Episode #84: Stay Connected featuring Karen Hardwick
“We have to teach our children, people at work, our team, the community we worship with how do we connect. I think it's really important that we hit the pause button and realize people are looking for connection and purpose. So it's our job to help them find that.”
Karen Hardwick, Author of
“The Connected Leader”
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When it comes to building and sustaining lasting relationships, one of the most important tools at a leaders disposal is connectedness. A leader who builds and maintains a connection to the people around them seeks ways to help others develop, both personally and professionally. Stuff like mentoring and coaching are worthwhile actions to pursue if boosting connectedness is the goal.
A leader who is unable to connect with and influence their team will have to work that much harder to demonstrate results whereas those who are natural connectors realize that if they can slightly increase the productivity of each person then the overall organization's productivity rises significantly greater than any one person.
The good news is, connecting is a skill, not an innate talent that you’re born with. As with most things, connection can be developed and learned with practice. Once implemented into regular ways of operating, connection can lead to improved communication, a more productive team, increased influence and a more audacious organization.
“I think there's a huge connection between connection and living this audacious life that you talk about because in order to step out, from what we know to jump off that cliff, so to speak. We have to be able to believe that there's something worth risking everything for on the other side and to have that confidence inside of ourselves and people cheering us on.”
Author of... The Connected Leader: 7 Strategies to Empower Your True Self and Inspire Others In the book, Karen shares that there is a human being crisis and that "connection" is the antidote. And yet, while we are wired to connect, most leaders do not know how to connect in healthy, sustainable, empowering, inspiring ways.
Karen joins The Audacious Living Podcast and shares seven key strategies for individuals, teams, and organizations who want to lead in resilient, authentic ways, channel the power of connection, and enhance their business metrics.
In leadership and life there is no checklist. There are these invitations:
Karen is a psychotherapist turned leadership consultant with a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary. Blending psychology and spirituality with leadership, she transforms the lives of countless Fortune 1000 leaders at work and home.
Her book, The Connected Leader, shows us humans how to grow emotionally and spiritually using her 7 Strategies of Connection to become our best selves as parents, spouses, and leaders at work.
Karen Hardwick is up next on The Audacious Living Podcast!
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