{"id":5198,"date":"2023-07-15T01:07:08","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T01:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/startups\/why-business-leaders-need-to-take-on-social-responsibility\/"},"modified":"2023-07-15T01:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T01:07:09","slug":"why-business-leaders-need-to-take-on-social-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mysourcefunding.com\/?p=5198","title":{"rendered":"Why Business Leaders Need To Take On Social Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I’ve been serving as the Integrator at <\/em>EOS Worldwide<\/em> since 2016, finding talented people and guiding them to reach their maximum potential.<\/em><\/p>\n

There are times when darkness seems close at hand. With all that\u2019s going on in the world today, uncertainty lingers, making it easy for anxiety and stress to disrupt your ability to \u201cact normal\u201d or put on a brave face at work. Even leaders who are supposed to \u201cget going when the going gets tough\u201d are finding it difficult to stay motivated in their current environments.<\/p>\n

How is this impacting teams? Meetings may have a heavy tone\u2014talk of company targets being off track, team growing pains, inflation, the cost of living and the growing expense of feeding a family\u2014surround discussions about work goals. Often these worries create a fog that makes it difficult to see the future.<\/p>\n

This is where leadership needs to step in and show their valued team a way toward the light. If leaders can begin to name common and unilateral fears and create a safe, risk-free space for their team members to share in return, teams can establish an awareness of the funk they\u2019re in, and the fog can begin to lift.<\/p>\n

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This is the newest challenge for today’s leaders\u2014to take the lead in sharing uncomfortable truths. They may even find themselves in the throes of these truths in their own lives.<\/p>\n

What are some strategies leaders can use to turn on a light for their teams?<\/h2>\n

As a leader, you\u2019re subject to crises just like your team members are, but you have a greater responsibility to turn toward the positive and make a case for hope and trust. How can you do this?<\/p>\n

1. Adopt a ‘name-the-fear’ mentality.<\/h3>\n

When my company realized we were collectively and individually \u201cin a funk,\u201d I began talking to people from across the entire organization. We held a State of the Company meeting where every single team member was welcomed to address the mood in the room and the underlying issues that created it.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s name the fears we\u2019re feeling,\u201d I suggested. I asked team members to help put words to the emotions that were bringing us down, and I also invited anyone who had more to say to join me in an hour-long, one-on-one phone conversation. I had more than 20 people take me up on that offer, a gift given to me by people who cared enough to share their deepest concerns.<\/p>\n

These conversations covered everything that was consuming their thoughts and gave them the space to be heard. Having these open and honest conversations felt refreshing, not only for team members brave enough to speak up but also for me. I want to know what is on the hearts, minds and souls of the team that so carefully serves EOS Worldwide and our clients. Ultimately, when I know better as a leader and manager, I can do better.<\/p>\n

2. Share your fears first.<\/h3>\n

As a leader, you must model vulnerability when reaching out to your team and opening up space to share. Others can look to your example and realize that they won\u2019t be judged for sharing a fear or insecurity, even if it relates to the workplace.<\/p>\n

That doesn\u2019t mean you label their fear for them; you need to come from the perspective of acknowledging why things could feel challenging, primarily through change, and then listening and learning. You\u2019ll also want to make sure the conversation is free-flowing rather than prescriptive in what you want to understand. A starter like this might work well:<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s important to acknowledge that sometimes things feel \u2018funky,\u2019 uncomfortable and even awkward through change and evolution. There can be a lot of reasons for that. For example:<\/p>\n

1. Change is difficult. It requires adaptation, creativity, grit and discipline to work through the tough stuff.<\/p>\n

2. We\u2019re innovating in ways we\u2019ve not done before, and it\u2019s not a proven part of our core business yet.<\/p>\n

3. We live in a tumultuous world. Life isn\u2019t easy at the moment, due to recession fears, inflation and other economic factors.”<\/p>\n

Even if you anticipate your team\u2019s emotions, have restraint and give teammates the opportunity to fill in their own feelings or emotions without naming those for them. What you hear can be enlightening, even if sometimes concerning. In naming fears, you\u2019re one step closer to understanding and ultimately helping solve them.<\/p>\n

3. Back up your offering with action.<\/h3>\n

The strategy of naming the fear and inviting teammates to share theirs only works if you\u2019re willing to actually back up your invitation with action. If you ask for volunteers to sit down with you for a one-on-one conversation, you better make sure you\u2019re ready to listen openly and without judgment.<\/p>\n

Practicing non-defensive and non-critical listening will be key to showing up for team members\u2019 vulnerable selves and demonstrating that they can trust you.<\/p>\n

Even though things can get dark, you can model navigating difficult times successfully. It’s about doing things better together as a team. Your job as a leader today is to guide your people toward the light and help them see that darkness doesn\u2019t need to last forever as long as we\u2019re brave enough to tackle the real issues and put genuine care and concern into everything we do.<\/p>\n

Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders. Do I qualify?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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