Are You a Boss or a Leader? Your Pick! with Alyssa Lang

The Workflow Queen, Alyssa Lang, joins co-hosts Hannah Robinson and Melissa Honan to discuss whether you should be a leader or a boss, and how to build a great relationship with your employees.

• Hannah asks Alyssa what are some things she does to have boundaries with her employees while also maintaining the fact that Alyssa is the boss.
• For Alyssa, the biggest tactic is not being scared to be exactly, and authentically, who she needs to be as a boss.
• Alyssa believes in not wanting to be someone’s boss, but rather their leader, and being a leader that joins everyone’s unique abilities together.
• Alyssa shares a big challenge she faces from time to time: “Am I a leader or a boss right now?” She discusses the fact that there are days where it isn’t easy for her to be the leader she would like to be, and not a demanding boss.
• Melissa has had a team member that always came up with big, visionary ideas. Whenever that happened, she used to be quite reactionary; whereas now she uses a different approach to address the situation in a better way.
• Melissa explains how she brings her sales mindset to relationship-building and how other leaders can do the same.
• Alyssa goes over how her overall relationship with her employees has evolved over time and touches upon something she’s focusing on at the moment.
• Hannah sees being able to learn as you go, adapt, and evolve as a great quality of a good leader.
• Alyssa, Hannah and Melissa share their thoughts on the concept of company culture.
• Alyssa breaks down the five core parts of her company culture and discusses how she goes about assessing the health and well-being of her employees.

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