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The Go-to podcast for female Christian leaders who want to lead God’s way and become the leaders God has called them to be! Are you a passionate female Christian Leader who is seeking to change the toxic workplace culture at your current workplace? Are you tired of constantly having to deal with gossip, conflict, a lack of communication, bad attitudes or workplace bullying? Do you battle with balancing faith-based leadership principles and the worldly perspectives of your colleagues and team members? Are you sick of the relentless fighting with your team, leaving you feeling like a failure? Are you desperate to implement change but don’t know what to do? In this podcast, you will find solutions to your workplace culture problems and the leadership challenges you face as a result of these problems. We will discuss practical faith-based leadership principles that you can start implementing as soon as today! We will discover God’s word and His way to navigate through these difficult times. So if you’re ready to tackle that toxic organisational culture, lead as a woman of faith and become the leader God called you to be, you are in the right place! Hey, I’m Rika Whelan, a Christian Workplace Culture coach, wife, mom and bible lover. During the last 19 years, I have been faced with many workplace culture issues. Gossip, conflict, a lack of communication and relationship, bullying, fighting and so much more. I couldn’t quite understand why and how people could be so mean-spirited towards each other and seemingly not even care. It was only when I stepped into a leadership role that I realised that it was due to a lack of sound leadership and boundaries that people were ’allowed’ to act the way they did. I didn’t quite know what to do at the time, and it felt at times as if I was not going to make it through my leadership journey, after all, giving up and quitting seemed like an easier route to take. I started to pray and God showed me the necessary steps I needed to take to change the culture at my workplace and to keep it that way moving forward. It was by His grace alone that I was able to move forward. He gave me the courage I needed because it wasn’t an easy path. I was equipped back then and now I am called to help Christian women like yourself who are desperate for a map, a navigation system to show them the way. The good news is that there is a way that you can successfully navigate workplace culture without selling your soul. There is a way that you can happily lead your team, set clear boundaries and finally enjoy coming to work. So, if you are ready to finally take the necessary action to turn your toxic work environment into a thriving, peaceful and joyful workplace where you and your team enjoy coming to work. If you are ready to learn practical steps to navigate all things leadership, workplace culture, faith and boundaries.. then this is the podcast for you! So grab your coffee or water, keep that notebook and pen handy, and let’s jumpstart your leadership… with God at the Centre of it all. Next steps: Head to https://www.womenoffaithinleadership.com where you can: 1. Join the Free Community 2. Sign up for our email and 3. Find free resources Email Us: support@rikawhelan.com
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Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
What should or could you do, when one of your employees is not actually the problem at work, but rather a fellow leader or even your line manager or 2-up?
In this episode, I'll discuss with you my first-hand experience of dealing with a situation like this and suggest some ways that you can go about solving this problem.
Being in a leadership role can be tough. We have multiple different challenges every single day and problems that we have to solve. We're also pushed out of our comfort zone often!
One of those uncomfortable situations, could be having a crucial or tough conversation with someone.
We often avoid having tough conversations because we don't know how the other person is going to react.
But their reaction is on them... it's not your responsibility. What you can control and what is your responsibility is your actions, your words and controlling your emotions.
1. Make an appointment to speak with this person
2. Prepare well, write down some key words or phrases that you can take with you (in case you freeze up)
3. Approach the person calmly, instead of going in guns blazing ready to defend and attack.
4. Address the issue as a collective issue, saying that you are concerned for the gossip culture and that other employees are worried as well. Ask them if they would be able to commit to creating a gossip-free culture and share with them the RESPECT Framework (Listen to episode 46 for more information) to get rid of gossip.
5. If they get defensive, state the facts. stick to the facts and do not take it personal. It's personal to them, not to you.
6. Follow up after the meeting
7. Get other leaders, line managers involved and committed to a gossip-free environment.
Mentioned in the Episode
John Maxwell - 360° Leadership (from Amazon)
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Free Downloads
- RESPECT Framework - a 7 step framework for eradicating workplace gossip
- Workplace Gossip Risk Assessment
- Workplace Culture Survey - For your team
- The Tuckman Model - 5 stages every team will navigate, over and over again
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