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“I’m honored to represent Live Oak Bank as we support the efforts of WILMA to shine a light on bold, successful women. Since inception, Live Oak has assisted women-owned small businesses both regionally and nationwide. As we strive to become America’s small business bank, we’ll continue to provide financial and educational resources for local women entrepreneurs. Together, WILMA and Live Oak will work to empower women to drive employment, prosperity, and purpose throughout our community.” WILMA

However, you can recognize a self-caring leader by the culture of their environment and their followers. Their environment is healthy, and their followers are thriving.

Have you ever experienced amazing service in a company from the time you entered the door to the receipt of the actual product or service? How did it make you feel? How was your product or service? Would you want to return or give a referral without being prompted because of your positive experience? Well, this is considered a healthy environment, and chances are that the leadership team is also healthy and self-caring.

On the flip side, have you ever been in a work environment where the staff was unhappy and fearful of their boss, customer service was awful, and they lacked enthusiasm? How was the product or overall service you received? It likely was not the best either. Toxic environments like this exist because the leadership is nonexistent or is subpar. This may also be likely due to the presence of a leader who has experienced burnout.

It is also not uncommon for the staff and leadership team to feel they are operating properly and giving the best customer service. If customers complain about their product or services to them, then they would likely not take it seriously. Therefore,