119: Building a Leadership Focus for Your Design Firm
119: Building a Leadership Focus for Your Design Firm
with Kris Plachy
On the podcast today is Kris Plachy of Kris Plachy Coaching. Kris’s focus is to guide leaders through the tricky path of learning to lead a team. We talk about her Five-Step Management System on the podcast as well as many other aspects of leading, coaching, and managing a team. This is such a great topic because many of you are growing your teams and focusing on this aspect of your business. Kris and I think alike on these topics so it was fun to dig in.
Topics Mentioned:
Leadership
Accountability
Assessments
Feedback
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Key Thoughts:
Coaching is like a part of a tool belt that I think every strong leader has. Kris (5:01)
You get what you inspect, not what you expect. Michele (13:48)
It is not just about being the owner but being more of the leader. Michele (29:29)
We have to take the assumption out that people are trying to be a pain. Kris (40:27)
Everybody has a job description, including you as the owner. Michele (52:34)
Contact Michele:
Facebook: Scarlet Thread Consulting
Instagram: @ScarletThreadATL
Contact Kris:
Website: krisplachy.com
Twitter: @KrisPlachy
Facebook: KrisPlachy
Instagram: @krisplachycoach
LinkedIn: KrisPlachy
Email: kris@krisplachy.com
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