Julie Foxcroft MSc

Transform a Toxic Workplace by Investing in Leadership
—Stronger Leaders Create Thriving Teams

When I led an engagement program at IBM, for a team of 3,000 people, we went from double-digit negative engagement scores to positive in under a year.

How? I focused on three key areas:

✅ Managers
  💡 Managers are the #1 reason people leave organizations. 
  💡 Yet, they’re often the most overworked and least cared for.
  💡 Investing in their well-being is critical for a thriving team.

✅ Feedback & Coaching Skills Development
  💡 People want to grow and learn, but training alone isn’t enough.
  💡 Real-time, quality feedback and coaching are game-changers—and most teams struggle with this.
  💡 Building a culture of feedback fosters growth and accountability.

✅ Transparent Two-Way Communication
  💡 People want to be heard.
  💡 Acknowledging the hard truths builds trust. Lipstick on a pig? It never works.
  💡 Honest, open communication is the foundation of a strong team culture.

Managers, Feedback & Coaching, and Transparent Communication—are the bedrock of every organization I work with.

The formula for leading engaged, high-performing teams hasn’t changed.

The leader in the amazing drawing by Dora Vanourek can only hold that umbrella for so long before they will also burn out.

𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗻. 🌟

Struggling with a tough decision? Check out my Free MasterClass on Accelerating your Decision Making | A Values-Driven Approach. Hear me take 4 amazing panellists through using the approach and get the exercise guide with the actual framework we used in the live event. https://lnkd.in/gJfd6Ekw