Show Notes
How do you win the race to develop talent when 70% of employees haven't mastered the skills they need for their current jobs and 80% lack the skills they'll need for their future roles? What if you could apply NASCAR racing strategies to create a continuous learning culture that accelerates talent development? Why do 96% of executives believe their organization exhibits a growth mindset while only 45% of employees agree? Discover the proven framework to win the race to develop talent on this special LinkedIn Live episode of the Work Positive Podcast. Dr. Joey Faucette unveils his groundbreaking L.E.A.R.N. framework, drawing from NASCAR racing metaphors and insights from seven remarkable Work Positive Podcast guests. Special thanks to Eric Coomes of The Knorr Group Alcova Mortgage, former Head Driving Instructor for Petty Enterprises for 13 years, who consulted on this book and NASCAR applications. Listen as Dr. Joey explores: ☀️ The communication triangle of driver, crew chief, and spotter and how it applies to employees, leaders, and customers ☀️ Why culture is the power grid that carries energy across your organization and how small breaks stop everything ☀️ How psychological safety creates the exhale that lets people accelerate authenticity and go faster in the right direction ☀️ Why top talent wants feed-forward information, not just feedback at the end of a quarter or year ☀️ How center leaders sit between strategy and results and know if strategy won't work before executives know Dr. Joey transforms how leaders think about talent development by proving that when you apply the L.E.A.R.N. framework, you create a culture where growing people grows profits. 🔑 Key Insight: "The power grid in a company is the culture. It's what carries that energy across, and you don't need a very big breakage for the thing to stop. When you share authenticity and talk truthfully about what's going on, there's a psychological safety that you can almost see people exhale. Top talent wants feed-forward information. They don't want just feedback at the end of a week or month or quarter. They want feedback live time, in the moment, in action, in a forward way." 💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Choose ONE element of the L.E.A.R.N. framework to implement this week:
L: Ask three team members "What's one skill you'd love to develop this year to serve better?" Then really listen E: Before your next team meeting, ask each person "On a scale of 1 to 10, where's your energy today?" Then ask "What would move you up one point?" A: In your next one-on-one, share one mistake you made recently and what you learned, then ask them to do the same R: Ask team members the three coaching questions: "What were your hopes and dreams when you took this job? Do you still have these hopes and dreams? What can I do to help you achieve them?" N: Before checking email tomorrow, ask yourself "What will I do today to help someone on my team learn and grow?"
The L.E.A.R.N. Framework:
Learn Fast: Speed Up Talent Development Energy Flows: Culture Powers Talent Development Accelerate Authenticity: Go Faster in the Right Direction Reverse Fear to Feed-Forward: Make New Mistakes Faster Need for Lead: Center Leaders Grow on the Edge
Featured Work Positive Podcast Guests:
Steve Cadigan (LinkedIn's first CHRO, hire for learning velocity) Chip Higgins (The Bizzics Way, culture as power grid) Sara Schaefer (psychological safety and authenticity) Angela Cusack (feed-forward vs. feedback) Rich Salon (The One Minute Jerk at Work, ask don't tell) Roberta Matuson (hopes and dreams coaching questions) Tony O'Driscoll (Everyday Superhero, center leaders)
Special Recognition: Eric Coomes of The Knorr Group Alcova Mortgage, former Head Driving Instructor for Petty Enterprises, stunt double and consultant in Talladega Nights and Herbie's Love Bug. Connect with Eric at https://alcova.com/group/knorr-group Connect with Dr. Joey Faucette:
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