Lead with Empathy, Not Numbers (With Ryan Labong)

Host Christi Scarrow and Guest Ryan Labong (Chief Commercial Officer at Nature’s Path) have a conversation centered around the importance of executing strategy and fostering an environment where team members feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and concerns. Ryan shares how performance culture can negatively impact long term growth and the importance of empathy to counterbalance this. Christi and Ryan discuss the importance of developing high performing teams supported by non-judgemental leaders.  

Action Items

-Focus the team on no more than three clear strategic priorities. -Continue holding regular one-on-ones, bi-weekly check-ins, and quarterly milestone reviews -Invest in team-building activities like volunteering together to foster collaboration and camaraderie. -Lead with empathy and compassion for sustainability Outline

Leadership lessons, challenges, and strategies for keeping teams motivated and driven.

-Ryan Labong emphasizes the importance of execution in business, citing a high-performing team as crucial to achieving common goals. -He believes leaders should be situational and adaptable to bring out the best in their team members, fostering collaboration and connectedness. -Ryan discusses challenges in leadership, including maintaining drive and engagement over time. -He shares strategies for keeping things fresh, such as setting ambitious goals and breaking them down into smaller milestones. Leadership, empathy, and finding balance in managing a high-performing team.

-Ryan Labong emphasizes the importance of clear operating models and priorities to drive habits and focus for the team. -He advises newer managers to prioritize and make hard choices to achieve success, even in an ambitious organization. -Ryan emphasizes the importance of empathy and flexibility in leadership, citing the need to understand and support team members' personal challenges. -He advocates for a balance between driving results and building a high-performance team through collective support and rallying around individual needs. Leadership, team building, and overcoming challenges.

-Ryan emphasizes the importance of team building and investing in activities that foster collaboration and camaraderie. -Christi agrees and suggests that team building can be a cost-efficient way to reset the mindset and have fun with the team. -Leaders should foster an environment where team members feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas. -Effective leadership is not a guarantee, but it's fulfilling when teams perform well due to the leader's influence. Useful Links

Host: Christi's Web Page

Guest: Nature's Path Organic

Lighthouse NINE Group: Web page

Contributors

Music: All The Fixings by Zachariah Hickman

Editing: tribe74