Published: Sept. 16, 2019, 9:04 a.m.
“Creating an environment where levity is a big component of it, where people can be their more authentic selves, is going to increase the likelihood that you keep the people that you want to keep within your organization.” Guest Dr. Robert Patterson
Lead with Levity Podcast Show Notes
Introduction
Dr. Robert Patterson is a licensed psychologist and senior consultant at Collarelli, Meyer, and Associates, a midwest management consulting firm with a global reach. They’ve been in business since 1975 serving the Fortune 500, nonprofits, and even some family owned businesses. Dr. Patterson is passionate about building leadership capacity and supercharging high performing teams. He’s currently an external consultant, but he also has several years of experience working in a governmental setting supporting training and professional development for employees at the Department of Veteran Affairs. He’s a well traveled, cultured professional with an eye on factors that support business success.
TIME STAMPS
[11:35]Robert Patterson talks about his dissertation on personality-type factors and situational factors that might predict resistance to change
[13:45]What kind of consulting Robert does at CMA
[15:04]Do you ever work with smaller companies or startups?
[16:39]Do small startups tend to mess up hiring because they are in rush mode?
[21:47]Robert talks about the possible implications of the freelance workforce
[25:05]What differentiates great leaders from the rest?
[26:27] Agility in meeting your team’s and other stakeholder’s needs.
[27:36] Vulnerability – understanding you don’t have the right answers all the time.
[29:36] In terms of diversity, equity and inclusion, what are the trends and what do you wish people will do differently?
[32:09]Inclusion is not just checking X number of boxes
[38:20]From a diversity and inclusion standpoint, is there a place for levity in the workplace?
[45:01]If levity could fix one problem in the world, what would it be?
Contact Dr. Robert Patterson
Resources Mentioned in the Episode
Quotes
- “If you look at organizations that function well, a big component of that is that there are people who want to be there.”
- “The employee comment box – having it there but not doing anything with it is almost worse than not having anything at all.”
- “A big part of our business is helping organizations identify the people that are going to be the right fit for both the role they’re looking for and the culture of the organization.”
- “What makes a great leader in organization A may or may not make for a great leader in organization B.”
- “In addition to the culture, you have to be comfortable adapting to the needs of the organization and the team that you serve.”
- “Before you can become agile, the other component is vulnerability – understanding you don’t have the right answers all the time and that’s okay.”
- “Agility, vulnerability, openness, authenticity… Those components make up that 10% that really differentiates leaders once you get to a certain level in the orga