Culture shift: Communicating with different employees

Too Good To Go's Lykke relies on hard work, vision | 5 strategies to become more proactive in your career | Cultivate decency as a leader to create top-notch teams Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 23, 2023 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( [] A Leader's Edge [] [Too Good To Go's Lykke relies on hard work, vision]( Too Good To Go CEO Mette Lykke, a former McKinsey consultant and founder of fitness app Endomondo, said having a passion for building a business from the ground up, not having a career plan and learning leadership skills on the go has helped her grow the sustainable food app to span 17 countries with 80 million customers. "I don't care a ton about titles, our team size or stuff like that. I really care about having an impact and I'm happy to put in hard work whenever that's required -- but I want to know that it actually makes a difference," Lykke says. 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If you don't have an inherently proactive personality, you can develop the skills by increasing your awareness, making long-term plans, following through with action, persevering in spite of obstacles and looking for leaders who empower you, Bower writes. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (8/20) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Cultivate decency as a leader to create top-notch teams]( [Cultivate decency as a leader to create top-notch teams]( (FG Trade/Getty Images) Leaders must be able to effectively solve problems and be emotionally mature, writes leadership coach Grace Ueng, but they also must have a high DQ, or decency quotient, which creates "a genuine desire to care for those around them." Leadership coach Scott Eblin lays out a blueprint for developing DQ that involves listening to your team, providing them resources and growth opportunities, as well as coaching them and having their backs. Full Story: [Eblin Group]( (8/22), [WRAL TechWire (Raleigh, N.C.)]( (8/22) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Culture shift: Communicating with different employees]( Inter-company communications at a large organization can be tricky when your employees hail from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures, and even something as seemingly straightforward as asking for questions at the end of a meeting can hit cultural snafus, Inez Odom, vice president of professional development at Team Lewis, says. When your company has different audiences, a "one-size-fits-all approach isn't always the best way to go," says Amber Micala Arnold, a vice president at MikeWorldWide. 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If employers are able to invest more in their professional development and increase psychological safety for them, then the benefits to their innovation, their productivity and their profitability are limitless," Masri says. Full Story: [The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (tiered subscription model)]( (8/18) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Editor's Note [] Hear from experts about AI's impact on the food industry [Hear from experts about AI's impact on the food industry]( AI offers myriad opportunities in the food industry, from analyzing customer data to managing inventory, but coming up with an AI strategy can generate more questions than answers. SmartBrief will bring together AI experts from a range of industries at its inaugural [AI Impact Summit]( on Sept. 27-28 to offer attendees the knowledge, context and inspiration they need to navigate the complexities of AI. [Read more about AI's impact on the food industry]( and [register for AI Impact today](. 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