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Release Date: May 20

‍Are you frustrated by employees who seem disengaged and unmotivated?

Join “The Learn-It-All Podcast.” as Paul Batz, co-founder of Good Leadership, discusses the power of leadership in fostering collaboration and accountability. Paul shares his journey from public relations to pioneering leadership coaching, highlighting the “Goodness Pays” philosophy developed over 15 years.

This episode delves into leadership as a collective trait essential for team success, emphasizing integrity and transparency in mission-driven businesses. Paul addresses the challenges and opportunities of hybrid work and advocates for healthy accountability, explaining how it drives organizational success.

The conversation also explores practical strategies for embedding accountability, screening for it during hiring, and the significant impact leaders have in nurturing such a culture, drawing insights from the Good Leadership Breakfast Series and the innovative ‘nagging rights’ concept.

In This Episode:

• (00:20) The Power of Good Leadership - Executive coaching, organizational development, and culture’s impact on collaboration and accountability, exemplified by the Ritz-Carlton’s service excellence.
• (09:34) Leadership Development and Accountability in Organizations - Leadership as a collective, mission-driven businesses, healthy accountability, challenges of hybrid work, potential shift in work settings.
• (23:22) The Role of Accountability in Organizations - Accountability, trust, and middle managers in project management methodologies for knowledge work. Ongoing research project for organizations.
• (30:41) Leadership Breakfast Series and Accountability - Managers foster accountability through ‘nagging rights’, clear communication, and screening in hiring processes, shaping a culture of accountability.

About Our Guest:

Paul Batz, co-founder of Good Leadership, is an informed optimist dedicated to the belief that “we” is greater than “me.” He champions the idea that “good leadership is a team sport,” helping organizations move away from the counterproductive “super-hero” leadership model. By fostering goodness and embracing healthy tension, Paul’s approach enables teams to achieve better results more efficiently. His firm, Good Leadership, is at the forefront of research on teamwork and organizational effectiveness, recently launching groundbreaking studies on healthy accountability in collaborative, team-based cultures.

Paul is the creator and host of the Good Leadership Breakfast, a premier leadership development series in Minneapolis/St. Paul, featuring over 100 episodes with insights from more than 95 executive speakers. As a prolific author and founder of Good Leadership Press, he has published six books, including the widely acclaimed “Good Leadership Is a Team Sport,” now in its second printing. Paul's work focuses on providing leaders with the tools and insights needed to achieve great results both personally and professionally.

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