Ashley Mielke, Registered Psychologist and Organizational Health and Culture Strategist, works with leaders at all levels to cultivate high-trust, high-performance Conscious Cultures, helping them to inspire, motivate, and engage their people for sustainable success and long-term profitability. A highly sought-after strategic consultant and trainer, Ashley has led workshops and training courses for multi-million-dollar corporations, non-profits, the City of Edmonton, the Government of Canada, and numerous small businesses. Ashley found her own ‘Why’ early in life following a difficult childhood punctuated by her father’s substance abuse and eventual suicide. From this, the darkest and most painful period of her life, she uncovered a deep and passionate desire to serve others and a natural ability to create a safe space in which to explore life’s most challenging questions—a skill that has been immeasurably valuable in her career both as a psychologist and trainer.  Get your tickets today for the upcoming Conscious Culture Workshop: The Secret to a Happier, More Productive, and More Profitable BusinessSome questions I ask:It's almost taboo to encroach on people’s “personal lives,” so how do leaders go about knowing what their needs are without crossing a boundary? What’s the psychological effect of somebody not being understood at their company? What does the future of leadership development look like? What is a "conscious culture"? In this episode, you will learn: We are hardwired for connection. If we can learn how to motivate, inspire and drive people from an intrinsic level, then we can release untapped potential in our people. We need a secure attachment with our leaders. This means providing emotional availability and responsivity to our people. Unlike what we often think, people bring their full selves to work; they don’t just turn off their human side when they walk in the front doors to our offices. We have a responsibility to set the emotional tone of our companies. At the foundation of a high-trust culture are people being heard, seen and valued. When we provide flexibility to our employees, they in-turn provide our companies with high-performance of their own choice, even going above-and-beyond during non-work-hours because they care. Relationship challenges at work are a direct reflection of a need not being met by the other person in the workplace. Enquiring of that need is crucial in resolving conflicts & maintaining healthy workplace relationships. Leaders have a responsibility to their own cleanup work. You can start by doing the following: Recognizing the clean up emotional roadblocks Recognizing the pain & loss that is getting in the way of us truly showing up for others in an authentic way If we want others to do the work on themselves to improve & grow, we have to do do the work ourselves as leaders A conscious culture is a high-performance culture grounded in trust, psychological safety, and belonging. At the center of a conscious culture are secure attachments;  the leader creating a space for people to take healthy risks, to speak up, to make mistakes, to put their best foot forward, to go the extra mile for their teammates, and to know that they belong and that they matter. Leaders can benefit greatly by considering how they show up for their teams, how they light up for them and the energy they bring to space/work environment. When leaders step back and think, “what is the most generous assumption I can make about my employees,” the workplace environment totally shifts.