067: Foster a Better Company Culture with Values and the Neuro Change Method with Lindsay Harle-Kadatz

In this episode of Evolve: A New Era of Leadership, I'm joined by Lindsay Harle-Kadatz, a speaker and business consultant who specializes in team behavior via culture and brand alignment. 

Lindsay focuses on the impact of personal and corporate values on team behavior. A Neuro-Change Method™️ Master Practitioner, behaviour specialist, and listening facilitator, she uses a different lens for connecting leaders and teams to their values, their values to their behaviour, and their behaviour to actions that matter for optimal business performance and results.

Our conversation explores the power of values in guiding leadership decisions, enhancing team dynamics, and ultimately, contributing to personal and corporate growth. We delve into personal experiences and practical strategies for identifying and living by one's values, emphasizing the profound impact of self-awareness and empathy in leadership roles.

Lindsay Harle-Kadatz is a Values Vixen, speaker and business consultant who specializes in team behaviour via culture and brand alignment. She supports leaders who want to have an immediate and lasting impact on their people - and it starts with values, that tasty mental prune juice that gives leaders better brain flow for guiding, connecting, and leading their teams to greatness.

 

🔑 Key Themes & Takeaways:

• The Power of Values: Lindsay emphasizes the importance of understanding not just an organization's stated values, but the underlying personal values that drive individuals' behaviors and decision-making processes. 💫
  
  

• Fostering Curiosity and Connection: By encouraging leaders to explore and share their personal values with their teams, Lindsay's approach promotes curiosity, empathy, and deeper connections within the workplace. 🔗
  
  

• Aligning Values and Culture: Through exercises and open dialogues, Lindsay guides teams in aligning their personal values with the organization's defined values, creating a cohesive and authentic workplace culture. 🌿
  
  

• The Neuroscience of Team Dynamics: Lindsay introduces the concept of viewing teams as neural circuits, where each individual's behaviors and beliefs contribute to the overall team dynamic, providing a unique perspective on understanding and optimizing team performance. 🧠
  
  

• Self-Awareness and Autonomy: Lindsay highlights the importance of self-awareness and autonomy as key factors in empowering individuals to contribute meaningfully to their teams while staying true to their personal values and motivations. 🪞

We talk about:

• 00:00 Intro

• 03:38 What inspired Karin to get into leadership development

• 05:45 What has changed for her regarding dealing with conflict in the workplace

• 08:34 About her writing partner

• 11:47 Why leaders need to buy this book right now

• 16:28 What if we can't get one of the four C's

• 21:51 Advice people would give their former self if faced with the same conflict they have faced before

• 22:33 The feedback she is getting from early readers or people who have gone through her workshop and been exposed to these tools

• 28:31 How this book works with my book and navigating conflict while also navigating trauma informed leadership

• 33:33 Generational differences in perspectives on workplace conflict and how to deal with it

• 35:58 How long it takes to move through the discomfort and recognize when that discomfort or awkwardness is ok

• 37:36 Are there differences in how to handle smaller conflicts versus ones that have inflated

• 42:22 How to preorder the book