S03E02 Organizational Democracy, Freedom-Centered Leadership, and the Power of Self-Worth, with Traci Fenton

Rethink Culture

"High self-worth leaders want to create environments where everyone can flourish. Low self-worth leaders create environments that control people. So, if they're willing to work on their self-worth… we can build a democratic company in a Democratic Leadership style… seeing how employees feel differently when they work in a WorldBlu certified freedom-centered company, because suddenly they're seen. They're treated with dignity. They're treated with respect. They're treated as a person who has worth."

S03E02 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on Traci Fenton, a celebrated keynote speaker, coach, and author of Freedom at Work. Traci is the founder and CEO of WorldBlu, a well-known leadership, culture, training, and certification company dedicated to transforming leadership and workplace culture through freedom-centered principles. Recognized by Inc. magazine as a Top 50 Leadership Thinker and a recipient of the prestigious Thinkers50 Radar award, Traci founded WorldBlu during her senior year in college, with the vision of empowering 1 billion people to work in freedom-centered organizations. WorldBlu has already impacted 1.25 million people by training and certifying companies to foster cultures of democracy and freedom in the workplace.

In this episode, Traci dives deep into her experiences with organizational democracy and her personal journey of discovering the importance of freedom at work. She discusses the Freedom at Work Scorecard, a unique tool that measures the level of freedom and democracy within companies and offers practical advice on how leaders can build environments where both individuals and the team thrive. She also shares insights on the link between self-worth, knowing your inherent value, and leadership, and how businesses can foster a culture that balances individual empowerment with collective success.

The podcast is produced by Rethink Culture (rethinkculture.co). Our Culture Health Check helps you turn your culture into a competitive advantage, with data.

Production, video, and audio editing by Evangelia Alexaki of Musicove Productions.

Listen to this episode to discover:
• Traci’s college experience that sparked her passion for organizational democracy.
• Her eye-opening experience in Indonesia and the impact of witnessing a lack of freedom.
• Why organizational democracy is important.
• How cultural influences shape leadership styles.
• The Power Question Practice for overcoming fear.
• The importance of hiring people with high self-worth.
• How to foster a world where everyone lives, leads, and works in freedom, not fear.
• The Freedom at Work framework for building freedom-centered cultures.
• Measuring and improving organizational democracy with the Freedom at Work Scorecard.

Further resources:
• Traci Fenton’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracilfenton/
• WorldBlu website: https://www.worldblu.com/
• Freedom at Work: The Leadership Strategy for Transforming Your Life, Your Organization, and Our World, by Traci Fenton: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Work-Leadership-Transforming-Organization/dp/1953295495