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S4E18: The Science Behind Leadership and Talent Development

Best Christian Workplaces : May, 13 2019

Uplifting Growth Employee Engagement

S4E18: The Science Behind Leadership and Talent Development

Rob McKenna, Founder, and CEO, of WiLD Leaders, creator of the WiLD TOOLKIT and Chair of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Seattle Pacific University, discusses why Uplifting Growth is a critical driver to help improve, and even transform, your workplace culture.

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In this episode:

The validity and the science behind Best Christian Workplaces Institute and the BCW Engagement Survey
Leaders who step out first may feel isolated and lonely
How to surround leaders with support and feedback
Leaders develop on the job
How change management is connected to leadership development
The concept of adaptive performance
Uplifting Growth means improving the performance of individuals, groups and the organization overall to meet the challenges in a changing world.
Most significantly, growth comes from job-related experience, along with interaction with others, including managers, mentors, and coaches—as well as from formal educational events.
Learning new things increases an employee’s engagement and allows the organization to maintain and improve its effectiveness.