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  • Speak-Up Culture

  • When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up
  • Written by: Stephen Shedletzky
  • Narrated by: Stephen Shedletzky
  • Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
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Speak-Up Culture

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If you listen, they will speak

We know the impacts of poor leadership: lackluster performance, missed opportunities, deleterious cultures, and, in some cases, disaster. While these issues are all too common, leaders also possess an immense opportunity. They can create a speak-up culture, one in which people feel it is both safe and worth it to share their ideas, concerns, disagreements, and even mistakes—all for the betterment of the organization.

Speak-Up Culture is for leaders at all levels― from senior executives who believe in putting people and purpose first; to mid-level supervisors who wish to lead better and nurture the voice of their people; to aspiring leaders who want to uncover their strengths and better provide support to those in their span of care. All these leaders share a common desire to know a better way to behave as a leader. They want to operate in a team and culture where people are engaged and willingly speak up, for the success of the whole organization.

Stephen Shedletzky has focused his career on helping leaders listen to and nurture the voices of other—to foster an environment where people feel heard and that they, their opinion, and their contributions matter. Speak-Up Culture shows you how creating such an environment is the responsibility and the advantage of every leader who wants to be great at leading, and who wants to create a better version of humanity while they do. Because the bottom line is that organizations with speak-up cultures are safer, more innovative, more engaged, and better-performing than their peers.

©2023 Stephen Shedletzky (P)2023 Stephen Shedletzky
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My Biggest Takeaway

I just finished Stephen Shedletzky's book Speak-Up Culture, and I LOVED it! I now understand the pickle brine reference dropped at the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance (IPDA) Conference earlier this month.

My biggest takeaway that I think is so important for company culture awareness is this quote: "In our cultures, we get the behavior we REWARD and the behavior we TOLERATE. Indeed, tolerating behavior is a form of accepting and rewarding it."

It is exactly the same school of thought as Gary Vaynerchuk on company culture "Even one toxic employee can bring down the efficiency of the entire company and can go unscathed because they are a "top-performing employee.

The truth is that 'top performer' is actually a hidden cost and while it may appear that they are doing better than the others, it's really because their toxicity is bringing down everyone else's performance and if that toxic employee was let go everyone else would be happier and more efficient.

Make employee morale the #1 priority of your business and the profits will follow."

Another hidden cost is when workplace toxicity leads to employees leaving. The cost to replace them is more than you think.

The cost of replacing an employee can be substantial, often amounting to 6-9 months of the employee's salary. This also includes recruitment, onboarding, and training expenses. One must also consider costs involving project disruptions, increased workload for existing staff, and an even greater decline in morale that could then perpetuate this cycle.
#thebrine #areyouapickle #oraperfectlygoodcucumber #companyculture

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A great book for leaders, managers, and anyone who supports others.

Shedletsky gathers a wide variety of sources and anecdotes - both personal and professional - to illustrate the fundamental importance of paying humble attention to those around us.

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