Welcome to Intentional Conversations, the podcast where thoughtful leadership meets meaningful impact.

This week we’re honored to be joined by Dr. Rosalind Cohen for a powerful discussion.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

I think, I belong, I feel. I belong and I feel can be changed with how a manager acts and you can teach it. Orgs and managers can’t affect this. How can HR people discover how to learn about the “I think” part. Managers should walk through what the job is and activate people connecting with it and making sure the right candidate is stimulated by it. 

We don’t engage with the employees and employers on how they can create a mutual relationship of trust, respect and belonging. There needs to be mutual accountability. 

You should not have to ask for respect, but there can be a conversation about what that looks like between the employer and the employee. For example, “How do you want to be recognized?” 

People are afraid to do something that could hurt someone else or put the spotlight on them because of cancel culture. If you have trust and respect, then you can ask/answer whatever question and you know I’m not trying to hurt you. 

Leaders need to be vulnerable enough to ask questions and not assume to know what they want. 

Upcoming book is titled Hiring for Engagement: How to Create a Culture of Belonging. 

Employers need to look at what behaviors/attributes are more successful in their organization: threshold attributes. If they have them it doesn’t matter how they got them. 

How can you stop culture fit? It becomes wanting to be about people like me. Work success has to do with work attributes, organizational values, and behaviors and not social and sameness. 

Vulnerability is critical. Leadership started with top down with no vulnerability. What works is acting as humans and creating relationships. Showing up authentically  

We should assume that everyone is not ready to be a people leader. Just because you are good at your job doesn't mean you can lead a team: give feedback, create an inclusive culture, have tough conversations. We need to give them the skills and tools to lead, because they may know how to teach and not manage. 

In what ways can I give back to make it better, how do I repair it. People in power have a responsibility to make the world better. What can you do daily? 

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