209: Paul Diver - Leadership is about Building Trusted Relationships

People are looking for change. They are looking for leaders and organizations they can trust, and today’s guest believes that if we shift our voice and thinking, we can be those leaders.Paul Diver is the Founder and Director of Employment Relations consulting firm,Three60 Consult Ltd and also a director of various other organizations.Paul is highly experienced in collective bargaining, strategic employment relations, and organisational change. He has worked with employers across a wide range of business and organisation sectors as the “go-to” advocate and adviser and is a successful facilitator across various areas.Dive in and let’s learn how to build our trust banks, since leadership is about building trusted relationships.On this episode:How studying law became the gateway for Paul to learn key strategies in engaging and bargaining with other organizations as well as leadership developmentHow trust in an organization plays a huge role in business negotiations Why people are looking for change and how we as leaders can bring it to themA look at how Air New Zealand leads from a place of trust and relationship with their employeesWhat it means to be in a place of discovery and and controlling the controllablesHow Paul drives the story and core value of trust in his own organization Key Takeaways:Relationship building is a key to leadership developmentFind the right voice to build trust between organizationsPeople are ready for a different way of leading Be transparent and real - don’t hide things from your people Leaders who want to champion change need: vision, service, and self leadership We are human BEINGS not human ‘doings’ Tweetable Quotes:“People are looking for the change. They’re looking for a different way to be leaders and to be, therefore, more effective.” - Paul Diver “Leaders need to be authentic, they need to be absolutely real, and they need to be sharing the news as it arrives.” - Paul Diver“It’s not about being the top dog, it’s about serving… Let’s tip the organization structure on its head just to demonstrate that leadership is there to serve the front line.” - Paul DiverConnect with Paul Diver on LinkedIn. Be sure to check out https://www.three60consult.co.nz/ and start finding real solutions through building trusted relationships.        Resources:Email: [email protected]: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/ Leadership Is Changing Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/Leadership is Changing LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-is-changing-podcast/