In this conversation with award-winning executive Robert Glazer, the founder of Acceleration Partners, listeners dive into a new approach to sustainable growth in the workplace. Glazer emphasizes the importance of engaging employees during the growth journey and fostering an empathetic leadership style. He tackles how core values shape company culture and explores strategies for overcoming learned helplessness. Plus, he discusses innovative methods for managing employee transitions and the vital role of resilience in today’s evolving work dynamics.
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Transformative Companies & People
Transformative companies require transformative people, focusing on personal growth.
Spiritual capacity involves understanding personal values, not necessarily religion.
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Trust and Leadership
Leaders often operate based on past experiences, like trust violations, affecting their judgment.
Self-awareness is crucial for leaders to understand how past experiences shape their leadership style.
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Leaning into Relationships
Engage with employees to understand the root cause of performance issues.
Treat employees as humans and lean into relationships to solve the underlying issue, not just the symptoms.
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Award-winning entrepreneur and author Robert Glazer has identified a core issue in today’s companies: the traditional “growth-at-all-costs” mindset is unsustainable. After a decade of relentless expansion, many companies are struggling to grow without burning out their employees along the way. Robert believes there is a better way—one that brings teams along on the growth journey to benefit employees and the company alike.
Robert Glazer is an award-winning executive, speaker, author, and the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners. Under his leadership, his company earned accolades like Glassdoor's Employees’ Choice Award and was named a Best Place to Work by Inc. and Fortune. Robert was also named Glassdoor’s #2 Top CEO for small and medium companies in the U.S.
In this episode, Dart and Robert discuss: - How Robert became #2 CEO on Glassdoor - Growing people vs. growing a company - The 4 attributes of transformational work - How core values shape leadership styles - The true origin of company culture - Building agency and resilience within teams - Overcoming learned helplessness at work - And other topics…
Robert Glazer is the Founder and Chairman of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency that has consistently been recognized for its exceptional company culture and business performance. Under his leadership, the company earned accolades like Glassdoor's Employees’ Choice Award and was named a Best Place to Work by Inc. and Fortune. Robert was also named Glassdoor’s #2 Top CEO for small and medium companies in the U.S.
A passionate advocate for personal and professional growth, Robert is the bestselling author of five books, including Elevate and Friday Forward. He is also a sought-after speaker and host of The Elevate Podcast, sharing insights on leadership, business, and building capacity. Through his writing and work, Robert inspires individuals and organizations to reach their full potential.
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