Ep. 66 "Growing with your Team" w/ Mary LaFrancois

The Virtuous Heroes Podcast by Christopher Gomez

Episode notes

In this week’s episode, Chris speaks with HR extraordinaire Mary LaFrancois, Division VP of Human Resources for Ardent Health Services, on ways leaders can help employees grow and achieve their full potential. As a leader, Mary and Chris believe that it’s better to “train people and have them leave you than not train them and have them stay.”

Mary’s approach to leadership emphasizes making the employees “want” to come to work by making them feel validated and contributing a tangible difference in their work. Drawing from her own experience, Mary encouraged people to let their bosses know when they are ready for the next step in their careers so they can continue to challenge themselves and grow as an employee and leader. According to Mary, the key to encouraging workers to invest in their career ambitions and “feel good” about their career  ... 

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