Leading with Heart: The Key to Empowering Others with Velma Knowles

Are you looking to become a better leader? In this episode, Kyle Gillette and Velma Knowles discuss the importance of serving with heart, influencing with purpose, and creating a sense of belonging for individuals. Velma introduces her acronym "SHIP" and Kyle shares the Blue Shirt Leadership Framework, both of which emphasize the importance of self-awareness, accountability, a growth mindset, and empowering others.

Notable Quotes: 

"Leadership is not about position, it's about influence."

"It's truly my vision in life that people will not only understand their value but that they will live their value and share it with others."

"People are really the key to leadership."

Show Notes:

Introduction to Blue Shirt Leadership Framework [00:00:00] Kyle introduces the Blue Shirt Leadership Framework and its four key pillars: be self-aware, lead with accountability, use a growth mindset, and empower others.

Velma's SHIP Framework [00:02:32] Velma shares her SHIP framework for leadership, which stands for serving, heart, influencing, and purpose.

Creating a Sense of Belonging [00:07:59] Kyle and Velma discuss the importance of creating a sense of belonging for individuals and how it can be achieved through understanding personal strengths, communication styles, and the five languages of appreciation in the workplace.

Knowing Your Value [00:11:00] Importance of understanding one's value and showing up with one's full self in communication and appreciation.

Creating a Sense of Belonging [00:13:20] Benefits of fostering a sense of belonging in the workplace, including increased employee engagement, productivity, and happiness.

Coaching for Self-Awareness [00:16:10] Example of coaching a leader to recognize their own blind spots and improve their leadership skills through self-awareness.