Episode 61: Reinforcing Purpose & Values for Tomorrow’s Teamwork with Dave Clare 

Guest Bio

WHY DO I DO WHAT I DO?
I want to advance society by enabling purpose-driven organizations.

A purpose-driven organization understands that business is a series of evolutions.
A purpose-driven organization understands the difference between growing vs. evolving and scaling.
A purpose-driven organization is one that evolves to stay relevant in the hearts and minds of the people they choose to serve.

Leadership around the globe is in crisis mode. Leadership is broken.
Employee disengagement rates are up all around the world.
The only certainty today is uncertainty.
There’s a shift in leadership from IQ to EQ.
There’s a lack of trust in corporations and big shot CEO’s
Organizational structures are under attack.
Old hierarchies are being challenged with the changing nature of work.
There’s a need to make jobs more dynamic.
The Liquid Workforce is areal and growing

With employee disengagement at such high rates around the globe; an increase in workplace stress, harassment, and bullying; and increases in anxiety and depression, something needs to change. We’re spending billions to make leadership better, but nothing seems to be improving.

In order to create a positive shift in these statistics, I have a goal to create and inspire 90 million purpose-driven leaders around the world.

It’s time to lead different.

WHAT DO I DO?
I productively transform the lives of leaders, their businesses and the lives of the people they serve.

HOW DO I DO THAT?
I work with leaders to engage, empower and inspire them first, so they can do the same for their teams. Then. together, we crystallize and clarify the 4 key frameworks of culture, strategy, tactics and performance.

The 4 critical success factors we lead from are:

1. Creating a culture and strategy alignment
2. Focusing on what matters most
3. Creating a culture and brand relationship
4. Busting the myth that execution is hard.

After working with leaders across the globe, I have found some common challenges every business faces:

1. Lack of clear expectations and goals
2. Lack of alignment of culture and strategy
3. Lack of accountability
4. Lack of leadership strength

This is me. I have written it on purpose.

If any of this resonates with you, please contact me at dave@daveclare.com or send me a message here on LinkedIn to discuss how to build an invincible culture in your business that unleashes innovation from with; drives performance, productivity, and profitability on purpose and; develops leadership strength.

Dave Clare, CEO & Founder of Circle Leadership

Recap & Takeaways

Key Takeaways

• Intro: Dave jokes about being Australian and Canadian
• All about Dave Clare, CEO of Circle Leadership Global, and his career path
• Moving from leadership programs and teams to journeys
• A customer-focused rogue comes from structure and simplicity, “add value by removing the things that don’t”
• The role of clarity on a team is a core value for Dave
• A study of 25 businesses and four common problems
• Build a systematic approach that follows human behavior, “Magic happens when you find the right questions to ask”
• Three fundamentals of Dave’s book ‘Simplified”
• Someone to believe in, what this translates to professionally and organizationally (ecosystems, not ego-systems)
• People don’t leave organizations just for money
• 90 Million Proprietary Limited, the meaning behind the name, and finding a world with workforce engagement and purpose
• Purpose of the organization through values, answering to something, not someone
• The role of technology in behavior, new organizational models, and forecasting
• What is the difference between Iron Man and Terminator
• “You’re not going to lose your job to AI. You’re going to lose your job to people who use AI”
• Stuck in old systems, independent but interlinked, freestyling within the framework and coaching moments
• A letter to your future self: imagine a business that doesn’t exist yet but will in three years, evolving your business
• Disrupting, staying relevant in the hearts and minds of those we choose to serve
• Systems thinking is a skill, building a business evolution roadmap
• Purpose is the seed of culture
• Decision-making filters, incisions to cut in and cut out, systems of accountability
• The word “empowerment” and helping you realize you’ve always had power
• Creating a place where people are excited to jump out of bed and work
• How to find Dave