In this episode, Andrea highlights the issue of double standards and their impact on your team. He talks about why double standards kill culture and how to prevent double standards from happening, talking about what you can do as a leader to foster a positive and respectful culture for all.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Double standards occur when different sets of principles are applied to similar situations, particularly in regards to behaviour.
Double standards erode trust in leadership and demoralise teams.
Define clear behavioural expectations for your entire team.
Leaders have to adhere to the highest standard of behaviour, leading by example always.
Organisations can find it difficult to focus on behaviours, instead favouring performance and short-term goals.
Creative an environment where people feel like they can come to you to talk about poor behaviour.
Reward the right behaviours in your team, don’t take it for granted.

BEST MOMENTS

"Bad behaviour is bad behaviour, no matter who does it”

“Double standards really kill culture”

“Leaders must model the behaviour they expect from their team”

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!

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Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via LinkedIn or via email

For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the website

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ABOUT THE HOST

My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

In this episode, Andrea highlights the issue of double standards and their impact on your team. He talks about why double standards kill culture and how to prevent double standards from happening, talking about what you can do as a leader to foster a positive and respectful culture for all.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>Double standards occur when different sets of principles are applied to similar situations, particularly in regards to behaviour.</li>
<li>Double standards erode trust in leadership and demoralise teams.</li>
<li>Define clear behavioural expectations for your entire team.</li>
<li>Leaders have to adhere to the highest standard of behaviour, leading by example always.</li>
<li>Organisations can find it difficult to focus on behaviours, instead favouring performance and short-term goals.</li>
<li>Creative an environment where people feel like they can come to you to talk about poor behaviour.</li>
<li>Reward the right behaviours in your team, don’t take it for granted.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
"Bad behaviour is bad behaviour, no matter who does it”
“Double standards really kill culture”
“Leaders must model the behaviour they expect from their team”
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!
The World Class Leaders Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59dect0RJ5cuxIXsX7hCRw
Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/andreapetrone">LinkedIn</a> or via <a href="http://Andrea@andreapetrone.com/">email</a>
For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/">website</a>  
 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/blog">blog</a>
Need more? Book a 30 min call here: Need more? Book a 30 min call here: <a href="https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30">https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30</a>.
ABOUT THE HOST
My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

Welcome to the World-Class Leaders Show.
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My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.
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141: Why Double Standards Are Sabotaging Your Company Culture

This week Andrea revisits a past episode, How To Preserve the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Your Organization. Andrea shares ‘the thing’ that keeps most CEOs he has had on the show up at night! He then discusses the four pieces of advice he would give to help tackle it. Andrea also gives an update on a network he is creating, drop him an email if you are interested in getting involved.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
As a company develops and grows, entrepreneurial spirit can be lost.
Flexibility, agility and speed are all attributes of entrepreneurship that can get lost over time.
Innovation can easily be downgraded as a priority as a company grows, looking to protect what already exists rather than generating new ideas and opportunities.
Creating a culture that encourages risk and operates like a start-up is a way to continue to have an entrepreneurial spirit within your organisation.
If you encourage employees to question existing ways of working then you will foster a culture focused around innovation.
Try and identify one area in your organisation that if transformed, will have a big impact on your results.

BEST MOMENTS

"There is one thing that is quite consistent across the board”

“As companies grow there’s definitely a tendency to get complacent”

“You need to promote a culture that encourages risk taking”

“There must be something somewhere that can be an incredible transformational element for the organisation”

"That's what start-ups do, put the customer at the centre of their work...they have this relentless interest of creating value for the customers"

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!

Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via LinkedIn or via email

For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the website

 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our blog

Need more? Book a 30 min call here: https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30.

