Bar Schwartz, a Berlin-based consultant and author of *Leadership in a Time of Continuous Technological Change*, shares her journey from software engineering to creating people-first leadership strategies. She emphasizes the importance of connection for team productivity and how small, consistent actions can lead to significant change. Bar also highlights the shift from authority to empowerment in leadership, urging leaders to embrace incremental transformations and foster a collaborative environment for meaningful work.
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Bar's Career Transition
Bar Schwartz was a software engineer but found herself drawn to people and processes.
She transitioned to quality engineering and then product management, seeking more collaborative work.
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Shifting Leadership Perspective
Bar's view of leadership changed from giving answers to empowering others.
She learned leadership involves understanding people's needs and enabling their growth.
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Coaching as a Leadership Style
Leaders should embrace coaching and asking questions instead of giving solutions.
Asking questions enables long-term growth and value creation within teams.
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Leadership in a Time of Continuous Technological Change
Leadership in a Time of Continuous Technological Change
Align, Strengthen, and Mobilize Your Team
Bar Schwartz
Crucial Conversations
Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
Joseph Grenny
Stephen R Covey
Al Switzler
Ron McMillan
Kerry Patterson
Crucial Conversations provides tools and strategies for handling difficult conversations where stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. The book focuses on creating a safe environment for candid discussions, using techniques like STATE (Share, Tell, Ask, Talk, Encourage) and CRIB (Commit, Recognize, Invent, Brainstorm) to ensure productive and respectful communication. It underscores the importance of shared understanding, mutual purpose, and active listening in achieving successful outcomes in crucial conversations.
Bar Schwartz: Bring Your People Along
Bar Schwartz is a member of the Coaching for Leaders Academy. She’s a software engineer by training and today a consultant and coach who lives and works in Berlin. Bar helps leaders to look differently on how they lead people to create meaningful work — and building structures that put people first.
When Bar joined the Academy last year, she quickly set a goal to capture a few ideas in writing. This goal led to her writing a book in just a few short weeks. More importantly, she discovered the power of consistent movement in creating future opportunities.
Since this episode originally aired, Bar's book has been published as Leadership in a Time of Continuous Technological Change: Align, Strengthen, and Mobilize Your Team*. As a result, it is no longer available as a free download.
Key Points
Your team will be more productive if it feels connected.
It’s not hard to find questions if you listen.
Small, manageable steps are more likely to lead to long-term success.
Bonus Audio
How to work in your strengths
Resources Mentioned
Bar Schwartz on LinkedIn
Leadership in a Time of Continuous Technological Change: Align, Strengthen, and Mobilize Your Team* by Bar Schwartz
Happen to Your Career podcast by Scott Anthony Barlow (bonus audio)
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