About this episode
This episode explores the impact of leadership on individuals within an organization and reflects on the legacy leaders create.
In this Preshift, we talk about a simple question for every leader and organization: are people actually better off for having worked with you? This one is also a small tribute to Bob Chapman, whose work in Everybody Matters shaped how many of us think about leadership and human dignity at work. Bob believed the way we lead impacts the way people live, and that shows up most clearly in the day-to-day moments between a frontline leader and their team. We get into what that looks like in real life. Not in big ideas, but in everyday leadership choices: how you train someone on their first shift, whether you take time to listen, whether people feel like they belong or like they’re just filling a spot. The episode closes with a simple reflection, imagine your 85th birthday and all the people you’ve led over the years showing up. What would you hope they say about working with you? That answer is being shaped right now, one shift at a time.
Topics covered
- leadership
- human dignity
- organizational culture
Keywords
- Bob Chapman
- Everybody Matters
- team dynamics
- employee experience
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Everybody Matters
Books & works: Everybody Matters
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