Trust, Clarity, and Recognition: Keys to Thriving Teams with Heather Haas

What makes a team truly amazing?

Heather Haas, CEO of ADVISA, shares her insights on leadership, culture transformation, and the unseen yet critical work that builds thriving organizations.

Heather’s journey from classroom educator to running a 30-person company reveals her passion for helping people discover their strengths and develop self-awareness. In this engaging conversation, Heather dives deep into creating self-aware leaders, fostering trust, and using recognition to transform workplace culture.

Key Takeaways:

• The Key Ingredients for Amazing Teams: Self-awareness, clarity about roles and work, and trust (character, competence, and communication) are essential for building strong and effective teams.
• Recognition as a Leadership Superpower: Recognizing a job well done, whether through small gestures like handwritten notes or systematic acknowledgment, boosts morale and strengthens team cohesion.
• Harnessing AI for Leadership Development: As businesses evolve, leveraging AI can enhance customized leadership training, making programs more efficient while freeing up human creativity for high-value contributions.

Key Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Intro

00:03:35 - Why being a change agent matters

00:05:39 - Building a culture that helps people thrive

00:07:44 - Staying engaged after 20 years in leadership

00:08:57 - The power of self-awareness and understanding others

00:13:30 - Recognizing unseen contributions at work

00:16:19 - Spotlight vs. stoplight: A game on workplace practices

00:18:43 - Celebrating high performers without creating divisions

00:22:06 - Why recognition is a missed opportunity for leaders

00:24:02 - Addressing demographic realities and leadership gaps

00:26:04 - Exploring AI’s role in leadership development

00:28:08 - Five tacos of gratitude: Heather’s shoutouts

Key Topics Discussed:

Leadership development, team culture, recognition in the workplace, trust-building, AI in HR, employee engagement, predictive index, organizational clarity, continuous learning, self-awareness

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About the Amazing Teams Podcast:

We started this podcast because we love teams, especially amazing ones. Michael Jordan said it best, "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships." This is what we're all about!

Our mission is to help others build amazing teams by having authentic conversations with remarkable people who are building amazing teams. We will explore the tactics, strategies, and frameworks that have helped them succeed.

The Amazing Teams Podcast is produced by HeyTaco and edited by Lifetime Value Media.

Learn more about LTV at: https://www.lifetimevaluemedia.com