Glenn Parker, a renowned team-building consultant and author of 15 books, shares his insights on positive leadership. He discusses the four ways leaders can positively influence others: by being supportive, teaching, motivating, and serving as role models. Glenn emphasizes the importance of recognizing past influences and paying it forward. Through personal anecdotes, he illustrates how supportive leadership fosters growth and success, encouraging listeners to cultivate meaningful relationships and engage in community acts of kindness.
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Larry's Impact
Glenn Parker shares how his first boss, Larry, positively influenced his career during his first performance appraisal.
Larry encouraged Glenn to try teaching, a seemingly small act that changed Glenn's career trajectory.
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Betsy's Empowerment
Betsy, a theater arts student, was encouraged by her instructor Jim to try technical theater, despite her initial hesitation.
This supportive act empowered Betsy and led her to a successful career in a male-dominated field.
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Leslie's Inspiration
Leslie, inspired by Professor Carlson, became a successful teacher.
Professor Carlson taught Leslie both skills and values, ultimately leading to her recognition as teacher of the year.
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Glenn Parker: Positive Influence
Glenn Parker is a team building and organizational consultant to many of the world's leading corporations, including Novartis, Merck, Lucent, and Accenture. He is the author of 15 books, including the bestsellers, Team Players and Teamwork: New Strategies for Developing Successful Collaboration* and Cross-Functional Teams: Working with Allies, Enemies, and Other Strangers*.
Glenn's assessment survey, the Parker Team Player Survey, published by CPP, has sold more than one million copies. He is the author with his son Michael Parker of the book, Positive Influence: The Leader Who Helps People Become Their Best Self*.
In this episode, Glenn and I discuss the importance of leaders recognizing the contributions of other leaders in our careers — and the ways we can become positive influences for others. We detail the four different ways to be a supportive leader and the first steps that each of us can take to do this more consistently.
Key Points
Four different ways to be a leader who has a positive influence on others:
The Supportive Positive Influence Leader: the one who believes in you
The Teacher Positive Influence Leader: the one who helps you develop the skills you need
The Motivating Positive Influence Leader: the one who shows you why you need to do something and helps you believe that you can do it
The Role Model Positive Influence Leader: the one who demonstrates through their actions how you can be successful
Resources Mentioned
Positive Influence: The Leader Who Helps People Become Their Best Self* by Glenn Parker and Michael Parker
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