit.com/ei-summit and enter that code.  I’ve added these details in the podcast show notes too. This offer is available until end June. Don’t Miss out this great opportunity to hear from the experts, So hurry book your tickets now.