S2 Ep. 8 Bold curiosity: Key attributes for a high-performing creative leader

“Never judge someone until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes.” Some might consider this phrase cliché, but it’s a powerful lesson from his youth that Genesys CEO Tony Bates uses as a guidepost to how to conduct business and lead teams. A leader of many well-known brands, Tony understands that getting it right for the customer means getting it right for employees. Listen to his (un)conventional route to CEO, his philosophies on leadership and building the right company culture, and what he’s learned along the way.

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The podcast where we explore the essence of customer experience, creativity, and company culture through stories from some of today’s most accomplished professionals. Join hosts Nathan Bennett and Mari Yamaguchi as they explore how great leaders think, learn from their failures, and how they inspire others to succeed. Spanning across multiple industries, our guests include the CEO of an International Airport, the Director of a bustling contact center, female leaders in technology, experts in sales and marketing and many more. If you’re hungry for insightful, compelling, and often hilarious stories from all walks of business life, then we invite you to sit back, relax, and take a moment with us. About Genesys Genesys® powers 25 billion of the world’s best customer experiences each year. Our success comes from connecting employee and customer conversations on any channel, every day. Over 11,000 companies in 100+ countries trust our #1 customer experience platform to drive great business outcomes and create lasting relationships. Combining the best of technology and human ingenuity, we build solutions that mirror natural communication and work the way you think. Our industry-leading solutions foster true omnichannel engagement, performing equally well across all channels, on-premise and in the cloud. Experience communication as it should be: fluid, instinctive and profoundly empowering.