When More Work Hours Create Worse Results

Business Profound: Getting Real About Success

Are you leading your organization like a factory or a forest? This distinction may be the key to unlocking sustainable success and meaningful transformation in your workplace.

In this episode, I explore how our industrial-era approach to leadership - rooted in Frederick Taylor's mechanistic efficiency models - continues to shape modern organizations, often to their detriment. Through real-world examples from my executive coaching practice, I reveal how shifting from a "factory mindset" to a "forest mindset" can dramatically improve team resilience, innovation, and engagement.

I share the story of two manufacturing facilities under different leadership styles, where one leader's approach led to employees willingly working longer hours while maintaining high morale - not because they were pushed, but because they felt genuinely supported and valued. This counterintuitive result highlights a crucial truth about sustainable performance that many leaders miss.

But what exactly makes a forest-based leadership approach so powerful? And how can you begin implementing these principles in your own organization without sacrificing efficiency or results? Listen to the full episode to discover the surprising answers and learn about a powerful technique I call "the flip" that can transform your leadership impact.

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