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About this Episode:

In this episode of the Transformative Leader Podcast, I’m happy to bring you a conversation with employee engagement and workplace culture expert, Darren Virassammy, about how leaders can create cultures that make any workplace a great place to work. Darren is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong, composed of a team that believes everyone deserves a great place to work and that any workplace can be great.

Darren believes that organizations have the power to create the ideal workplace culture that they have envisioned, where people are engaged, valued for being valuable, and play to their strengths. 34 Strong serves alongside leaders to make that a sustainable reality, whether they lead an army of one, or a large corporation. A leading expert in the global employee engagement community, the 34 Strong team leverages the Strengths-Based approach to human development to create massive shifts within organizations, both culturally and on the bottom line (which you can learn more about in a video overview of their organization.). Darren and his team have created sustainable change in small microbusinesses, all the way up to large organizational teams at the FDA, Bank of America, and The California Department of Public Health. 

This was a great conversation with another kindred spirit doing some great things when it comes to extraordinary workplace cultures. Whether or not you’re a leader, if you’re interested in turning any workplace into a great place to work, be sure to check this episode out!

Some topics discussed in this episode include:

• How Darren discovered and developed his passion for creating extraordinary workplace cultues.

• The role that leaders have when it comes to ensuring their people feel valued and they are playing to their strengths.

• Making use of the distinction between “grind, greatness, and genius“ when it comes to developing others and ourselves. (Download the free worksheet to determine your own areas of the 3 Gs)

• What the difference is between leaders and managers, and why it is important to distinguish them.

• And more....

Darren Virassammy has been featured on numerous leadership, business, and entrepreneurship podcasts, and keynoted for such events as Hitachi Global Women’s Conference, The Rotary World Peace Conference, The Professional Grounds Management Society, and Mike Michalowicz’ Profit Con. (You can view Darren’s Profit Con 2018 Keynote on Youtube). Darren is an electric bassist and closed down Profit Con 2018 by performing a solo bass guitar piece he composed titled Metamorphosis as a tribute to the journey of entrepreneurs. He also holds a black belt in Kyokushin Karate, and a black belt in Aki-jujitsu and loves training in and teaching Martial arts. Darren’s 34 Strong Business partner, Brandon Miller is also the co-author (with his wife Analyn Miller) of a Strengths-Based Parenting book titled Play to Their Strengths, released in June of 2019.

Guest Links:

To learn more about Darren and 34 Strong, you can visit their website. You can also download the free worksheet to determine your own areas of grind, greatness, and genius. You can connect with Darren and 34 Strong on LinkedIn (and here) and Facebook.

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