Welcome to Episode 8. This week, John and Ali discuss how leaders can build "Dialogue-Based Relationships", where two or more people enter into a higher level of communication and trust with their teams and partners. In todays fast-paced organizations, communication can often get cut short by the next fire or back to back meetings, In the midst of that reality, Dialouge-Based Relationships can make a huge difference between lost messaging and meaningful discussions.

In this episode, Ali and John discuss the importance of building the right relationships before we can build the really effective relationshihps.

In this episode, John and Ali talk about a brand new model that leaders can use to help them undersand their distinct relational roles with their team members so that they can effectivley communicate with them at a holistic level.

In this episode, John and Ali tak about the pre-conditions for building Employee Engagement - Psychological Safety, Meaningfulness and Belonging - and why they are central in creating the kind of team climate leaders need in the 21st century workplace.

This week, John and Ali talk about what Mature Leadership Empathy REALLY looks like for an organizational leader, and how gaining the skills of that empathy transition it from a feeling we try to generate to a legitimate and helpful leadership practice.

This may be counterintuitive, but organizations really need to understand the importance of "Person First" as they communicate and implement the work. Sometimes we can highlight the urgency of the work, and forget to realize the implications amd impacts to employees. In this episode, John and Ali discuss why this is critical and some helpful ideas on how to do it.

In the first episode of Season 2 of the Presence! Podcast, John and Ali talk about the second pillar of Pistis-Based Presence, Pathos - which speaks to how leaders can form a genuine bond with their direct reports and thier colleagues/partners across their organization.