EPISODE · Oct 9, 2020 · 25 MIN
“How’s That Working for You?” — A Leadership Question That Changed Everything
from My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership · host Mark Graban
Consultant, podcaster, entrepreneur Show notes and transcript: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake8 My guest for Episode #8 is Jamie V. Parker, the founder of her consulting firm, Process Plus Results, where she is a trainer, speaker, and coach. She is also the host of a podcast called Lean Leadership for Ops Managers. As many guests have said, Jamie shares her favorite mistake that she's made "so far." She talks about working to change her leadership style away from the "command and control" approach that had been taught to her in the early stages of her leadership career. Jamie shares stories about a mistake she made in working to lead and coach others in a corporate setting. We'll learn the "question that changed everything" for her as a leader and how she eventually figured out how to get through to one manager who was really resistant to her coaching. This podcast is part of the Lean Communicators network -- check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/favorite-mistake/support
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Command-and-control leadership is often taught early—and unlearned the hard way. In this episode, Jamie V. Parker shares the leadership mistake that reshaped how she coaches and leads. Jamie explains how one question helped her move away from directing and toward developing people, even when working with a manager who strongly resisted coaching. This conversation explores lean leadership, humility, and why real improvement starts with changing how leaders think—not just what they do. Jamie shares how narrowing feedback to just two priorities eliminated anxiety, unlocked execution, and transformed a stalled leader relationship.
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