Fostering a healthy workplace creates an environment where the best, smartest ideas can flourish. What are the signs of a healthy workplace and how can leadership create an atmosphere where constructive debate leads to better results? A healthy organization minimizes the corporate politics that restrict innovation, promoting honest, yet difficult, conversations and debates centered on reaching the best ideas. Creating strategic alignment not only in your leadership teams but throughout your organization is an entry point, but it requires commitment at every level. But Who’s Counting? hosts Dave Hartley and Missy Kelley welcomed Liz Hughes, Principal Consultant at The Table Group. Liz coaches executives to align their teams behaviorally and strategically, helping them achieve organizational clarity while building trust and understanding that improves team cohesion. The discussion also touched on strategies to improve meeting efficiency, recognizing obstacles to innovation and the following:How to establish vulnerability-based trust to cultivate an environment where your people are comfortable innovating and sharing ideasThe difference and benefits of tactical vs. strategic meetingsKey indicators of organizational healthWhy establishing trust is harder for remote teamsThe four disciplines of organizational health“Something that really can foster innovation is when you have a healthy, ideological culture of debate [and] robust dialogue [where] all ideas can be heard.” – Liz HughesResources to Count OnCheck out these additional resources for more insight into the conversation:Connect with Liz on LinkedInPurchase The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in BusinessBuy The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable, sold hereOrder Patrick Lencioni’s latest book, The Six Types of Working GeniusRead The Ideal Team Player: How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues, sold hereCheck out The Motive: A Leadership Fable, sold hereRead The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery, sold hereBuy Death By Meeting: A Leadership FableMake sure to never miss an episode by subscribing on Spotify, Pandora or Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think by rating and reviewing. Keep up with more Anders insights by visiting our website and following us on social media:Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram | TwitterSend us a text

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