EPISODE #17: BETH CHASE, ENTREPRENEUR - DEVELOPING A GREAT WORK CULTURE AND LEVERAGING THE COLLECTIVE

In today's episode, Christie interviewed Beth Chase. Beth R. Chase is a serial entrepreneur, corporate board director, and community leader. She was the founder and CEO of c3/consulting, growing the firm to the largest in Middle Tennessee prior to merging with Ankura Consulting Group. Beth has collaborated with c-suite leaders in an array of industries that include private equity, healthcare, finance, banking, insurance, distribution, logistics, publishing, business services, and technology. She co-founded a successful technology consulting firm prior to starting c3. Her career began with IBM, where she held a variety of sales, financial, and consulting positions.

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Highlights: "Developing a Great Work Culture and Leveraging the Collective"

• Working in the community is a “triple play”-you make an impact, grow your leadership skills, you’re making new connections, and growing your network.
• There isn’t one work culture that works for everyone, leaders need to find what is most natural for their organization.
• “Leverage the collective” in a work culture looks like helping and supporting one another, leaning on each other, and challenging/building on ideas.
• Leading based on your values, when done right, is not a “check-the-box” task. Instead, when it is incorporated into every aspect of the business, it becomes the company’s work culture.
• “Start with the heart,” means to look at the individual first. It does not mean you “end with the heart” (and make poor business decisions), instead, it allows you to have meaningful connections with your team.
• Employees cared more about their organizations in 2020. Employees stepped up and had an opportunity to take a new seat at the table.
• Leaders poured more into their people and reflected on how people and teams function.
• Culture is just a collection of behaviors and does not come about on its own. Great leadership is how culture is manifested.
• Great leaders must have the ability to inspire, delegate and mentor others.
• How to delegate: start by figuring out what you really love and are good at in the organization. Then determine where the holes are and delegate those items.
• Leaders must always be learning.
• Opportunities come from relationships. Networking and building relationships go hand in hand.