Cultivating a Culture to Thrive in a 5G World With Dan Leaf, CEO of Leaf Communications

Cultivating a Culture to Thrive in a 5G World With Dan Leaf, CEO of Leaf Communications

By Carrie Charles

March 3, 2020

5G 5G Talent Talk

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Finding and retaining talent are twin challenges facing our industry. Add in rapid company growth, and those challenges get more critical and severe.

And yet Leaf Communications isn’t struggling, in spite of impressive growth. In fact, candidates actively seek positions within the company.

So how are they doing it?

In this week’s episode, CEO Dan Leaf, shares the key factors to Leaf’s success, including:

Searching for candidates with the right character rather than particular skills.
Focusing on internal training (and Leaf’s target ratio).
Committing to military recruiting.
Giving employees the flexibility, tools, and autonomy, they need to succeed.
Managing growth to retain quality of product, service, and culture.
Retaining culture and energy through company growth.

Then he digs into what you can do if your culture needs improvement—and what your first steps should be to get the momentum going.

Listen now and be sure to subscribe to future episodes.

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ABOUT AUTHOR

Carrie Charles https://broadstaffglobal.com

Carrie Charles is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Broadstaff, the leader in specialized workforce solutions for telecommunications and technology. Carrie is a thought leader on workforce trends, women in tech and workplace diversity, and is the host of the 5G Talent Talk podcast on RCR Wireless News for a global audience of 150K+. Carrie Charles currently serves as the Executive Director of Industry Relations of the WIA-affiliated Women’s Wireless Leadership Forum (WWLF), with 2023 marking her fifth year on the board. Carrie serves on the Board of Directors of CableRunner International and the NEDAS Technology Association, and as the mother of a childhood cancer survivor, Carrie has aligned her personal mission with her role on the Board of Directors of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. Carrie additionally serves on the board of the CEO Council of Tampa Bay as the 2023 - 2024 Programs Chair. Using her diverse background as a lifelong entrepreneur, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Master Life Coach and a US Marine Corps veteran, Carrie is passionate about creating a culture of wellness and excellence. For over 30 years, she has helped thousands grow personally and professionally, and has helped companies like General Dynamics, Hewlett Packard and Eli Lilly attract, engage and retain their employees. Carrie has been a featured expert on Axios, Entrepreneur, Inc., NBC, HSN, Clear Channel networks, Thrive Global and various tech publications. Under Carrie's leadership, Broadstaff's growth has received numerous accolades, including Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 (2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020), the Tampa Bay Fast 50 (2023, 2022, 2020 and 2019), SIA's List of Fastest-Growing US Staffing Firms (2023, 2022), WPO’s 50 Fastest-Growing Women-Owned/Led Companies (2023). In 2022, Broadstaff earned a spot on Inc. Magazine’s inaugural Power Partners list. Carrie is a member of EY’s Entrepreneurial Winning Women™ North America Class of 2022, and a finalist for EY's Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Florida Award. In 2021, Carrie was chosen as Tampa Bay Business and Wealth Magazine's CEO of the Year, and in 2019 was an honoree of Tampa Bay Business Journal's Businesswoman of the Year.