Recently I had a strange thought. What if we stopped lamenting our tombstone, and created a LifeStone instead. What would your LifeStone say today? Over the years I have taught myself to mindfully recognize and embrace how vast the world around me truly is. I don’t always get it right, and I have a willingness to accept myself, and the joys and sorrows of life as they come. It’s been quite a journey!
Stories are the bridge through which we connect to one another. These individual stories are the building blocks of a larger story: the story of the organization. It is important that we tend to these stories.
Some areas of workplace culture, such as company policies, supervision, workplace conditions, job security, and even salary, are just like brushing your teeth. If these aspects are not up to par, employees will be dissatisfied; however, improvement of these factors is not what creates a feeling of satisfaction with one’s job.
“We see teams having conversations in a new way, using the Archetypes to describe what’s working, what’s not working, and what might be missing.”
How can you leverage the human-storytelling framework of Archetypes to lay a foundation for DEI and move companies forward?
You can’t separate the diversity, equity, and inclusion work in the organization from the leadership development, from the organizational change. It is not a program; it has to be a system change.
Leaders need strategies to help teams recover, realign, and be ready for more change ahead. How do we make our teams feel safe and supported, while capitalizing on their strengths?
Self-awareness, emotional intelligence, resilience, and a growth mindset are essential for today’s leaders – and emerging leaders too.
We caught up with communication coaches Robin Miller and Hilary Blair, hearing about how they use Archetypes to help teams build trust, reframe feedback, play to their strengths, shift from blame to accountability, and work their way through what Brené Brown calls ‘rumble’.
Success coaching and mindfulness trainer Kim Perone shares how she uses Archetypes & the CultureTalk culture framework in personal and professional growth.
