Jessica HickmanThought Leader | TEDx Speaker | 2 x Author | Leadership

Leading the Change: Out with Toxicity, In with Upstander Cultures for the Modern Workplace

Name: Leading the Change: Out with Toxicity, In with Upstander Cultures for the Modern Workplace
Uploaded: 2023-09-20T15:54:34+00:00
Duration: 44 s
Channel: Jessica Hickman
Description: In this segment of her presentation, Jessica Hickman critiques the traditional, authoritarian leadership style—characterized by a top‑down, "my way or…

20 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this segment of her presentation, Jessica Hickman critiques the traditional, authoritarian leadership style—characterized by a top‑down, "my way or the highway" approach—and highlights a generational shift in employee expectations. She argues that modern workers no longer want to be merely dictated to; instead they seek leaders who act as mentors and coaches, who influence and develop them into better people and future leaders. This contrast sets the stage for her broader discussion on building upstander cultures in contemporary workplaces.

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So my views here really are, you know, if we look at traditional leadership models over time and tenure, it was the old school authoritarian rules, my way or the highway, one-dimensional leadership. I'm the boss, you know, you're the employee, you do what I say. But over time, and this comes with a generational shift as well, which is a whole nother conversation. And what employees want from their leaders now is rather than, you know, to be dictated to, but rather to actually be mentored and coached and, you know, look at the influence around them and how they can be better people and leaders.