Will Power Podcast by Will Humphreys Co-Creating Culture, Vulnerability in Leadership, and Hiring for Heart with Amy Somerville
In this dynamic episode of the Will Power Podcast, host Will Humphreys sits down with Amy Somerville, CEO and founder of Moment of Clarity and former CEO of Success Enterprises, to explore the vital connection between leadership, culture, and personal transformation.
Amy, a veteran in the personal development and human growth space with over 20 years of experience (including executive roles at RE/MAX and Buffini & Company), shares her deep-seated passion for serving entrepreneurs and helping people reach their highest potential.
Key Takeaways & Discussion Points
- Culture is Strategy, Not Luxury: Amy breaks down the common misconception that culture is a "nice-to-have." She emphasizes that your organization's culture is your strategy, defining success, product development, and team loyalty.
- Culture is What You Allow: Learn why a top-down mandate doesn't work. True, thriving culture is co-created by the entire team, weaving through the soul of the organization and empowering members.
- The 'We' vs. 'I' Language Test: Discover key trigger words that reveal a toxic or selfish culture. A healthy culture shifts from "I" and "me" to "we" and "ours."
- Leadership is a Behavior, Not a Title: Amy shares her journey of shedding the "duck" mentality (calm on the surface, paddling furiously underneath). Vulnerability and authenticity build trust far more than the facade of perfection.
- The Art of Storytelling in Leadership: Find out how leaders can use their imperfections, failures, and lessons learned, not just their successes—to create an empathic connection and a non-judgmental coaching space for their teams.
- Hiring for Heart, Training for Skill: Amy outlines the strategy of making your culture crystal clear in job descriptions to act as a natural magnet or repellent. Plus, she reveals her favorite non-obvious interview question ("perfect or on time?") and what the best answers reveal about a candidate's team focus.
- Protect Your Culture: Understand the importance of consistently revisiting your co-created mission, vision, and values, and why neglecting behavioral misalignment is a fast track to culture decay.
Tune in to learn Amy's hard-won lessons on servant leadership, co-creating vision, and protecting the culture you allow.
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