How Ashley Smalley Thinks About Building Relational Leadership in Business
On today's episode of "How Leaders Think" Kenny Lange sits down with Ashley Smalley to delve into the importance of relational leadership and building a kingdom culture in business. In this insightful conversation, they discuss the disparity between claimed accessibility and genuine connection, the crucial role of embodying core values, and practical steps for leading relationally, such as scheduling one-on-one meetings. Ashley shares her thoughts on loving people well in a business context and highlights the value of getting to know employees beyond their professional roles. Whether you're leading a team or managing a business, this interview offers actionable insights into investing time in relationships, showing vulnerability, and creating an environment where employees feel genuinely cared for.
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Ashley Smalley's Resources:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashley-smalley-1362bb175/
Website: https://smalleyconsulting.lpages.co/faithatwork/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkE_H6IclEZSbdRXyukZ_A
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleysmalleyconsulting/
Other Resources:
Reclaim AI Scheduling: https://reclaim.ai/r/s/agAKR
#RelationalLeadership #GenuineCare #LeadershipValues
- (00:00) - Intro
- (05:26) - Leaders must be approachable and accessible.
- (07:05) - British-accent speaker emphasizes importance of parental guidance.
- (11:47) - Exploring motives and impact of faith-driven leadership.
- (14:18) - Understanding stories helps love challenging individuals more.
- (19:00) - Father was a natural, respected leader.
- (19:47) - Encouraging tough love with personal connections.
- (25:11) - Driven individual shares challenges and successes.
- (27:19) - Extroverted, task-driven coach focuses on people.
- (31:20) - Starting with empathy is valuable and impactful.
- (35:01) - Ending
Creators and Guests
Host
Kenny Lange
Jesus follower, husband, bio-dad to 3, adopted-dad to 2, foster-dad to 18+. @SystemandSoul Certified Coach. Dir. Ops @NCCTylerTX. Go @ChelseaFC
Guest
Ashley Smalley
Ashley Smalley is the Founder of Smalley Consulting, a Human Resources consulting firm focused on building unity one team at a time. Her goal is to help people enjoy their work more, because they enjoy the people with whom they work more. Ashley is a certified human resources professional, women's minister, keynote speaker, lover of people, and novice drummer.
