Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and goalagiving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellovaledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode three oh seven. Today's topic is called the
Speaker 2: email test. Want to know what your workplace culture really
Speaker 2: looks like? Skip the posters, the mission statements in the
Speaker 2: HR manuals. Instead open your inbox. That's right, read your
Speaker 2: team's emails. Because emails are culture in print. And here's
Speaker 2: what I mean. Emails are a window into how people
Speaker 2: communicate when they're not face to face, and how people
Speaker 2: communicate when no one is watching. Says a lot a
Speaker 2: lot about the real culture you've built or haven't built.
Speaker 2: Take a moment and pull up five emails from different
Speaker 2: team members. Look at the tone. Are they cold? Are
Speaker 2: they strictly transactional, just facts, no human touch. Are they
Speaker 2: laced with passive aggressive phrases like per my last email
Speaker 2: or as previously stated? Or are they direct but respectful,
Speaker 2: clear and kind, confident without being arrogant? Now think about this.
Speaker 2: Are those emails a reflection of the culture you want?
Speaker 2: If your team's emails feel robotic or combative. That's not
Speaker 2: a communication issue, it's a culture issue. And here's where
Speaker 2: your leadership comes in. You don't need to micromanage every
Speaker 2: word your team sends, but you do need to coach
Speaker 2: the tone, expectations, and style of communication that aligns with
Speaker 2: your values. Emails should sound like people who care. They
Speaker 2: should reflect professionalism without sounding cold. They should get to
Speaker 2: the point, but not at the expense of humanity. A
Speaker 2: kind thank you, a sincere I appreciate your help, or
Speaker 2: even a line like let me know if you have
Speaker 2: questions can go a long way. So here's your action
Speaker 2: step for this week. Do the email test. Choose a
Speaker 2: sample of team emails, look at the tone, the clarity
Speaker 2: in the intent, then coach accordingly. Praise the good ones,
Speaker 2: and have constructive conversations about the ones that miss the mark. Remember,
Speaker 2: culture doesn't live on the wall, It lives in every
Speaker 2: line that we type. This has been the seven minute
Speaker 2: Leadership podcast, and I thank you for listening.
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