Ep 41: Interview with Jasmine Kafka— Building a Culture by Design: Empowering Professionals and Teams
Summary
Jasmine Kafka, a seasoned leadership coach, shares her approach to fostering resilient and engaging cultures. She emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence and thought leadership in empowering professionals and teams to reach their highest potential. Jasmine works with individual leaders and small teams, helping them overcome barriers, improve communication, and build collaboration. She believes in creating a culture by design rather than by default and encourages leaders to involve their teams in shaping the culture. Jasmine also highlights the significance of vulnerability, mindfulness, and authentic conversations in building a positive work culture.
Main Topics:
Discussing how the pandemic led her to reevaluate her career and find her purpose, eventually leading her to discover a leadership coaching program that aligned with her philosophy.
Jasmine talks about the Canadian coaching organization, Essential Impact, where she trained and now works, and how the skills she learned have been instrumental in her career.
Addressing the permanence of hybrid work, Strategies for building and maintaining a strong culture in a hybrid environment, including the importance of communication and understanding team needs.
A leadership lifeline exercise that helps clients reflect on their significant life experiences and how these have shaped their career paths.
The importance of vulnerability in leadership and how creating a safe space for open conversations can build trust and deeper connections within teams.
The importance of being transparent and intentional about culture-building efforts and how involving team members in these efforts leads to better outcomes.
Connect with Jasmine Kafka on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminekafka/
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