Leadership Series with Jim Robinson: Diversity, Empathy, and Imposter Syndrome in the Workplace

Shownotes:(0:38) Introducing Jim Robinson(1:15) Preparing for Uncertainty in the Marketplace(6:32) Developing Leaders in Your Organization(10:45) The Importance of Diversity in Your Company (15:16) Empathy’s Impact on the Workplace(22:40) Dealing with Imposter Syndrome (28:01) Closing ThoughtsLinks:Shawn BlackJim RobinsonQuotes:“As long as your focus is growing [your employees], they will be able to focus on that. They get scared—you have to make sure you’re [helping them stay up].” Jim Robinson, (4:46)“My focus is growing people, and in doing that, we’ve had tremendous success. We’ve accomplished tenure where we have people that’ve been with me for 26, 27 years now. And loyalty like that, you can’t put a price point on that. But I can tell you what it takes, and that’s focus, that’s care, that’s growing them at their pace.” Jim Robinson, (7:55)“You’re sharp as a bowling ball if you don’t have diversity [in your company].” Jim Robinson, (11:21)“Having those raw emotions as a leader impacts lives. Nothing changes until there’s an emotional excitement or elevated time. Nothing will change in our growth or experiences or education unless it’s emotionally charged.” Jim Robinson, (19:26)“You’ve got to have the emotion. You’ve got to show that you’re a real person, and you’ve got to show what your purpose and your drive is. And if you explain that clearly, your team will get on board with you. There’s an emotion to that—they’ll buy into that.” Jim Robinson, (22:25)“Whatever your personality is, it’s a gift. Whether it’s creativity or a lack of, it’s a gift. You were given lots of gifts in the world, and you are where you’re supposed to be, why you’re supposed to be there, and when you’re supposed to be there with whatever gift you bring to the table.” Jim Robinson, (26:29)