S03E12 The Intentional Flexibility Episode (with Lisa Davidian)

Mar 14, 2024

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Check-In:

Do think the best time of your life is in the past, present, or future

Big Ideas:

flexibility in work schedules - what do we need to do so
the equipment that supports remote working
shifting mindsets around traditional ways of working
shifting schedules to accommodate global clients
sense of freedom in being able to shift your schedule
flexing people's pay to allow for flexible schedules
Be present, be equipped, be allowed
Compressed work week - had to create the model
Keeping people engaged after 30+ years in the corporate world
Empowering people to have balance and to grow in new ways
Employees feel energized and motivated when they have a larger fulfilled
Need for new working models to offer employees
Younger generation doesn't want the traditional 9-5, 5 days a week
Covid has shifted us into new ways of thinking about how we work and where we work
Can flexibility work for manufacturing, and other hands-on type of work?
Hesitation to allow flexible schedules
Creation can happen NOT sitting in front of the computer
Companies are losing good people if they don't offer flexibility
Using co-working spaces for networking and shifting perspectives and interacting across-organizations
How do I lead remotely?
How can we support leaders to build trusting teams remotely?
How to facilitate meetings remotely so that people can feel that connection?
The small moments of trust building,, in person, can't be as easily transferred to online spaces.
Making connection the primary intention of all gatherings
Intention, Execution, Results - Observe what is happening in your meetings
Focus on how people want to feel at the end of a session - the doing happens as a result of the feeling (fulfilled, energized, inspired, motivated, engaged, supported, etc...)
Making sure that everyone has a voice in whatever way that voice wants to be heard
Not micro-managing people's time and checking their online status when working remotely
When people speak in the first 5 minutes of the call, they end up speaking more throughout the meeting
The relationship between trust and empowerment
What's preventing leaders from trusting their employees?
We want engaged employees, but we don't create engagement in the meetings
Meeting etiquette and expectations -- different practices across organizations, regions, countries
Less moments to sync outside of meetings when we are remote - more presence needed in online meetings
What kind of leader does your company need you to be?
In our fast-paced world, are we giving space for people to BE
Messaging around productivity and efficiency and how it impacts people
Separating your ego from your leadership
Self-reflection as the key to good leadership

Resources Mentioned:

The Extended Mind, by Annie Murphy Paul