Heart-Driven Leadership: Elevating Legal Recruiting to New Heights

Aida C. Rodriguez, CEDS, the CEO and Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer of Ascension Global Staffing and Executive Search, joins Access Your Leadership to share her amazing style of leadership that has allowed her to build a world-class team of professionals and a thriving business. In this episode, Aida talks about how her people truly are her company’s biggest asset. She talks about her early years working in the legal services industry and how a couple pivotal moves and opportunities taught her so much about what it meant to be a valued employee. Aida shares how her experiences along with her highly-developed sense of emotional intelligence has shaped her into the leader she is today. How important is it to make your employees feel seen, heard and valued through the way in which you lead? How does family play a role in building a strong, high-trust team? Why do the most effective leaders spend so much time building relationships and how does that feed into building trust within an organization? How can a leader focus so much time on the “soft skills” in support of building the business and how are they related? What is the value of diversity of thought and how does recognizing talent come into play when building the right team and culture? Is leading from the heart a real thing and why is love often a four-letter work when it comes to leadership? How important is listening not only to clients but to team members and how do you create a psychologically safe environment for regular feedback? There are so many gold nuggets in this conversation with Aida, that you’ll need to listen to really appreciate her authentic, driven and passionate approach to leadership.

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