Business
This week's episode features Divya Parekh (https://www.linkedin.com/in/divyaparekh/) , who is an author and business and leadership coach explains to us how we can provide feedback to our teams (even negative feedback) professionally and with empathy. As leaders, we must set ground rules, or expectations for our team members. During this time, we inform of our team of what we need/want them to do and what occurs if they do not live up to these expectations. Setting these guidelines up-front communicates a clear message of what will happen in the future if an employee does or does not do something. Much of the anxiety in the workplace results in coming from unknowns, so the clearer and more transparent that we can be in telling our team what they can expect to happen, we reduce that feeling of the unknown. Divya also discusses mindfulness and the importance of being present in the moment. It's so easy to want to always be thinking of the future or what we will say next. How can we be active listeners and mindful of what others are saying if we are brainstorming what we will say next? I had a lot of fun recording this and Divya dropped some major knowledge bombs and opened my eyes to new ways of seeing some important leadership topics. Check out Divya's book, Expert to Influencer: How To Position Yourself for Meaningful Impact. (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TDN3BYX/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=highhopesinit-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B07TDN3BYX&linkId=14b2051a369f24b0dff35a00c0d8ae3f) If you find this content valuable and would like access to some cool perks, become a patron, here https://www.patreon.com/talkingllamamedia. If you know someone who would benefit from this podcast, please help me spread the word and share this link: https://talkingllamapodcast.captivate.fm/listen Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianroth1/ Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianroth1/ Subscribe to my Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGwOcjYut0Gw4MNkElYcr-A? Support this podcast