EP009: Starting with the Why to Elevate Your Corporate Culture with Stephen Shedletzky

Prolonged fear and stressors have negative health effects on teams therefore depleting them of their effectiveness. Why not make some changes to your corporate culture to alleviate burnout and increase loyalty? Customers will sense when your team is functioning at optimum levels and when your people believe in what they are doing. Clients then aspire to be closer to your tribe through partnerships. It’s a chemical response they can not resist. Build a circle of trust to ensure your work community looks out for the organization as a whole, not just themselves.   Key Takeaways: [1:18] Acknowledging the patterns to understand the “why” behind our actions [3:56] Burnout led to Simon’s purpose - to inspire [6:57] The checklist of success was complete but I needed a shift in perspective [10:56] The chemicals that lead to the good health of animals [15:33] Prolonged fear and stress cause negative health effects [17:07] Allow a social trigger to lead you to the process of understanding your origin story [19:52] Your why statement can lead you to tears [21:00] When ideas are repeated they can change the world [22:37] Clients can sense if employees believe in their work and make decisions based on vibe [23:33] A real life example of caring for the person in front of you [25:53] Clarity of why, discipline of how and consistency of what [26:40] A personal why very closely linked to the why of the organization [30:04] Partners, Tourists and Terrorists [32:57] Building a circle of safety is at the core of Leaders Eat Last [36:14] The entire company is negatively affected during layoffs, not just the newly unemployed [38:48] Trust, styles, givers, takers and matchers - making sense of it all [44:37] Often top talents are takers [46:14] Interview tips and escape routes [47:26] A lifetime employment policy with a 3 month hiring process   Mentions: StartwithWhy SimonSinek Man’sSearchforMeaning TippingPoint Authenticity Praxent LeadersEatLast GiveandTake Outliers NextJump @steveshed