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Key Notes
Andrea’s Background and Shift to Leadership Coaching:
- Andrea spent 22 years in medical administration before transitioning to leadership coaching.
- Her passion for helping people and dissatisfaction with traditional management led her to the John Maxwell Team, where she became a certified speaker, trainer, and coach.
The Role of Core Values in Leadership:
- Core values are crucial for defining authentic leadership and driving business success.
- Entrepreneurs often imitate others’ principles when starting out, but Andrea emphasizes the importance of defining and aligning with your own values for sustained impact.
Identifying Core Values:
- Andrea advises starting with a “top 10” list of values and narrowing it down to 3-4 primary values that should guide business decisions and behavior.
- Understanding and honoring core values leads to more authentic and effective leadership, especially for solopreneurs and small business owners.
Core Values in Team Building:
- When hiring or building a team, it’s essential to identify candidates whose values align with the company’s culture without overtly revealing the values you’re looking for.
- Andrea suggests asking questions about non-negotiables and communication styles to assess fit.
Implementing Core Values in Business Operations:
- Core values must be integrated into daily business practices, team interactions, and customer service.
- Companies that align their operations with their values can experience improvements in employee satisfaction, customer engagement, and overall business performance.
Core Values as Internal Boundaries:
- Core values help leaders set internal boundaries, leading to more self-awareness, less defensiveness, and better decision-making.
- These boundaries create a clearer sense of identity and direction for both the leader and their team.
Continuous Evolution of Leadership Through Core Values:
- Leadership is a lifelong process of aligning actions and decisions with core values.
- Leaders must remain adaptable, continuously refining their leadership style based on their evolving values and team dynamics.
Links
- www.theintentionaloptimist.com
- www.theintentionaloptimist.com/Links
- IG: @theintentionaloptimist
- LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-johnson-the-intentional-optimist/
Offer
Uncovering Your Core Values Digital Course:
https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/values
Alpha Testing – limited time 1:1 Core Values Coaching WITH the Digital Course (gathering data on putting together a program). Includes the course, and 4 1:1 meetings to provide support and feedback to better uncover your Core Values.
https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/offers/jBGNZGGg
Meet Andrea
Andrea Johnson empowers executives and founders to lead with authenticity, conviction and confidence so they can make a positive impact on their lives, organizations and communities. Uncovering and understanding the significance of her Core Values became the key to the process that allows her clients to become Impactful Leaders. Her passion is equipping female leaders to define a new culture by trusting their own ability to think critically, create imaginatively and lead effectively.
