This week on the podcast I talk about Connectivity and why it matters.

Welcoming guests into your home is similar to having a REAL open door policy at work.

Rise up from your chair and smile when they enter, timely response to email or text, serving them and their needs, welcoming the interaction.

Ponder for a moment, what action, word or atmosphere invites you to feel connected?

Get specific.

Happy CONNECTED teams = Workplace Utopia.

Does your team know what makes you feel connected?

SHARE WITH THEM!

The more everyone knows about each other the more connected you'll all be and then MAGIC happens.

Let's get intentional with creating an atmosphere that is inviting, exhilarating and filled with laughter and camaraderie.

Morgan Seeber, Co-Founder of Aux Box shares his experience and insight about creating culture from  scratch.

https://www.auxbox.ca

How building concrete, non-transactional relationships can supercharge your networking. 

1. Learn how to differentiate between selling & networking 

2. Become a core part of the communal dialogue 

3. Be patient in your relationship-building -- great relationships take time & care

David Altman, Center for Creative Leadership COO says

"Psychological safety at work doesn't mean that everybody is nice all the time. It means that you embrace the conflict and you speak up, knowing that your team has your back, and you have their backs."

We need to BELIEVE we won't be punished or humiliated for speaking up with ideas, questions, concerns or mistakes.

In a 2017 Gallup poll, 3 out of 10 employees strongly agreed that their opinions don't count at work, with that rising to 5 out of 10 in the virtual setting!

We can do better!

Start with being interested in the humans you lead.

Connect on a real level and invite them to share their experience and insight.

They'll share when they believe you appreciate their thoughts and perspective.

Try these on as conversation starters...

INVITE their participation.

Breathwork takes you to another state of being.

Hot Saunas

Cold Ice Plunges

Connected Community

Changes you can intentionally make to be happier, more centered, more fulfilled.

Othership app is available on the app store and google play

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REACT - most people equate BIG KNEE JERK emotions with this word.

RESPOND - most people equate CALM and CONSIDERED emotions with this word.

Do you agree with this assessment/definition?

There is no question that OUTCOME is effected significantly depending on the application of these two words.

Have a listen to episode 96 where I talk about HOW you say it matters more.

As a new business owner building a culture or a new employee leader, managing emotions is critical to effective communicate.

It's okay to pause!

It's okay to not know!

It's okay to take time to inquire?

Take a breath, gather your thoughts, consider your words AND THEN respond!

How establishing internal relationships make the work place more effective and less combative between departments.

Wendy expands on these 3 Simple Actionable Leadership steps 

1-the importance connecting without expectations

2-simple ways to find common ground to build on

3-the one questions to ask during a networking conversation