ABOUT THE HOST

My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

This week Andrea revisits a past episode, How To Preserve the Entrepreneurial Mindset in Your Organization. Andrea shares ‘the thing’ that keeps most CEOs he has had on the show up at night! He then discusses the four pieces of advice he would give to help tackle it. Andrea also gives an update on a network he is creating, drop him an<a href="http://Andrea@andreapetrone.com/"> email</a> if you are interested in getting involved.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">As a company develops and grows, entrepreneurial spirit can be lost.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Flexibility, agility and speed are all attributes of entrepreneurship that can get lost over time.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Innovation can easily be downgraded as a priority as a company grows, looking to protect what already exists rather than generating new ideas and opportunities.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Creating a culture that encourages risk and operates like a start-up is a way to continue to have an entrepreneurial spirit within your organisation.</li>
<li aria-level="1">If you encourage employees to question existing ways of working then you will foster a culture focused around innovation.</li>
<li aria-level="1">Try and identify one area in your organisation that if transformed, will have a big impact on your results.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
"There is one thing that is quite consistent across the board”
“As companies grow there’s definitely a tendency to get complacent”
“You need to promote a culture that encourages risk taking”
“There must be something somewhere that can be an incredible transformational element for the organisation”
"That's what start-ups do, put the customer at the centre of their work...they have this relentless interest of creating value for the customers"
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!
Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/andreapetrone">LinkedIn</a> or via <a href="http://Andrea@andreapetrone.com/">email</a>
For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/">website</a>  
 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/blog">blog</a>
Need more? Book a 30 min call here:<a href="https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30"> https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30</a>.
ABOUT THE HOST
My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

142: Keeping The Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive in Organizations

Andrea engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Ken about the challenges and opportunities faced by CEOs in today's corporate landscape. Andrea shares valuable insights from his extensive experience coaching senior leaders, revealing the secrets to breaking silos, building trust, and becoming a visionary leader.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
CEOs must create a bold future by design, envisioning a purpose-driven future that goes beyond incremental improvements to make a significant impact on society and leave an extraordinary legacy.
Breaking silos requires bringing different perspectives together, creating an environment of trust and transparency, and fostering a sense of collective ownership among team members.
Successful CEOs act as orchestrators and integrators, focusing on the human element of business and understanding the psychology of their team members to drive performance.
Mindset is crucial for effective leadership; instead of pushing people to change their actions, leaders should focus on shifting people's frames of reference to enable them to see new possibilities.
Transparency and authenticity are essential for building trust and getting people to buy into the leader's vision, even in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty.
CEOs must be willing to make faster decisions, especially when it comes to changing people in the leadership team, rather than waiting for perfect information.
Financial performance is the primary driver for replacing CEOs, but those with strong people skills may be given more time to turn things around.
The future of leadership requires a different approach, focusing on empowering people, dealing with the human element of business, and creating an environment where people can thrive.

BEST MOMENTS

"Business is made by humans. So, if you really want to be a great leader, you need to understand how psychology works. You need to understand how dealing with humans, which again, it sounds like banal, right, but it's just the basics."

"When you work in a unit, it's in that way when people are so much, you know, committed with each other and had their own back. Gosh, it's an amazing place to work for exactly."

"Trust your gut feeling sometimes because you are experienced, you know, if you have been a leader for many, many years, as most of CEOs had as an experience."

"Human CEOs or people-centred CEOs, they're running the risk of over, again, talking about bias or dealing with their own optimism bias that people can, can achieve at some point."

"I know it's unbiased, but to me, I have a really compassionate about their life and what they're, what they're doing. Again, writing my book, it's early days, but will be available end of the 2024."

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!

The World Class Leaders Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59dect0RJ5cuxIXsX7hCRw

Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via LinkedIn or via email

For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the website

 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our blog

Need more? Book a 30 min call here: Need more? Book a 30 min call here: https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30.

