The Leadership Exchange

S3E2 - Unlocking Potential: Transform Your Team and Organization. Our continued discussion with Ernesto Gomez.


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Organizational transformation requires seeing companies as living organisms rather than machines, with leaders who prioritize empowering teams rather than having all the answers themselves. 

• Psychological safety creates an environment where innovative ideas can flourish
• Organizations must connect with employees' aspirations beyond just earning a paycheck
• Companies should evaluate how far they need to extend beyond their core competencies
• Great leaders acknowledge they are paid to empower teams to produce answers, not have all the answers themselves
• Building trust requires getting to know your people and creating open channels of communication
• The team pushes leaders up - not the other way around
• Steve Jobs' philosophy: "Don't want to be right, want to get it right"
• Balance action with reflection by regularly stepping back to evaluate progress
• Vulnerability in leadership opens up possibilities rather than limiting them
• Most people discover their purpose rather than designing it - unlike companies that intentionally create theirs

If you're interested in learning more, check out Ernesto's book and consulting practice focused on helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential.

The following are several links to Ernesto's company, profile and book.

Website: https://aspenmindset1.com/


LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ernesto-g%C3%B3mez-arzapalo-8783ab43/


Ernesto’s Book Regrowth on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Regrowth-Organizations-Overcome-Unlocking-Potential/dp/1959009176/


Ernesto’s Book Regrowth from Independent Book Retailers [online and brick and mortar]. https://bookshop.org/p/books/regrowth-how-organizations-can-overcome-stalling-by-unlocking-their-people-s-potential/530c18cc6619dee7


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