The Better Leaders Better Schools Podcast with Daniel Bauer

The importance of grateful leadership

May 26, 2021

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Judith W. Umlas is Sr. Vice President, author and trainer at International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global corporate training company. She wrote the ground-breaking books including: The Power of Acknowledgment, Grateful Leadership, Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results, and You're Totally Awesome! The Power of Acknowledgment for Kids. In 2016 she founded the Center for Grateful Leadership whose members from around the world are committed to practicing and implementing the Grateful Leadership initiative in their organizations.

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The power of the written word & How Not to Talk to a Pregnant Business Woman
Why feedback matters so much
Avoid the feedback sandwich and establish a strong culture of appreciation instead
Psychological safety engages people in growing the culture
Five Cs framework and tools for every leader
97.6 chance that you will not do it if you say this
The difference between recognition versus acknowledgement
Celebrating failure and successful mistakes
Acknowledgement is the antidote to bullying

"Make our corporate culture be a culture of appreciation so people feel visible, noticed, appreciated and approved. They know that they exist. They know that they can make a difference."

- Judy Ulmas

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