Welcome to Aligned > Engaged > Fulfilled, the podcast for leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who believe people and purpose drive profits, not the other way around.
The old playbook is broken. We're told to follow the rules and chase engagement, but we're left feeling burnt out and misaligned. It's time to challenge the status quo of workplace culture, career development, and business growth.
Join host Clarence Maur as he goes beyond the buzzwords to decode the "brain behind the brilliance" of fearless founders, contrarian thinkers, and leadership experts.
This is your guide to building a fulfilling and human-centric future. Each episode provides a new playbook for:
If you're ready to build a transformative career or a business that leaves an impactful legacy, you're in the right place.
Welcome to Aligned > Engaged > Fulfilled, the podcast for leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers who believe people and purpose drive profits, not the other way around.
The old playbook is broken. We're told to follow the rules and chase engagement, but we're left feeling burnt out and misaligned. It's time to challenge the status quo of workplace culture, career development, and business growth.
Join host Clarence Maur as he goes beyond the buzzwords to decode the "brain behind the brilliance" of fearless founders, contrarian thinkers, and leadership experts.
This is your guide to building a fulfilling and human-centric future. Each episode provides a new playbook for:
If you're ready to build a transformative career or a business that leaves an impactful legacy, you're in the right place.

Summary
In our penultimate episode, Clarence Bongalos and Christy Pretzinger explore the intersection of people, culture, kindness, alignment, and leadership, summarizing the key themes that have emerged as we explored the foundations of a new world of work in this first season of the show.
Christy emphasizes the importance of aligning people with purpose and measuring culture with the same rigor as financials. They discuss the Better Quotient, a framework for self-awareness and improvement, and the role of vulnerability in building trust within teams.
The conversation highlights the evolving workplace dynamics, especially in the post-pandemic era, and the necessity for leaders to foster environments where employees can thrive and bring their whole selves to work.
Takeaways
Chapters
00:00 Thanksgiving Reflections and Community Support
01:22 The Importance of Culture in Business
06:15 Kindness as a Strategic Business Driver
12:45 Generational Shifts in Leadership and Kindness
18:21 The Better Quotient: A New Leadership Framework
25:05 Aligning People and Environment for Thriving Cultures
31:06 Navigating Change in a Post-Pandemic World
36:17 The Authentic Self in Work and Life
39:32 Building Trust in Leadership
42:33 The Impact of Culture on Employee Engagement
48:06 Assessing Cultural Assets and Liabilities
53:14 The Relationship Between Human Thriving and Profit
Keywords
#community #support #purpose #culture #kindness #leadership #selfawareness #BetterQuotient #employeeengagement #trust #vulnerability
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