{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lead the People","title":"#106: From Complaints to Solutions: How to Develop Accountability with Traci Austin","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1691,"description":"Traci Austin, is a certified coach and HR professional with over two decades of experience bridging the gap between the C-suite and HR leaders in aligning the business strategy to the business results. She is focused on partnering with leaders at all levels to create fulfilling work. This is done by focusing on 4 levers of engagement: Fit to role, Leadership, Team and Cultural alignment to the strategies and core values to meet the business outcomes.\nTraci uses her coaching, consulting and training expertise to serve organizations through the Leadership Development Program, Team Retention Program and group coaching for HR professionals. She is a highly sought after expert on these topics. She hosts a weekly podcast titled, The People Strategy Podcast with Traci Austin and has been distributed to thousands of HR professionals and business leaders across the globe.\nShe is the Chief Strategy Consultant and owner of Elevated Talent Consulting, a certified women owned business, that partners with leaders in the mid-level manager roles and HR professionals to bridge the gap with both their team and the executive team in exceeding performance expectations while being fulfilled in their work.\nTop 3 Takeaways\n\nClear is kind. Clear communication of outcomes and priorities is essential for accountability. Leaders should verify alignment with team members on priorities and document meeting outcomes with specific action items and deadlines.\nReframe the pain. Complaints are actually unnamed requests. Effective leaders respond with curiosity rather than solutions, which helps team members identify and articulate what they really need.\nLead don’t solve. Developing others requires leaders to resist solving problems themselves. Instead, we should use questions to guide our team members through problem-solving so they can build these skills for themselves.\n\nFrom Our Sponsor\nThe Predictive Index (PI) is an award-winning talent optimization platform that aligns business strategy with...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o852s7Ljq2fxvNhM2wAX6FEYs5tcnEvuQ7Pb0h1_KDE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODhm/YzA1ZTg2MDllZThi/OTE2ZWQ4YmEyNWI0/MWRlMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}