Hey, I'm Odalis and I’m introducing the "Change Lives With Your Leadership" series for leaders and managers who want to leverage the coolest f*cking thing ever...

the fact that, as a leader, you get to change people's lives every. single. day. without the corporate or toxic f*ckery. You can create more compassionate, respectful, and human-centric workplaces.

With 5 total episodes, I invite you to join me in making a difference and engaging in deeper conversations about how we can change lives with our leadership—together.

In this episode, we'll talk about the profound impact you as a leader and manager can have on your people—not just in how work gets done, but in how they feel as human beings.

We'll get into making decisions that create ripples far beyond the office with something as simple as changing the PTO request process.

Take Action

Think about what it means for you to change your people's lives. Feel into how your position makes that possible for you. How life may be unpredictable and traumatic and f*cking painful, but you still get to add more good to it. You get to create beautiful ripples that go beyond your team and yourself and can impact people you’ll never meet or speak to.

You can always message me (Odalis) to share your thoughts, questions, or musings about anything discussed in this episode.

And you can access the edited and oh-so-nicely organized version of the full transcript on the episode page here.

References

• Bellet, Clement and De Neve, Jan-Emmanuel and Ward, George, Does Employee Happiness have an Impact on Productivity? (October 14, 2019). Oxford Saïd Business School WP 2019-13, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3470734 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3470734
• Ward, George, Workplace Happiness and Job Search Behavior: Evidence From A Field Experiment. (January 26, 2022). MIT Sloan School of Management WP 6607-22, Available at MIT Sloan: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/shared/ods/documents?PublicationDocumentID=8153
• Debbie Lovich, Gabrielle Novacek, Christopher Gentile, Jean Lee, Hillary Wool, Nick South, and Nicole Sibilio. (December 23, 2023). 11,000 People Tell Us What Really Matters at Work and Why We Should Care. Boston Consulting Group. Available at: https://web-assets.bcg.com/e3/86/f645e5ff4eb4ad537f7988296784/11-000-people-tell-us-what-really-matters-at-work-and-why-we-should-care.pdf
• Oswald, Andrew J. , Proto, Eugenio and Sgroi, Daniel. (2015) Happiness and productivity. Journal of Labor Economics, 33 (4). pp. 789-822. Available at: https://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/63228/7/WRAP_Oswald_681096.pdf
• Cao X, Zhang H, Li P and Huang X (2022) The Influence of Mental Health on Job Satisfaction: Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Social Capital. Front. Public Health 10:797274. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.797274. Available at: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.797274/full

This episode is all about getting your ideas flowing and polishing up your plans to make impactful changes for your team. If you listened to the last episode and found yourself wondering where to start, this episode will guide you through five high-level areas where you can begin making a life-changing difference for your people.

Take Action

Think about the one change you want to make for your team. Pick just one thing (even a small thing) because each change has a bigger impact than you might expect.

Plus, you can always message me (Odalis) to share your thoughts or ask questions about the changes you're considering.

Links

• To see the list of all questions and ideas discussed in this episode for changes you can make for your team, check out the edited and oh-so-nicely organized transcript here.

References

• Cal Newport’s book So Good They Can’t Ignore You, page 18, where Cal discusses the Self-Determination Theory and how it applies to motivation at work, and happiness at work.