The Art of Grateful Leadership

Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast

Here’s dilemma for you

I’ve been wondering whether I can improve how I acknowledge people

You see, I feel like I’m always doing the same thing each and every time I acknowledge someone

Humans are creatures of habit

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I assume we all want a culture of gratitude where we work

In the last episode I told you some of my ideas on the subject

Today, I’m going to look to Karl Sun, the co-founder of Lucid Software.

He is trying to ensure a culture of gratitude at Lucid

And has 10 way to help build a culture of gratitude at your place of business

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Whether its business

Podcasting

Or a sport

The “Why” behind what you are doing is more important than the “How.”

I’ve said this many times

It’s been said in many different ways.

For example, management guru and speaker Peter drucker said:

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”

What does this mean when you are talking about acknowledging someone?

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For the last few episodes, we have been talking about...

Culture, Gratitude and Acknowledgment

We’ve heard people talk about

Gratitude in an organization where they work

Gratitude in the military

And even

Gratitude in a country

I don’t think that anyone can or will argue that the culture of an organization or group of people influences the ability of one to share an effective acknowledgment

Whether the culture diminishes the value of being vulnerable to a colleague

Or casts a shadow over one rewarding someone for a job well done

It makes a difference.

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In the last episode, I told about how the culture of an organization can influence whether acknowledgment is cultivated and allowed to grow

Or ignored and hindered from growing

I’m sure everyone can relate to a culture that hinders acknowledgment

In an early Art of Grateful Leadership podcast, I interviewed Tom Kiley

He spoke of Acknowledgment and the culture in the Military

Here’s another thought for this episode:

Do societal norms influence whether you can acknowledge a person or not?

Judy Umlas, the author of The Power of Acknowledgment and Grateful Leadership;

and the founder of the Center for Grateful Leadership

has had the chance to talk about acknowledgment and gratitude all around the world.

At a recent PMI meeting in New Jersey,

She related this story about when she went to Finland to talk

And just before she was about to speak, she found out an important fact:

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Does Culture influence Acknowledgment?

I believe so

Even within a single company.

About a year ago, I attempted to bring the Power of Acknowledgment to my place of business

After several failed attempts, I decided that this particular place wasn’t ready or willing to embrace the Acknowledgment and Grateful Leadership

Recently, I took another position within the same company, just in another area

And found out how much the culture within a team means to fostering acknowledgment.

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If you enjoyed the last episode, you will really enjoy this one

Today, we will continue our conversation with Michele Kane

She is an IT Program Manager in Des Moines, IA

In the last episode, she told us about a life changing book

The Power of Acknowledgment by our own

Judith W. Umlas

Let’s listen and hear more about how Judy’s book changed her life…

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast

Today we are going to meet Michele Kane

Earlier this year, I gave her a copy of Judy Umlas’ book:

The Power of Acknowledgment

In this episode, she introduces herself and tells us about what happened when she got the chance to read the book.

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Have you been out to the Center for Grateful Leadership’s website?

Have you perused the website to see all of the information out there?

There is a lot out there

It all began with Judith W. Umlas, affectionately known as Judy,

In 2006 she  wrote the book,

The Power of Acknowledgment

Here, the importance of Acknowledgment was laid out as it never was before

Have you read the book?

If not, why not?

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Many people struggle with how to acknowledge someone

Today, we are going to have a quick “How To…” session

If you are already one that acknowledges someone, great, I’ll be glad to hear some of your stories

Maybe you will just pick up a pointer or two

If you haven’t gotten into the Acknowledgment Habit yet

We will give you the process to get there.

Don’t forget to use your Gratitude Journal

It is a good place to take notes

And record your thoughts

It all starts with the 5 C’s

1. Consciousness
2. Choice
3. Courage
4. Communication
5. Commitment

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