“The thing that motivates people more than anything else is recognition” – Anthony Howard”
This week I speak with global CEO Whisperer, Anthony Howard, author of the book Humanise: Why Human-Centred Leadership is the Key to the 21st Century; a guide for those who want to apply moral leadership in business, government, and society to change the world.
In this talk we cover a lot of ground; how human-centric leadership will shape the leaders of tomorrow, the key abilities to become a human-centered leader, power questions that trigger a new way of thinking, and how organizational structures can alienate people from their life and soul.
Anthony is CEO at the Confidere Group: that serve mentors to influential leaders, he is a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy and authentic leadership, and lives with his family on a farm in the countryside of Australia.
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!
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Show notes
[02:03] Introduction [04:08] I ask Anthony about his job and what he does [04:56] Anthony talks about finishing school and getting a job on a ship in Japan [06:46] “Work should not be a place of abuse. It should not be a place to take advantage of people. [Work] should be a place where we care for each other so we can get stuff done.” [12:09] I ask Anthony about the fundamentals of human-centered leadership [12:14] “…it means putting people first” [13:28] Anthony dives deep into moral leadership [14:07] I ask Anthony his thoughts on systemic leadership [16:37] I wanted to know about keeping your theories easy to digest, and Anthony had a great answer [17:49] Anthony talks about how interconnected our world is becoming [20:11] Anthony goes in detail about ways to unpack information [21:16] We discuss why global citizens should be systemic thinkers [24:06] I ask about what you can do as employees to try and change the work culture and be leaders [27:36] “We need men and women at every level in organization and society to say it stops with me” [29:26] Anthony talks about what to do when your bosses don’t want change [30:48] “We can only get results through people” [32:03] Anthony shares why he loves the John Lewis model [33:30] “The thing that motivates people more than anything else is recognition” [35:14] Anthony shares a story he heard about hiring flight attendants [37:01] I ask Anthony about power of the question [38:12] “Listen from your gut, not your head” [43:35] Anthony talks about the power of self-awareness [49:32] “I’m in a relationship, therefore I am” [50:41] Weekly wisdom
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