Episode 18

Purpose in Leadership: Learn from an Executive Coach

24 min
Apr. 20th, 2021

Stewart Pollard is an engineer turned leadership coach and the founder of SHiFT Leadership Solutions. In today’s episode of Consolidate That!, we talk to Stewart about why purpose is so important in the formation of culture in an organization and how leaders can best instill this in their teams.
So for all this and more about connecting people to purpose through a process to achieve the ultimate goal, tune in today!

Topics discussed:

  • Why purpose is so important in the culture formation of an organization;
  • Being committed to the end goal and solving a customer’s problem;
  • Establishing purpose through introspection and finding ‘why’;
  • How to give the younger generation a sense of purpose in big corporate roles;
  • Using stories to align coworkers to your purpose;
  • The value of aligning the purpose of leadership and employees;

Helpful links:

Stewart Pollard on LinkedIn
SHiFT Leadership Solutions
The Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner

Speakers

stewart pollard
Stewart Pollard
President of SHiFT Leadership Solutions
ivan zak
Dr. Ivan Zak
DVM, MBA, CEO at Galaxy Vets
ryan leech
Ryan Leech
Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at Digitail