Episode 5

The Blueprint to Cultivating Proactive Workplaces

Summary:

Dr. Jim explores the essence of being proactive in organizations, emphasizing a culture of listening and action throughout the employee lifecycle. He delves into the necessity of having mechanisms to gain insights from employees and market trends, from pre-hire to retirement. Dr. Jim highlights the importance of not just gathering feedback but also crafting actionable plans that engage impacted employee groups. By embedding listening and responsiveness, organizations can stay ahead of workplace trends and avoid being caught off guard. This episode offers a roadmap to cultivating a truly proactive organizational culture.

Chapters:

0:00

Creating a Listening and Action Culture for Proactive Leadership

0:56

Gaining Employee Insights Across the Entire Lifecycle

1:51

Transforming Feedback Into Actionable Workplace Strategies

2:23

Building Proactive Cultures Through Embedded Employee Listening

Host Dr. Jim Kanichirayil: linkedin.com/in/drjimk

Executive Producer Jim Kanichirayil: linkedin.com/in/drjimk

Music Credit: "Lost in Dreams" by Kulakovka

Transcript
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And that should be embedded at all stages of the employee life cycle. Here's what I mean. If you're looking to be proactive. But you have no mechanism in place to hear what's going on in the marketplace, what's going on within your employees, what's going on at the strategic level and what's going on at the managerial tiers.

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Take in and see trends as they happen. If you have no mechanism for cultivating that or gathering that you're going to be in trouble, but it's not enough to just listen. That listening exercise is just the first step. So whether you're talking about. Feedback on the hiring process, whether you're talking about feedback on the interviewing process or on the backend, when an employee leaves, getting exit interviews, all of those things are a first step.

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You're going to be reactive instead of proactive. And then you're going to be setting yourself up for disappointment. Because things are going to be catching you flat footed that you never saw coming. If you want to be proactive, you need to build a culture that has embedded listening through the entire employee life cycle.

And you've built a culture that takes the feedback that you're getting and then clarifies it and acts on it. That's the formula for being a proactive. Organization that is responsive to workplace trends.

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Alexa Beavers

I’m the founder and CEO of The Axela Group, where I work with leaders who are doing hard and important things—whether that’s leading change, shifting culture, or just figuring out how to keep showing up when the pressure’s on.

These days, I spend a lot of my time multiplying my impact through our growing team at The Axela Group. Our incredible team of coaches and consultants is making a difference in work and in life —through coaching executives to tap into their whole human intelligence, consulting on how to navigate rapid change, developing productive teams, and creating spaces where leaders can share their challenges, lessons, and what matters most in these fast-moving times. In essence, I’m building a team that helps others lead with clarity and humanity—especially in messy, high-stakes environments. I am also bringing real leaders stories of growth and transformation to life through amazing conversations with leaders across industries who have been there done that - and are courageous enough to share.

When I’m not in conversation with a leader who is sharing their story or leading my own amazing team, I’m probably up to my eyeballs in paint doing art, walking the dogs by the river, or hanging with my crew of teenagers in Richmond, Virginia.

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Dr. Jim Kanichirayil

I'm the occasional host and full time producer of the Transformation Unfiltered show. At this point I've had over 1500 podcast episodes hosted/produced and it's one of my favorite mediums to work in.

I've previously hosted and produced top 10% globally ranked podcasts (Cascading Leadership, HR Impact, Engaging Leadership) and have a number of other shows I've helped launch and produce as well.

When I'm not in these interwebs streets yappin' away, I'm a fractional Head of GTM (go-to-market) for early stage/accelerating growth stage HRTech, TATech, and executive coaching organizations. I help organizations integrate sales, marketing, and partnership functions into a unified practice.

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