Creating a Humanity-Centered Corporate Culture with Mohammad Anwar Part II
In this episode, Roxanne Derhodge converses with Mohammed Anwar about his unique business and leadership philosophy. They discuss the importance of fostering a culture of love in business, building trust, and the role of personal relationships at work. The conversation also covers the impact of COVID on workplace culture, the "Great Resignation", and the concept of Return on Relationship (ROR).
Key Points
- Love as a business strategy involves creating a culture of unconditional love and servitude, where leaders prioritize the needs of their team and demonstrate appreciation for both employees and their families.
- Building trust within an organization requires leaders to seek forgiveness for past behaviors, demonstrating genuine commitment to change and allowing for the development of psychological safety and openness among team members.
- As the workplace evolves post-COVID, leaders must adapt to the new norms of valuing, respecting, and empowering employees, or risk being left behind due to the Great Resignation and changing employee expectations.
Quote: “We need to have the courage to apologize, otherwise trust or any of those other types of attributes that are critical for organizations will never be built, no matter what you do.” Mohammad Anwar
In the corporate world, the bottom line is usually the first thing leaders consider at the forefront of everything they do. Worrying about keeping “the powers that be” as well as shareholders happy and looking at dollars before people. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome back Mohammad Anwar for Part II of this podcast to talk about how he transformed his company culture from poisonous to peaceful and profitable in just one quarter!
If you missed Part I of this podcast, I invite you to listen here: https://roxannederhodge.com/corporate... It’s not necessary but is recommended. You will learn great strategies either way.
Mohammad is the President and CEO of Softway. He started the business with his family at the age of 20 while pursuing his B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics at the University of Houston. The youngest of five children, he was born and raised in Saudi Arabia to Indian parents from Bangalore. He attended high school in Atchison, Kansas, before moving to Houston for college.
Authentic Touch Points:
Seeking forgiveness and regaining trust. 1:00
Cleaning house to create a new business model. 9:30
Creating a cultural transformation is essential during COVID. 15:00
Leaders must step up and listen. 20:00
Mohammad is celebrated for creating and sustaining a humanity-centred culture at Softway based on the philosophy that love is a business strategy. However, there was a time when the company culture at Softway was so toxic that it almost caused the enterprise to fold. He took full responsibility for the problems at Softway and knew that, as the leader, he needed to change for the company to survive. After deep introspection, he eventually turned the company around. From this experience, Softway created Seneca, a product that helps other companies change their workplace culture.
With many of us working from home and feeling the pressure of the pandemic, I encourage you to reach out with thoughts or questions about your own self-awareness and creating a healthier mindset through connection.
I have created a new live coaching program to help you Create Healthier and More Authentic Relationships in your life and get more connected to your authentic self.
Stay Authentic,
Roxanne
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