Episode 191 | Make People Matter, and Watch Challenges Shrink | Stephen de Groot

“Take the values off the wall. Paint over them.” Stephen de Groot once showed up to a consulting engagement with a roller and a paint can, and nearly got fired for it. His point lands hard and simple: your values stay just words until your actions give them meaning.

As you live the values you say you believe, your culture transforms from a poster in the lobby into a place where your people feel safe, seen, and ready to grow.

☀️  Why values painted on a wall mean nothing until your daily actions give them meaning.

☀️  The three great states that help your people feel safe and capable.

☀️  What “nuked” change is and why you are created for it.

☀️  How hiring for values and filtering for competencies shrinks most discipline challenges.

☀️  The one thing you can do today to grow your own resilience by knowing your values.

“Ensure that your people feel like they matter, and what they do matters, and half your problems will go away.”

Stephen de Groot

Know yourself. Know your own values. As Stephen says, the one thing you can do is “know ourselves, know our own values,” because understanding what matters to you grows your resilience and points you toward the environments that align with your values, where fulfillment and meaning grow.

Get a copy of his books:

Brivia Consulting: https://www.briviaconsulting.com/

Getting to Better (free tools + overview): https://gettingtobetter.com/

LinkedIn: Stephen de Groot

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