It is amazing to be into our second year, and have guests from our first year return. When these leaders first sat down in the Lessons from Leaders chair in 2019, Covid-19 was unknown, racial injustice was very much real but without the global lens it deserved, and has now, and leaders were unaware of an incoming pandemic. 

This week, I sit back down with Shamil Idriss, CEO of Search for Common Ground. When I reflect on our previous episode with Shamil, our conversation surrounded scaling your business, team building, and how to ‘show up’ for your organization. While all of those topics still hold value, our conversation this time looks far different. 

“This has been, for us, and for billions of people… a particularly difficult year but thankfully our employees have been healthy and we have made it through organizationally. We have had many people step up to help.” 

In this episode, we walk through the deep impact of organizational culture,  employee engagement, and signs to look for in team communication, even in a virtual workspace. Shamil, thank you for coming back and joining us. I am curious and hopeful to our conversation a year from now. 

Show Notes:

0:00 - 3:00 | Introduction, Check In 

3:00 - 12:00 | Organizational Culture 

12:00 - 15:00 | Team Engagement & Communication

15:00 - 18:00 | Signs of Integration 

18:00 - 19:00 | Presentation vs Engagement 

19:00 - 27:00 | Challenges as a Leader Right Now 

27:00 - 28:00 | Closing Episode