140: Grow Soil, Not Just Plants: Leadership Lessons From Sustainable Farming

“…what you need to know is this. And that is the difference between a conventional farmer and a sustainable farmer is that a conventional farmer grows plants and a sustainable farmer grows soil; and very simple in it’s difference, and yet incredibly profound in how it takes you down two different paths, because, what are you doing if you're growing plants?”In this episode of Personalization Outbreak, Glenn Llopis sits down with Dr. Britt Yamamoto, author of The Soil of Leadership, to explore a powerful idea: great leadership is like sustainable farming. It is not about chasing quick wins, it is about cultivating the conditions for long-term growth.They unpack the difference between “growing plants” and “growing soil,” why trust cannot be forced, how burnout is a systems issue, and what leaders can do to rebuild healthier cultures through reflection, self-awareness, and sustainable leadership practices.----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Video Content:   0:00 - Intro   03:44 - Leadership Starts with Soil, Not Strategy   16:09 - Reclaiming the Right Soil   20:17 - Why Most Workplaces Are Broken at the Root   27:23 - Leadership 3.0: The Shift Leaders Must Make Now   30:16 – The Soil of Leadership: Cultivating the Conditions for Transformation   33:13 - The Personalization of Leadership   38:44 - We Can’t Practice What We Can’t Imagine   41:22 – The Hyakusho Way: Japanese Wisdom for a Flourishing Life   43:26 - Rebuilding Trust Starts Within   45:36 - Shifting from Paradigm to Purpose   50:31 - Community First, Corporate Second   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   🔗 Learn more:Personalization Outbreak PodcastGrab a copy of The Soil of Leadership: Cultivating the Conditions for Transformation: https://www.amazon.com/Soil-Leadership-Cultivating-Conditions-Transformation/dp/B0D152432KGrab a copy of The Hyakusho Way: Japanese Wisdom for a Flourishing Life: https://www.amazon.com/Hyakusho-Way-Japanese-Wisdom-Flourishing/dp/B0FVB64XLN ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------#Leadership #PersonalizationOutbreak #WorkplaceCulture #TrustInLeadership #BurnoutRecovery #SustainableLeadership #OrganizationalDevelopment #LeadershipDevelopment #PurposeDrivenLeadership #CommunityBuilding ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------JOIN THE MOVEMENT:GLLG Company Website: https://www.glennllopis.com/Age Of Personalization Website: https://ageofpersonalization.com/Contact Us: https://www.glennllopis.com/contact-us/Email Us: [email protected] GLENN LLOPIS:LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tnBmP9Instagram: https://bit.ly/3fcziRVFacebook: https://bit.ly/33sCg1KTwitter: https://bit.ly/3HVT14B