What is the role of the highest-paid individual in a company, making the calls or crafting a team capable of making decisions as a unit? 

In this episode, we learn new ways of empowering teams and creating winning cultures from the extraordinary Jim Stevenson. Jim is a Strategic Advisor, Consultant, Transformation and Growth Specialist, and the Founder and CEO of Bletchley Group. He has over 24 years of experience crafting systems that focus on customers and turning growth into the objective of companies' strategies and the result of their transformation.  

Throughout our conversation, Jim shares his thoughts on the challenges of assembling teams capable of dealing with today's volatile environments, the benefits of empowering teams, and why leadership's reaction to failure molds culture. Jim also talks about Agile Methodologies and their impact on culture, shares several real-life examples of how different cultures affect teams' productivity and overall health, the massive role communication has in creating a winning culture, and much more. 

Tune in to Episode 438 of Becoming Your Best, and learn more about Jim Stevenson's unique approach to empowering teams and crafting winning cultures that make companies grow.  

Some Questions I Ask: 

• What are the most important aspects of what you can provide a team so they can be empowered? (6:10) 
• What have you learned about organizational structure and how it impacts empowerment and productivity? (14:20) 

In This Episode, You Will Learn: 

• About Jim's background and his first steps in leadership (3:10) 
• How Agile Methodologies impact organizations (7:40) 
• Jim talks about what leaders' main role should be in an organization (10:00) 
• Jim shares a story of two different cultures with two different results (12:30) 
• How organizations deal with failure shapes culture (17:30) 
• What is the role of communication in empowering teams and creating winning cultures (22:20) 

Connect with Jim Stevenson: 

• Website 
• LinkedIn 

Becoming Your Best Resources: 

• Becoming Your Best Website 
• Becoming Your Best University Website 
• Becoming Your Best Library 
• Email: [email protected]  
• Book: Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders 
• Book: Conquer Anxiety: How to Overcome Anxiety and Optimize Your Performance 
• Facebook Group – Conquer Anxiety 

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