Today’s guest is on a mission to fix the way we work at work. He specializes in helping organizations apply behavioral science to strengthen the way leaders train, support, and empower their teams for success.

An award-winning educational leader and researcher, he has earned accolades from Fortune 500 executives to NFL coaches for his forward-thinking approach to improving organizational culture and effectiveness.

The author of “The Feedback Fix,” he offers a radical alternative to traditional feedback techniques and performance management practices. He distills vast bodies of research-based practice into actionable insights that make an immediate difference in how people work, learn, and lead. His work has caught the attention of Marshall Goldsmith and Adam Grant, the latter called him a “breath of fresh air.”

Please join me in welcoming Joe Hirsch.

In this episode we discuss:

• his thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is the ability to listen and learn. Those two qualities define the way leaders interact with everyone around them and they also define relationships and the tone of the organization as a whole.”
• how he learned the value of listening and learning when you are a leader.
• the importance of leaders holding up mirrors and creating a space for people to learn who they are.
• why he values being a learn-it-all over being a know-it-all.
• his favorite role in his work, where he gets to see the light bulb click for people.
• his method of networking and how he has incorporated a spreadsheet to help him keep in touch.

Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com – episode 152