ABOUT THE HOST

My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

Andrea engages in a thought-provoking discussion with Ken about the challenges and opportunities faced by CEOs in today's corporate landscape. Andrea shares valuable insights from his extensive experience coaching senior leaders, revealing the secrets to breaking silos, building trust, and becoming a visionary leader.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>CEOs must create a bold future by design, envisioning a purpose-driven future that goes beyond incremental improvements to make a significant impact on society and leave an extraordinary legacy.</li>
<li>Breaking silos requires bringing different perspectives together, creating an environment of trust and transparency, and fostering a sense of collective ownership among team members.</li>
<li>Successful CEOs act as orchestrators and integrators, focusing on the human element of business and understanding the psychology of their team members to drive performance.</li>
<li>Mindset is crucial for effective leadership; instead of pushing people to change their actions, leaders should focus on shifting people's frames of reference to enable them to see new possibilities.</li>
<li>Transparency and authenticity are essential for building trust and getting people to buy into the leader's vision, even in the face of ambiguity and uncertainty.</li>
<li>CEOs must be willing to make faster decisions, especially when it comes to changing people in the leadership team, rather than waiting for perfect information.</li>
<li>Financial performance is the primary driver for replacing CEOs, but those with strong people skills may be given more time to turn things around.</li>
<li>The future of leadership requires a different approach, focusing on empowering people, dealing with the human element of business, and creating an environment where people can thrive.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
"Business is made by humans. So, if you really want to be a great leader, you need to understand how psychology works. You need to understand how dealing with humans, which again, it sounds like banal, right, but it's just the basics."
"When you work in a unit, it's in that way when people are so much, you know, committed with each other and had their own back. Gosh, it's an amazing place to work for exactly."
"Trust your gut feeling sometimes because you are experienced, you know, if you have been a leader for many, many years, as most of CEOs had as an experience."
"Human CEOs or people-centred CEOs, they're running the risk of over, again, talking about bias or dealing with their own optimism bias that people can, can achieve at some point."
"I know it's unbiased, but to me, I have a really compassionate about their life and what they're, what they're doing. Again, writing my book, it's early days, but will be available end of the 2024."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!
The World Class Leaders Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59dect0RJ5cuxIXsX7hCRw
Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/andreapetrone">LinkedIn</a> or via <a href="http://Andrea@andreapetrone.com/">email</a>
For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/">website</a>  
 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/blog">blog</a>
Need more? Book a 30 min call here: Need more? Book a 30 min call here: <a href="https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30">https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30</a>.
ABOUT THE HOST
My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

140: The Future of Leadership: Empowering People and Embracing the Human Element

Europe. Giorgia shares her fascinating insights on leadership in times of uncertainty, the importance of adaptability, and fostering a culture of trust and inclusivity. With her extensive experience leading global teams, Giorgia offers valuable advice for current and aspiring leaders looking to navigate the challenges of the modern business landscape.

KEY TAKEAWAYS
Effective leadership in times of uncertainty requires anticipating change, reading market signals, and being mentally prepared for surprises while maintaining a clear vision and purpose.
Fostering a culture of trust, empathy, and authenticity is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent in today's competitive market.
Consistently achieving small goals and celebrating successes helps build resilience and momentum towards a long-term vision.
Embracing diversity of thought and actively listening to different perspectives leads to better decision-making and understanding in multicultural teams.
Encouraging people to step out of their comfort zone and supporting them through challenges can lead to extraordinary growth and performance.
Senior leaders must challenge their unconscious biases and promote this practice throughout their organisation to create a fair and respectful work environment.
The energy transition and digital transformation are reshaping the job market, requiring leaders to embrace new skills and adapt their business models accordingly.
Empowering and trusting teams, even when facing uncertainty, can lead to outstanding results and a willingness to go the extra mile.

BEST MOMENTS

"Being a senior leader in a global or in a big organisation requires the ability to anticipate, the ability to read the signals of the market from multiple angles and multiple dimensions."

"If you force yourself, and then after a while, it becomes like an addiction, I'm really curious. And so I ask myself a lot of questions, and then I read, but also I ask opinion to people, and I really listen."

"People, any people, including already CEOs, they need to think about themselves and their organisation as in transition, and now more than ever."

"When I'm able to trigger in people an extra, the willingness to go the extra mile, the willingness to really apply themselves to a level that they don't even know themselves they are capable of, and when I'm able to do that, I'm super proud."

"All of us have unconscious bias. [...] Senior leaders again have an important role to equip leaders, middle management, to make sure that they protect themselves from unconscious bias because it can really [hurt] people."

ABOUT THE GUEST

Giorgia Arnaboldi is Vice President of Shell Energy Europe, the division within Shell Group that is focused on developing and growing fully integrated lower carbon energy offerings to help customers and Shell to decarbonise and meet their net-zero emissions targets. Before, she has been CEO of Shell Energy Deutschland, based in Hamburg, where she successfully led the end to end in country activities and spearheaded the development of a renewed Northwest Europe strategy and transformation program. Being in Shell since 2001, she has covered several commercial, marketing & strategy, business development roles in Shell Lubricants, Commercial Fuels and Shell Energy Trading. Giorgia holds a master’s degree in Management Engineering from Polytechnic of Milan and the OUBEP Programme certificate from Oxford University. She has a family with 2 children and has lived with them in Madrid, Hamburg and London while performing business for Shell.

