People keep disappointing you until you tell them what you expect. Becky Ploeg on leading better.

Host Phil Nykamp explores clear expectations, listening, and culture with 30-plus year HR professional Becky Ploeg. They discuss why you cannot build a team mid-crisis and how core values become daily behavior.

🎧 Hosted by: Phil Nykamp

🎤 Featuring: Becky Ploeg

Becky Ploeg, SHRM-SCP, is the Founder and Lead Coach of Waters Edge Coaching. With an extensive background in human resources, she specializes in leadership development and workplace culture. She partners with senior leaders and organizations to build leadership capacity, strengthen team dynamics, and foster purpose-driven work environments.

💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• ✔ Setting clear expectations so your team stops guessing what you want

• ✔ Spotting the promotion mistake that quietly costs you good people

• ✔ Turning core values from words on a wall into real hiring and performance decisions

• ✔ Rebuilding trust and listening habits in a permanently distracted workplace

• ✔ Building your leadership team before a crisis instead of during one

Chapters:

• (00:00:00) Intro

• (00:01:03) The Three Pillars of Water's Edge

• (00:03:40) What Leadership Actually Means

• (00:06:49) The Best Widget Maker Problem

• (00:08:22) Where a Coaching Engagement Starts

• (00:09:41) Listening Is a Forgotten Art

• (00:16:39) What AI Can't Do for a Leader

• (00:19:43) Taking Core Values Off the Wall

• (00:26:08) When Culture Starts to Drift

• (00:27:26) Building Teams Before the Crisis

• (00:30:53) Tell People What You Expect

• (00:32:42) Start Your Day With Intention

• (00:36:48) How to Connect With Becky

Connect with Becky:

🌐 Website → https://watersedgecoach.com/

💼 LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckyploeg/

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