Business Communications Strategist, Jenni Field, shares tips and advice on how to take your organisation or team from chaos to calm. In these 15 minute episodes Jenni covers a variety of topics from employee communications, organisational culture, leadership and hybrid working.
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Business Communications Strategist, Jenni Field, shares tips and advice on how to take your organisation or team from chaos to calm. In these 15 minute episodes Jenni covers a variety of topics from employee communications, organisational culture, leadership and hybrid working.
Nobody Believes You: Being a Supportive Leader S5 EP6
Redefining Communications with Jenni Field
8 minutes 49 seconds
1 year ago
Nobody Believes You: Being a Supportive Leader S5 EP6
In the sixth episode of Season 5, Jenni discusses the importance of being a supportive leader as a cornerstone of credible leadership. Jenni defines what it means to be supportive, and outlines the chaos that can occur when a leader isn’t supportive.
She also shares the three crucial steps to build a supportive practice: creating a safe environment for learning and failure, setting clear expectations, and embodying a service-oriented mindset. Tune into the full episode to find out why leaders need to be encouraged to understand individual needs, foster psychological safety, and ensure transparent communication to enhance their leadership credibility.
Episode Timestamps:
00:37 - Defining Supportive Leadership
03:16 - Consequences of Lack of Support
04:44 - Building Supportive Practices
05:23 - Three Key Strategies for Supportive Leadership
Key Takeaways From This Episode:
A supportive leader creates safe spaces for failure, speaking up and asking for help when it’s needed
Supportive leadership is about enabling others and creating a culture of support within the organisation
It’s essential for being a credible leader and lack of support can lead to rejection
3 things you can work on to build supportive leadership
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Redefining Communications with Jenni Field
Business Communications Strategist, Jenni Field, shares tips and advice on how to take your organisation or team from chaos to calm. In these 15 minute episodes Jenni covers a variety of topics from employee communications, organisational culture, leadership and hybrid working.
