Podcast | Best Christian Workplaces

S4E18: The Science Behind Leadership and Talent Development

Written by Best Christian Workplaces | May, 13 2019

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.   

Additional Resources

Buy Rob's book: Composed: The Heart and Science of Leading Under Pressure

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