Notes on Resilience 108: Navigating Workplace Challenges with Birgit Pohl
Can compassionate leadership genuinely transform workplace culture, particularly in the high-pressure environment of tech?
Join us as we explore this question with Birgit Pohl, a seasoned leadership coach and engineering leader. Birgit shares her personal journey through unexpected career transitions, illuminating how embracing change can lead to more fulfilling leadership roles. She shares her experiences with workplace bullying, giving us insight into the emotional and psychological hurdles faced by women in male-dominated industries.
We talk about the intricate dynamics of workplace bullying, examining how it can become a political game that disrupts direct communication and fair feedback, and the complexities surrounding performance reviews.
To counteract these challenges, Birgit emphasizes the necessity of crafting a workplace culture anchored in kindness, respect, and transparency. Her insights and practical strategies offer a roadmap to cultivating a healthier, more inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
Birgit Pohl is a leadership coach and engineering leader, who coaches people and trains organizations in creating high-performing teams through culture. In her role as a coach, she helps leaders and engineers who want to become leaders understand the human-side of leadership and how to utilize it to create teams that thrive and perform.
You can learn more about Birgit on her website and can connect with her on LinkedIn.
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