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How to Be the Best Boss that You Can Be
Robert McFarland is the author of the bestselling book Dear Boss: What Your Employees Wish You Knew. On this episode, he shared the leadership principles he learned and applied throughout his years of climbing the corporate ladder and eventually running his own show.
God gave us two ears and one mouth. We ought to use them in proportion – Robert McFarland
Robert talked about the first step to changing the dynamics of a company culture. The best place to start for anybody, especially for leaders, is to listen. He emphasized that listening is one of the skills that is lost in today’s culture. People feel like they always have to be talking and they’re not stopping to listen.
Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln
People tend to focus on what they have known up to this point, and they get stuck in certain patterns. And they don’t realize that they are allowing negative thoughts to run their lives. It’s important for us to “think about what we’re thinking about”.
You become trusted by trusting. – Robert McFarland
Robert stated that if people don’t think that you trust them, they will not trust you. So to earn that trust, a leader should trust their team members. Combining that with genuine listening will build the relationship of trust much faster.
A face-to-face meeting can replace 35 emails. – Sandra Crawford Williamson
Robert, Sandra, and John affirmed the idea of meeting eye-to-eye for important discussions, instead of merely shooting an email or text message.
You teach what you tolerate. – John Ramstead
In terms of creating culture in your organization, it’s really about making sure that what you’re saying is legit. You have to celebrate the kind of things what you want to see in your organization. You also need to watch what you permit. It’s those little things that you allow to slip in that prevents you from creating the culture you want to have.
What You’ll Learn
- How to mix faith and finances
- How to create a transformational impact on the people who work for us
- The “lost skill” that one needs to develop in order to lead effectively
- Why it’s important to “think about what we’re thinking about”
- How to gain and earn your team’s trust
- How to create your organization’s culture
Resources
- Dear Boss: What Your Employees Wish You Knew by Robert McFarland
- Link to the book’s webpage
- Transformational Impact LLC
Bio
Robert McFarland is President of Transformational Impact LLC, a leadership development consultancy helping companies envision their preferred future, map the strategy to get there, and create the company culture to bring it to fruition.
Robert is a bestselling author, executive coach, and conference speaker, and he has worked with myriad organizations conducting strategic planning, providing branding guidance, and giving communications counsel. Robert serves as the Intentional Leadership Coach for the Intentional Living Center and is a frequent contributor to the Intentional Living broadcast and features.
He is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Religious Broadcasters and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Family Foundation of Virginia. His first book, Dear Boss: Dear Boss, What Your Employees Wish You Knew, is a #1 international best seller. His second book, Dear Employee: What Your Boss Wishes You Knew, will be published Fall 2018.
