How To Build a Results-Only Work Environment with Julie Cole

by kristenharcourt

How do you lead with empathy and build a team of people that align with your core values? When you support and add value to your team without micromanaging them, you enhance their efficiency and productivity, and they become your best brand ambassadors.

In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Julie Cole about her entrepreneurship journey and the effectiveness of the results-only work environment (ROWE) culture. Julie is a recovered lawyer, a mom of six, and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels. She is also a published author, keynote speaker, engaged community member, and winner of countless entrepreneur awards. In Julie’s latest book, Like a Mother, she shares her inspirational stories and lessons learned through parenting her lively crew of kids and building a multi-million-dollar business with her co-founders.

Listen in to learn how leading with empathy while still holding boundaries can help you hire right and retain employees. You will also learn how to integrate your work and life by knowing your needs, asking for help confidently, and owning your boundaries.

Key Takeaways:

  • How to build a results-only work environment that gives people the freedom to be effective managers.
  • The power of having an empathetic leader who holds boundaries in retaining employees.
  • How to understand and establish your boundaries and respect your time as a leader for work-life integration.
  • The importance of knowing your needs, getting clear about your boundaries, being confident when asking for help, and being less of a people-pleaser.
  • How to make giving back part of your core values, plus how powerful it can be for your brand.

What You Will Learn in This Episode:

  • [01:51] Julie on how she became a recovered lawyer and the inspiration behind starting Mabel’s Labels.
  • [05:36] She explains the work and responsibility it took to start and grow a successful business.
  • [10:26] How she and her co-founders established a culture of trust and value for their business and employees.
  • [13:42] How to approach hiring the best fit for your organization and have the right leadership to retain employees.
  • [19:49] The negative impact of the patriarchal system in the work place, which doesn’t judge people for their productivity.
  • [23:58] Julie on how she integrates work and life by understanding her boundaries and respecting her time.
  • [26:50] How she mastered the art of knowing her needs, asking for help, and owning her boundaries.
  • [32:14] The responsibility we all have to give back, plus different ways we can all give back to the community.

Standout Quotes:

  • “You have to get uncomfortable being comfortable because as soon as you think you know what you’re doing, you experience growth.”– Julie [08:36]
  • “Everything about business is personal, particularly your team, and if you create support and build an incredible team of people who align with your core values and lead with empathy, then they will stick with you and be your best brand ambassadors.”– Julie [35:50]

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