Episode 86: How to be the Leader People Want to Follow with Halelly Azulay

About Halelly Azulay

Halelly Azulay is a consultant, facilitator, leadership development strategist, author, and speaker at international conferences and corporate meetings. In 2006, Halelly founded TalentGrow LLC, a consulting company focused on developing leaders and teams, especially for enterprises experiencing explosive growth or expansion that want a more proactive, strategic approach to leadership development. An expert in leadership, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and authentic networking with more than 20 years of experience, Halelly develops leaders that people *want* to follow. She is the author of two books, Employee Development on a Shoestring and Strength to Strength: How Working from Your Strengths Can Help You Lead a More Fulfilling Life. She offers actionable leadership insights and advice on her blog and her leadership podcast, the TalentGrow Show.

In this episode Virginia and Halelly discuss: - How to be the kind of leader people want to follow! - The difference between management and leadership. - The importance of curiosity and conversation in leadership. - The difference between commitment and compliance. - The Trader Principle. - The power of connecting people within the organization. - How to cultivate a passion mindset. - And more! Key Takeaways: - Every person needs to be a leader.

- Leadership is not born, it’s made. - Great leaders connect their people to the vision. - To motivate them, a leader must know their team members’ why. - Engagement happens when your team is good at and likes what they do. - Value goes way beyond the paycheck. - Assign work by strengths rather than job description.

How to reach Halelly: Go to www.TalentGrow.com and download your free gift, “10 Ways to be an Engaging Communicator.”

Email Halelly: [email protected]

Connection Challenge! Let’s connect Halelly! Halelly would like to meet Oprah Winfrey.