Sep 1, 2021
As leaders focus on short-term
results, tactical issues, quarterly numbers, and the crisis of the
day, Kim Cameron shares an untapped and hidden resource that provides
four-times better results. This is Kim Cameron’s second appearance
on The Leadership Podcast, and he shares how leaders can be
effective energizers for short-term yield, and long-term gain. Kim
is a Professor at the Ross School of Business at the University of
Michigan. Listen in as one of the most influential minds discusses
the science of positivity.
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Key Takeaways
[3:50] Kim shares what the
heliotropic effect is and how humans prosper around light and
positive energy.
[7:45] Good leaders help other
people flourish. Energy plays an important role in the workforce
because it means the right people can brighten the entire office,
and the wrong people can suck the good energy dry.
[8:40] Empirical evidence says
that positive leaders produce excellent bottom-line
results.
[10:00] Positive energy and
lighting up a room with your presence should not be confused with
extroverted or introverted people. These are two separate
things.
[11:15] A study showed that
people who made positive phone calls to those they loved were eight
times healthier than those who received a positive phone
call.
[13:35] Kim shares an example of
how Delta Airlines rewards its customers.
[17:00] Children as young as
three months old can actively recognize good and virtuous
acts.
[21:20] People are willing to
give up salary, vacation days, and more so that they can work in a
place that has meaning.
[23:45] You don’t need to wait
for management to develop a meaningful job purpose for you. You can
create your own job’s purpose. Kim shares an example of what this
looks like.
[26:55] If you’d like to create
and measure a baseline of positive energy in your organization,
start by creating an energy network map.
[29:15] So many leaders do not
realize the power of having a positive energizer on their team. It
is an untapped resource that creates a 4X better impact.
[35:00] Positive impact doesn’t
just apply to workplace situations. It can be applied as a parent,
too.
[39:25] Listener challenge:
What’s the best thing you did for somebody today?
Quotable Quotes
- “Leaders who help other people flourish … tend
to be generous.”
- “Positive energizing leaders are those who help
other people flourish.”
- “On an individual level, people can, and
should, craft their own jobs.”
- “Does anybody get rewarded or recognized, or
hired, for being a positive energizer? It is 4X more important in
predicting performance than what we normally measure!”
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