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!

The World Class Leaders Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59dect0RJ5cuxIXsX7hCRw

Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via LinkedIn or via email

For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the website

 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our blog

Need more? Book a 30 min call here: Need more? Book a 30 min call here: https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30.

ABOUT THE HOST

My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

Europe. Giorgia shares her fascinating insights on leadership in times of uncertainty, the importance of adaptability, and fostering a culture of trust and inclusivity. With her extensive experience leading global teams, Giorgia offers valuable advice for current and aspiring leaders looking to navigate the challenges of the modern business landscape.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
<ul>
<li>Effective leadership in times of uncertainty requires anticipating change, reading market signals, and being mentally prepared for surprises while maintaining a clear vision and purpose.</li>
<li>Fostering a culture of trust, empathy, and authenticity is crucial for attracting and retaining top talent in today's competitive market.</li>
<li>Consistently achieving small goals and celebrating successes helps build resilience and momentum towards a long-term vision.</li>
<li>Embracing diversity of thought and actively listening to different perspectives leads to better decision-making and understanding in multicultural teams.</li>
<li>Encouraging people to step out of their comfort zone and supporting them through challenges can lead to extraordinary growth and performance.</li>
<li>Senior leaders must challenge their unconscious biases and promote this practice throughout their organisation to create a fair and respectful work environment.</li>
<li>The energy transition and digital transformation are reshaping the job market, requiring leaders to embrace new skills and adapt their business models accordingly.</li>
<li>Empowering and trusting teams, even when facing uncertainty, can lead to outstanding results and a willingness to go the extra mile.</li>
</ul>
BEST MOMENTS
"Being a senior leader in a global or in a big organisation requires the ability to anticipate, the ability to read the signals of the market from multiple angles and multiple dimensions."
"If you force yourself, and then after a while, it becomes like an addiction, I'm really curious. And so I ask myself a lot of questions, and then I read, but also I ask opinion to people, and I really listen."
"People, any people, including already CEOs, they need to think about themselves and their organisation as in transition, and now more than ever."
"When I'm able to trigger in people an extra, the willingness to go the extra mile, the willingness to really apply themselves to a level that they don't even know themselves they are capable of, and when I'm able to do that, I'm super proud."
"All of us have unconscious bias. [...] Senior leaders again have an important role to equip leaders, middle management, to make sure that they protect themselves from unconscious bias because it can really [hurt] people."
ABOUT THE GUEST
Giorgia Arnaboldi is Vice President of Shell Energy Europe, the division within Shell Group that is focused on developing and growing fully integrated lower carbon energy offerings to help customers and Shell to decarbonise and meet their net-zero emissions targets. Before, she has been CEO of Shell Energy Deutschland, based in Hamburg, where she successfully led the end to end in country activities and spearheaded the development of a renewed Northwest Europe strategy and transformation program. Being in Shell since 2001, she has covered several commercial, marketing &amp; strategy, business development roles in Shell Lubricants, Commercial Fuels and Shell Energy Trading. Giorgia holds a master’s degree in Management Engineering from Polytechnic of Milan and the OUBEP Programme certificate from Oxford University. She has a family with 2 children and has lived with them in Madrid, Hamburg and London while performing business for Shell.
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Like the show? Please leave or write a review on your favourite podcast platform!
The World Class Leaders Show YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC59dect0RJ5cuxIXsX7hCRw
Let Andrea know your thoughts or share your comments via <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/andreapetrone">LinkedIn</a> or via <a href="http://Andrea@andreapetrone.com/">email</a>
For more information on Andrea’s work and access to other valuable resources, please visit the <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/">website</a>  
 If you don’t want to miss any episode and receive the full article in your inbox, subscribe today to our <a href="https://www.andreapetrone.com/blog">blog</a>
Need more? Book a 30 min call here: Need more? Book a 30 min call here: <a href="https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30">https://calendly.com/andreapetrone/strategy-call-30</a>.
ABOUT THE HOST
My name is Andrea Petrone. I'm a Human Performance and Leadership Advisor, Executive Coach and International Speaker. I help leaders and their teams to change their mindsets and master their leadership capabilities so they can achieve extraordinary performance. I've been in the corporate world for more than 20 years working globally - in 6 countries and 3 continents - for medium-large companies.

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