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This week we welcomed Wade Hinton to Intentional Conversations!

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Wade's TEDx Talk

• Business strategy needs to fill like it’s a part of the work, not something separate.
• "People want to feel like you did something with them, not to them." - Shirley Franklin
• Leaders set the tone for their company culture. It is being created with or without your guidance.
• Give your employees space and time to process so that they feel valued.
• Organizations need to really understand what your values are and put them where people can see them.
• Create space for people to feel like they can come to you as a leader.
• Allow check-ins - doesn’t require solutions, but let’s you make sure your team members can be heard.
• Make sure the resources are available for people to use those.
• His ebook provides a framework for how to have conversations - BUILD is an acronym for: Be curious, Understand, Impact, Learn, Determine
• When you are curious and willing to listen and learn, that can change the conversation.
• We sit, listen and talk to organizations, there are some really practical things that can be done, by just a small tweak, but it makes all the difference in the world.
• Pay attention to your own mat!
• Make sure you have a learning culture, where you do not have to be perfect on day 1.
• Let’s make some space for grace.
• Have the courage to say, "Here’s what I’ve learned… "

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