How Jeff Schiefelbein Thinks About the Human Aspect of Business Leadership
Jan 3, 2024
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Jeff Schiefelbein, a culture expert, discusses creating a thriving work culture, unlocking employee potential, and valuing individuals with host Kenny Lange. They explore the impact of leadership on personal fulfillment, advocating for a stakeholder-centered approach and a shift from mediocrity to excellence. Jeff shares insights on communication, clarity, and fostering environments that nurture growth in both work and personal life.
Developing a culture of trust, encouragement, and challenge is crucial for growth and meaningful work.
Embracing an undivided life philosophy allows for greater impact and freedom to engage with diverse opportunities, beyond industry constraints.
Enhancing clarity in expectations and communication dynamics allows for improved teamwork and alignment, ensuring better results and engagement.
Deep dives
Leadership Philosophy on Inspiring People
Inspiring people in a workplace involves avoiding undignified relationships between bosses and subordinates, leading to a race to mediocrity and status quo for job security. Developing a culture of trust, encouragement, and challenge is crucial for growth and meaningful work.
Transition to Undivided Life
Jeff Sheffelbein shares his transition from a deregulated energy company to launching Undivided Life, focusing on faith-based priorities and impactful work. Embracing an undivided life philosophy allows for greater impact and freedom to engage with diverse opportunities, beyond industry constraints.
Culture Transformation and Human Formation
Leadership revolves around reshaping organizational cultures towards human-centered formations, focusing on engagement, accountability, and teamwork. Creating a thriving culture requires clarity, consistency, and accountability leading to freedom and personal development.
Communication Clarity and Consistent Leadership
Effective leadership begins with communication clarity, consistency, and accountability, fostering a culture of freedom and trust. Enhancing clarity in expectations and communication dynamics allows for improved teamwork and alignment, ensuring better results and engagement.
Importance of Selfless Leadership Approach
Encouraging a selfless leadership approach emphasizes cooperation, communication, and personal growth within and beyond work environments. By demonstrating compassion, accountability, and trust in leadership practices, individuals can cultivate a culture of collaboration, mutual support, and continuous improvement.
Leadership Impact on Personal and Professional Growth
Leaders can influence personal and professional growth by prioritizing clear communication, consistency, and accountability. Empowering individuals to take ownership, contribute effectively, and grow within organizational settings leads to improved teamwork, individual fulfillment, and collective success.
In this episode of "How Leaders Think," host Kenny Lange welcomes Jeff Schiefelbein, a culture expert, to discuss the intricacies of leadership and creating a thriving work culture. They delve into unlocking employee potential, the relationship between personal fulfillment and organizational success, and Jeff's journey from feeling unfulfilled to starting "Undivided Life." Highlighting the significance of compassion, valuing individuals, and stakeholder mentality, they explore how to foster environments that nurture growth. Jeff shares insights on communication, clarity, and the impact of leadership on both work and personal life, advocating for a stakeholder-centered approach and a shift from mediocrity to excellence.
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