A while back, we asked followers of Barry-Wehmiller on social media to send in questions for CEO Bob Chapman to answer on our podcast.
We were overwhelmed by the response! We appreciate the time and thoughtfulness of everyone who submitted their questions. There were so many, the answers will be spread across multiple episodes of the podcast. Bob enjoyed the dialogue with you all so much, we will probably do this again in the future.
In this time of Thanksgiving in the U.S. we are very thankful for all of the Barry-Wehmiller teammates around the world who are a daily inspiration and we’re thankful for you, loyal readers and followers, who help spread our message of Truly Human Leadership.
Questions asked this episode:
I work for the fire brigade in Australia and therefore the government l don’t know where to start as the Organisation is large and everyone seems to just want to get through to retirement and those in power don’t dare make a decision for fear of the government
-Ron
Mr. Chapman, What is the first step towards an employee-centric culture?
-Craig
Hi Bob, my question to you is what was the hardest thing you had to do as a leader?
-Noe
Bob – I’ve always admired Barry Wehmiller’s values-centered approach. When did you most recently time leverage one of your organization’s core values and what impact did that help you create?
-Tasha
My question for Bob is, “what is one humanistic skill that you are stretching right now and why? e.g. listening, courage, presencing etc
-Garry
What fundamentally drove you to want to work in a ‘corporate’ business environment initially and how does that differ, perhaps to how you feel now?
What do you see as some of the most common communications misunderstandings you have experienced or noticed 30 years ago (for example) as compared to now?
In the age of social media and online communications, what do you see are some of the ways we can retain ‘professionalism’ in communication without being viewed as ‘old fashioned’.
What is your definition of ‘professionalism’ and has its tenets changed for you over the years?
-Karen
What are, in your view, the four most essential abilities-competencies to cultivate for a CEO to carry out successfully effective leadership?
-Lino
What are the top one or two qualities you look for when hiring a leader? (And, if you’re willing, how do you go about identifying that a given candidate has those qualities)?
-Lisa