Leadership Labs
An Online Presentation for Marketplace Leaders
Notes from the Talk
Human energy powers ideas and unleashes momentum.
To harness the power of human energy:
- Build a foundation of trust. Trust is the currency of all relationships. Leaders must be authentic and lead by example.
- Unlock intuition. Once trust is built, it unlocks creative thinking. People feel safe to share ideas and collaborate to maximize intuition.
- Establish belief. When intuition produces tangible results, belief (the rational side of energy) is established. When evidence confirms the intuitive process, teams gain confidence, they lose the fear of failure, and human energy is unleashed.
Trust unlocks intuition, which produces belief that greater things can be accomplished together.
Personal Reflection Questions
- What drives or motivates you in your current work?
- What are you consistently doing to foster trust within your team? How would you know if there is anything you’re doing to erode trust?
- Do you feel safe to share ideas at work? If no, what would need to change for that to happen?
- What’s one way you could celebrate something your team has accomplished together?
Team Discussion Questions
- What factors contribute to building and maintaining trust on your team? What works against it?
- In the interview, Angela said, “The financial success at Burberry is the output of the incredible initiatives and how connected we were inside. Our tagline was, how many lives can we touch and transform by the power of our performance?” What’s the current unifying mission for your team or organization? What could it be?
- As a team, how well do you collaborate and share ideas with one another? Is anything preventing the members of your team from using their intuition for the benefit of the team?
- How well do you celebrate success or accomplishments as a team? What could you do to make celebrations a priority?
Additional Resources
The Andy Stanley Leadership Podcast
Leadership messages by Andy Stanley.
Past Leadership Labs Presentations
Explore one of our past digital Leadership Labs releases. Each resource includes a 20–25-minute video created specifically for leaders who want to hone their skills, add value to their organizations, and inspire those they lead.
