Growing into Leadership with Sharyn Abbott
From Tim Stating the Obvious by statingtheobvious
April 22, 2026 · 33 min · Season 7 · Episode 21
About this episode
Tim Staton and Sharyn Abbott discuss strategies for retaining top employees through effective leadership and personal growth.
In this insightful discussion on leadership and employee development episode, Stop Losing Your Best Employees Now, Tim Staton and Sharyn Abbott explore how growing smarter—not just working harder—drives unstoppable success for individuals, teams, and organizations. Sharyn Abbott, a seasoned speaker, author, and founder of Ultimate Business International with over 30 years of experience training entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 teams, shares proven strategies for developing executives and fostering sustainable growth. Drawing from her personal journey overcoming stuttering, dyslexia, and a challenging family background marked by abuse, Sharyn learned to deeply understand human behavior. Her 20+ years in the printing industry, including sales roles with companies like Hewlett Packard and Varian, gave her a front-row seat to observe diverse management styles and their real-world impact on employee engagement. Examples of Impersonal Leadership Styles and Their Consequences Sharyn highlights how modern leadership has increasingly become impersonal, contrasting it with heart-centered approaches backed by Institute of HeartMath studies showing greater profitability, productivity, and…
People in this episode
Host: Tim Staton
Guest: Sharyn Abbott
Topics covered
- leadership
- employee development
- employee retention
- management styles
- personal growth
Keywords
- employee engagement
- leadership styles
- business growth
- personal development
- workplace culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ultimate Business International, Institute of HeartMath, Hewlett Packard, Varian, Tesla
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