[00:00:00] People are looking for meaning in their lives and in their work.
[00:00:04] And it can be really easy to say, oh, no, we shouldn't worry about that.
[00:00:08] That's not our job to help them find meaning in their life.
[00:00:11] It is work is such an important part of our overall well-being.
[00:00:26] Hi and welcome back to Reflect Forward.
[00:00:27] I'm your host, Kerry Siggins, and show people that we really are going to act on it and we care about it. Those stories that we tell ourselves, if I really say what this is like, then, oh, you know, I might get fired or I have to work with that person, I'm not giving feedback. And so we tell ourselves these stories about why we shouldn't be honest. And we know that by having non-anonymous surveys,
[00:01:42] we might not always get the truth.
[00:01:43] So we decided at the end of the year to do an anonymous survey to create a great culture, a great place to work, to teach people how to lead well with compassion and care and a focus on developing their teammates, their employees, is working. To have only one negative comment towards a manager out of all of those responses is stunning. And it makes me so incredibly proud
[00:03:02] because it means that we're doing something right.
[00:03:04] People leave companies because of the company. When employees see their leaders actively engaging in the values and living up to those high standards of being an exceptional leader, then they're more likely to follow suit. Thown in mind said, it's stone ages made up of three values,
[00:04:20] be a great teammate, practice self leadership
[00:04:22] and deliver on the stone age assurance promise.
[00:04:24] And I know that my number one job
[00:04:26] is to model every our set of values.
[00:05:43] And it's super simple.
[00:05:44] There's three.
[00:05:45] Be a great teammate, practice self leadership, deliver on the Stoneage Assurance Promise. of those comments back about managers being trusting and empowering their teammates would have happened if we were not fostering open communication. When people don't understand what's going on in the company, when they don't understand what's expected of them, when they don't have that constant communication, they tell themselves
[00:07:01] stories and those stories are typically going to be fear. Number four, recognize and reward. Most of us do not get enough recognition for the work that we do. It's so important to acknowledge and reward employees, especially those who embody the company culture and the values, reward them. Put them up as a shining example.
[00:08:20] We have been a great teammate awards
[00:08:23] and anybody in the company can submit a recognition
[00:08:26] to a fellow teammate. to climb the corporate ladder, that doesn't mean that we don't want someone investing in our growth and development, helping us learn new skills, helping us figure out how to keep our jobs relevant, especially as things are going to so dramatically change in the coming years with technology. So focus on CDP's career development plans. What is it that you want with your career? Help them.
[00:09:42] A lot of people don't know what opportunities are available to them. worthy goal to do a survey and to have 99.9% of the responses come back of my manager, empowers me and trusts me to do my job as positive comments. And not just a yes, but true comments, true feedback, true examples of ways that those managers have done that in meaningful, impactful ways, that matters.
[00:11:03] It matters so much. 2006 after my overdose, part of what was going on is I was so miserable at work, but I didn't do anything about it. I just lamented and complained about it and it seeped into all aspects of my life. And it really did lower my overall well-being. Now I understand the power of working for a place that truly cares about you and truly
[00:12:20] invests in you and it makes you want to give more.
[00:12:23] I know that to be the 100. I hope that was helpful.
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[00:13:45] And please consider buying my book, The Ownership Mindset.