59 - Conscious Un-Bossing: The New Distaste for Managing

About this episode

In this episode, Jen and Sandi explore the concept of Conscious Un-Bossing and its implications for modern workplace culture.

It's a group effort over here on Leadership Kung Fu, so we're glad you're here for episode 59! Join Jen and Sandi as they dissect the topic of Concious Un-Bossing, and listen along as they cover: Jen's NEW book Workers are the Solution, Not the Problem: A Guidebook to Leading Differently how Gen Z is bringing changes to the workplace conscious uncoupling what it means to start to change a workplace culture purpose over power inclusivity is a power tool trust at every level and how it becomes an operating system mature accountability systems how group leadership makes you a better person how leading is a capability, not a title what advantages your business can gain from this model how shifting to a new cultural model takes time the books Humanocracy by Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini and The Social Leadership Handbook by Julian Stodd what happens when human solve problems together and more! Thank you so much for listening! If you like what you hear, leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform, and make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sandi Verrecchia, Jennifer T Long

Topics covered

• Conscious Un-Bossing
• workplace culture
• Gen Z impact
• group leadership
• trust in leadership
• mature accountability

Keywords

• Conscious Un-Bossing
• workplace culture
• Gen Z
• leadership
• accountability
• trust
• inclusivity

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Workers are the Solution, Not the Problem: A Guidebook to Leading Differently

Books & works: Humanocracy, The Social Leadership Handbook

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