Servant Leadership to Grow a Business with Engaged Employees, Part 1

Host Tom Godar is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Filter, CEO of VARC, Inc., to the Labor Law Insider podcast for a two-part discussion on expanding a business in an increasingly challenging environment. In this special episode, Liz, best described as a servant leader, explains how creating a responsive, resilient, and respectful culture can drive organizational and individual success. She shines a light on fostering a culture focused primarily on candidate and employee character. Liz has steered the VARC team through a decade of growth and diversification in a business beset with market retrenchment. She shares how retooling the hiring and onboarding process, and reframing the real role of employees, are key to empowering employees to fulfill VARC’s mission of providing those with disabilities and life challenges “personalized client services to help individuals experience their community…[and] make every day count…” In Part 2 of this discussion, Tom and Liz will explore how proactive communication and clear employer expectations align her staff. As a result, the likelihood that employees will turn to third parties or mount legal challenges to resolve workplace issues is greatly diminished. Join us for this amazing episode of the Labor Law Insider.