The Art of Grateful Leadership

Have you ever been in a situation where someone does something spectacular

And then tells the customer that he didn’t do a good job

Or if someone else was doing it

It would have turned out better?

And it really isn’t true?

Well, this is where you can use a strong acknowledgment to get the point across

and help bolster a person’s confidence at the same time.

Here’s an example that took place just a few days ago…

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I’ve begun forgetting about who I’ve acknowledged

Is that a bad thing?

I think so.

This is something that I’m trying to make part of my life and I’m forgetting what I’ve done?

How can I remedy this situation?

The Gratitude Journal

Over the last year..

The topic of today’s podcast is

The Neuroscience of Gratitude and

I get to bring a very special guest to the podcast

Linda Roszak Burton, ACC, Founder, Managing Partner of DRW, Inc., a leadership development, executive coaching, and organization design firm. The firm’s underlying philosophy is to help clients achieve organizational results by aligning strategic goals and organizational values through leadership development and employee engagement initiatives.

As a leadership and team coach, Linda is passionate about working with individuals and diverse teams to resolve conflicts, build consensus, and foster an environment of collaboration and accountability. Some of DRW’s clients include: The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the University of Maryland Medical System, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Marriott, FINRA, Howard County Economic Development Authority, and several members of the safety-net clinics in the greater Washington D.C. area.

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast

When you look at success, are there certain keys that give some people an advantage over other?

Recently, I found an article that gives a hint.

The 1 Reason Why Most People Never Become Ultra-Successful (And How to Avoid It)

This little-known habit separates successful people from the rest, according to science.

by Elle Kaplan, CEO and Founder, LexION Capital, CIO and Founder, LexION Alpha

You can find this article on the ThriveGobal webaite at www.thriveglobal.com

Let me read the beginning of the article to you.

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership

Today I want to tell you a story about Bernie

Bernie is a co-worker of mine at GM

Recently, he took on some work, in addition to his “regular work”

This began taking more and more of his time as his proficiency in the new tool increased

He still had a lot of “regular work” to do, but he was getting over burdened.

As much as I tried, even as the Project Manager, I couldn’t help with the workload

And Bernie just kept plugging along, delivering on his regular projects as well as the new assignment

He worked extra hours and weekends to try and keep things moving forward

Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership

Today I want to tell you a story about Bernie

Bernie is a co-worker of mine at GM

Recently, he took on some work, in addition to his “regular work”

This began taking more and more of his time as his proficiency in the new tool increased

He still had a lot of “regular work” to do, but he was getting over burdened.

As much as I tried, even as the Project Manager, I couldn’t help with the workload

And Bernie just kept plugging along, delivering on his regular projects as well as the new assignment

He worked extra hours and weekends to try and keep things moving forward

Here's what I did about it...

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast

Every so often, you run across an article that strikes a chord with you.

Today, I found this article from Matthew Gordon

Matthew Gordon is President and CEO of The Gordon Group, a holding company that primarily manages GraduationSource and Avanti Systems USA. Gordon strives to foster positive corporate culture and empower young minds.

THe Article is titled:

The Power of a Grateful Leader

Here is what he wrote:

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In this episode, we are going to continue our discussion with Sofie Ostemar, from Sweden.

I asked her to tell us a little about herself, and she sent me this by email:

My name is Sofie Östemar and I'm a project manager in the CTO organization within GE Healthcare Life Sciences.

I've always worked in an international environment, fascinated by our differences and common ways in life.

In my latest global and cross-functional project, we were about 8-15 persons working together for 2 years.

I truly enjoyed my managing role, where I focused on structure areas of responsibility with my main task as enabler for the team members and communicator for our stakeholders.

I've always found acknowledgment and recognition essential for people’s well-being and something that is our right to get as an employee.

People who feel appreciated are happy and like to do their very best with less conflicts to handle.

I also find that spending time together as a team is very important, strengthening the team spirit and the collective willingness to "fight together towards a common goal".

I'm convinced that thankfulness is among the strongest positive health contributor for me.

As you can tell, Sofie is definitely a Power of Acknowledgment advocate.

Sofie took the Grateful Leader On Demand Course

In this segment of the interview, we will hear about her “Knock Your Socks Off” Acknowledgment:

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership

Today, we are going to hear from Sofie Ostemar

Ms. Ostemar works for the Project Management Office at

GE Healthcare Life Sciences in Sweden

where she is a Project Manager in the Chief Technology Office

She recently attended one of the Center for Grateful Leadership’s

Live Q&A sessions

Where the members got the chance to meet her

And I had the chance to invite her to be a guest on the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast

I’m so glad she agreed

Last week, I had the chance to speak with her about her experiences and impressions of Grateful Leadership and the Power of Acknowledgment

Today we’re going to hear about how she came to learn about the Center for Grateful Leadership and Judy Umlas

Her thoughts on the Grateful Leadership On Demand Course

And her impression of the Center For Grateful Leadership’s Live Q&A Session.

Come and listen in:

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You may not know this, but

There is a culture change taking place at GM.

One where people can respectfully voice their opinion and / or thoughts without fear

People are told to “Be Bold.”

Gone are the days of people entering a meeting and just agreeing.

The head nodders are moving out.

The champions are moving in.

Recently, I was called to a meeting to discuss this principle; Be Bold.

This was the first meeting of its kind that I have had the pleasure to attend.

Here’s what happened:

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast

The other day I received a ‘Linked In” message from an acquaintance who I’ve known for a few years.

Here’s how  I used the Power of Acknowledgment to encourage him on his career search

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