Soul Trained

Tune in to hear our CEO, DDS Dobson-Smith, talk with David Dye about DDS's book and philosophy on diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

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Tune-in to hear our founder, DDS Dobson-Smith, talk with Dr. Laura about the vital subject of belonging through the lens of psychology and corporate culture.

You Can Be Yourself Here: Creating Inclusive Workplaces Through the Psychology of Belonging Dr. Laura welcomes DDS Dobson-Smith, CEO of SoulTrained and author of “You Can Be Yourself Here: Your Pocket Guide to Creating Inclusive Workplaces by Using ...

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Empathy is a developable skill; it is something we can all learn to do—and do better. There are four components to empathy:
1. The ability to assume positive intent
2. The ability to give people the benefit of the doubt
3. The ability to meet people where they are at
4. The ability to listen with the intent to understand

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It's much easier for other people to get on your bus when you go to their bus stop, instead of making them come to yours. Remember, it's the leaders's job to make their team look good, not the other way around.

Working in a climate of belonging is owed to your people it is not earned by them. It is as simple as that. Find out more here: https://geni.us/YouCanBeYourselfHere

Our founder, , wrote a book about organizational cultures and workplace climates and how addressing diversity and facilitating inclusion can impact the extent to which employees experience belonging.
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Using their expertise in psychology and expansive career in business, in the book DDS makes the case that belonging not only accelerates performance but also lowers employee attrition and improves employee morale.
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Leaders worth following create the conditions for their people to be successful by managing via 'supporting lines' versus reporting lines; they realize that is their job to make their team look good and not the other way around.
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We believe the art of listening with the intent to understand is an essential skill for the leader who wants to be worth following.
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Ask yourself if you - or your leaders - genuinely listen to one another or does everyone spend their time in meetings trying to think of the next smart thing to say?
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If it’s the latter, you’re hearing each other, but you’re not really listening to each other.
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We can help, get in touch at https://soultrained.com/leadership-growth/ 
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