Podcast

 “If I choose to live in trust, I have a vastly different experience of this uncertain time, and I show up as a completely different person.” We are living in frightening, unprecedented times. Now more than ever, it’s easy to fall out of trust—with… Read More.

 “You can choose not to trust—but you cannot opt out of the consequences of not trusting.” When it comes to building trust, we often turn it into a waiting game. “I will get around to trusting her…but she needs to prove herself first.” “Why… Read More.

 “When people make trust so significant, it limits them in being able to move powerfully and navigate violations.” When it comes to trust, people are prone to “either/or” thinking. Either “I  trust you 100%” or, once that trust is compromised in any way at… Read More.

 “What’s in the background when choosing whether to trust is: ‘Will this person support or harm what I value—now and in the future?’” Blaming. Complaining. Gossiping. Justifying. Avoiding. Defending. So often, these harmful behaviors seep into our everyday interactions at the office. As leaders,… Read More.

 “Companies with high trust outperform the S&P 500 by a factor of three!” We’re back! Welcome to Season Three of the Leadership Impact podcast. In this “teaser-isode,” we set the stage for this season’s topic: building and sustaining trust. So many of us think… Read More.

 “The whole season is flipping the script from, ‘accountability is explaining a lack of performance,’ to ‘accountability is ensuring success, it creates the condition for performance.’” – Kari Ganger This season flipped the script on traditional thinking, causing a fundamental shift in the way… Read More.

 “Think about performance reviews as an opportunity to have a strategic conversation, to align a colleague’s performance with the ultimate contribution that they’re hired to make in the organization.” – Kari Granger For many, performance reviews are nothing more than an end of year… Read More.

 “The difference is in how we operate — with the accountability spheres mindset, we ensure high levels of communication and coordination.” – Kari Granger “It’s not my job!” When silos run workplace dynamics and the “not-my-job” mantra leaves projects disconnected, the likely culprit is… Read More.

 “If I think loyalty is only to a person, then it’s always going to show up as a conflict for me.” – Kari Granger Like curiosity, loyalty is another key to accountability. This may seem counterintuitive — afterall, isn’t our loyalty to others what… Read More.

 “’Why’ questions get us to the outcome or purpose. ‘What’ questions get us to the action.” – Kari Granger Curiosity levels up any professional’s ability to address problems without causing others to become defensive. And, it turns out what we get curious about makes… Read More.