Ep. 32. Lead with Authenticity with Katie Hutchinson

In a world where most of us are still in go-go-go mode, VIBE Arts, a Toronto based arts charity, broke the mold and switched to a four-day workweek. How did they pull that off? Well, that's exactly what we're going to chat about today. In this conversation with Katie Hutchinson, Executive Director of VIBE Arts, she shares with us the “secret sauce” for her authentic leadership, her knack for fostering trust in her team, and the ways she assesses growth and success as a leader of a small nonprofits. It's a discussion you won't want to miss!<br/>Key Highlights: [00:02:35] Background as an Executive Director of Arts organization[00:09:04] Secret sauce for creating a good work culture [00:13:28] Leadership style as an Executive Director[00:16:02] Implementing a 4-day Workweek [00:26:32] Balancing passion and paycheck[00:32:35] Redefining Growth and Success<br/><br/>This episode is also available on Youtube. Watch it here:https://youtu.be/XtPhBNb-7wMAbout the Guest: Katie Hutchinson is the Executive Director at VIBE Arts. As a young leader, she accepted the position six years ago. Katie has experience throughout the not-for-profit sector with a focus on providing recreation and culture opportunities to children and youth. Katie has always worked in the public sector. Beginning in shelters and youth work early in her career, Katie has worked at all levels of program delivery and now uses that experience to lead the VIBE team to cultivate the creative edge youth need to succeed in an ever changing world. Katie’s focus is to bring the highest standard of operations to VIBE and implementing human centred and authentic approaches to leadership. Katie has a Bachelor of Arts in City Studies from the University of Toronto, a Bachelor of Education from York University and a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership in Organizations from TMU. Katie has a passion for cultivating and creating diverse teams and developing equitable high performing work cultures that are mission driven. Out of the office, Katie empowers youth on the volleyball court as a coach, club leader and President of the Ontario Volleyball Association.Find out more about Katie’s work at: @VibeArtsTO: https://www.instagram.com/vibeartsto/ <br/>@Leasidevbc: https://www.instagram.com/leasidevbc/Announcing my very first Conscious Creative Group Coaching Program! This program supports self-employed creatives to design flexible structures to intentionally grow their creative practice so that they can show up as their unique self, make their art, and make happier money. Full program details to come in July 2023. Join the waitlist today so that you will be the first to know about the full program details when it is launched:www.xiebetty.com/groupcoaching/waitlist About Betty*FREE Resource* Discover your creative career archetype today: https://www.xiebetty.com/quizFollow me on Instagram @bettyxcoach for more resources and my behind-the-scenes story working as a creative and a coach for creatives. The Everyday Talent Podcast is produced by Betty Xie and Benice Detoon.<br/>