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Intentional Leader with Cal Walters

100: Juliet Funt — A Minute to Think: Reclaim Creativity, Conquer Busyness, and Do Your Best Work

Jun 7, 2023
Juliet Funt, globally renowned keynote speaker and founder and CEO of the efficiency training firm, discusses the significance of empathy in leadership and the need for a focused, agile, sane, and humane work environment. She explores the challenges and exhaustion faced by individuals in the working world, particularly during the pandemic. Additionally, Juliet provides strategies for improving email communication, reducing unnecessary recipients, and emphasizes the importance of teaching rather than just talking in leadership.
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  • Leaders should prioritize empathy and understanding towards employees, fostering a work environment that values both focus and agility, as well as sanity and humanity.
  • Creating space in the day, such as adding white stripes to meeting calendars, improves individual well-being, time management, efficiency, and problem-solving skills.

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The Need for Empathy and Understanding in the Workplace

Juliet Funt emphasizes the importance of leaders having empathy and understanding towards their employees. She suggests that leaders should spend time with new employees and listen to their complaints and concerns. Fostering a work environment that is both focused and agile, as well as sane and humane, is the ideal goal. This means creating a work culture that values order, cleanliness, and logic, while also allowing individuals to be human and take breaks when needed.

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