Encouraging a Growth Mindset and Human Connection in High-Performance Organizations What does it really take to create a thriving organization  – one that is not just focused on delivering results, but doing so by engaging people’s minds AND hearts to collaborate, innovate, and solve problems as the way to get to those results?If you’re trying to create a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement, What’s love got to do with it?As Jamie Parker and I explore on this episode of Chain of Learning  – a lot! Love, empathy, and human connection is our focus – and you just might walk away singing a little Tina Turner too.Tune in to this episode to learn how you can leverage human connection, empathy, and – yes – love – to more effectively lead, coach, and create a high performing organization.About My Guest: Jamie ParkerJamie Parker is the trusted partner for operational leaders and manufacturing executives seeking to create a high-performance culture and transformational growth, and has been a friend of mine since we met a half-decade ago. This conversation is the second half of a two part-conversation that she and I had about GE’s recent event, The Lean Mindset: The Pursuit of Progress. You can catch the first part on Jamie’s podcast “Lean Leadership for Ops Managers”.This conversation is truly a “chain of learning” linked between our two podcasts!Jamie’s Website: Process + ResultsConnect with Jamie on Process + ResultsFollow Jamie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamievparker/ What you can expect to take away from this episode:
The value of sharing struggles and challenges to foster a culture of learning
Our key takeaways from GE’s The Lean Mindset event, including hearing from leaders like GE CEO Larry Culp, PG&E CEO Patti Poppe, Ford CEO Bill Ford, Chef Wolfgang Puck, basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, Professor Carol Dweck, and many more
How leading from the heart, with love and empathy, makes us more effective leaders
How to more effectively listen and Break the Telling Habit®
That a focus on people is the way to achieve results.
Tune in now to discover how you can bring more love, empathy, and human connection into your leadership approach to engage your people, get better results, and build a culture of continuous learning.Important Links:
Listen to the first part of Katie and Jamie’s discussion on Lead Leadership for Ops Managers podcast episode 125: Developing a Growth Mindset as a Leader with Katie Anderson 
Watch GE’s The Lean Mindset Event videos
Watch the full discussion between Jamie and Katie on YouTube 

Follow Katie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson/

Read Katie’s book: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn

Full Episode Show Notes, Timestamps and Transcript here:http://chainoflearning.com/2 In this episode, you can expect to learn 00:00:00: Introduction and Overview of the Podcast00:01:35: Introduction of Jamie Parker00:01:52: Discussion about GE Lean Mindset event00:04:23: Tips on fostering Growth and Continuous Improvement Mindset00:08:52: Leading with Love and Empathy00:11:03: Challenge for the Listeners00:14:05: Leading with Intention00:18:05: The Role of Emotion and Love in the Workplace00:20:29: Reflection on the Conversation and Event00:20:59: Launch of the Chain of Learning Podcast00:21:41: Introduction to Jamie's podcasts and the importance of subscribing00:22:02: Post-event discussion with Mark Graben and Jin Womack00:22:41: Reflecting on empathy and human connection in leadership00:22:57: Subscribe to Chain of Learning podcast00:23:09: Preview of episode three with Professor Carol Dweck