Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajiving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul
Speaker 1: fella Aledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode five forty eight. I want to start today
Speaker 2: with a little experiment. Recently, I asked one hundred people
Speaker 2: one question, what is the most famous place on Earth.
Speaker 2: I didn't give them choices, I didn't guide the conversation.
Speaker 2: I simply waited and tallied the answers. One answer rose
Speaker 2: above everything else, the Eiffel Tower. And that got me thinking,
Speaker 2: why that place, Why that structure, Why that silhouette in
Speaker 2: the Paris skyline that nearly everyone on the planet recognizes
Speaker 2: at a glance. And the more you sit with it,
Speaker 2: the clearer the answer becomes. People remember what stands out,
Speaker 2: People remember what rises above the noise. People remember what
Speaker 2: anchors a city, a moment, a trip, a story, And
Speaker 2: people remember what creates an emotional connection without needing any words.
Speaker 2: The Eiffel Tower does all of that without speaking. So
Speaker 2: here is my leadership angle. As a leader, you are
Speaker 2: either operating like the Eiffel Tower or you are blending
Speaker 2: into the skyline. There is no middle ground. The Eiffel
Speaker 2: Tower is not the tallest structure in the world. It's
Speaker 2: not the most advanced. It does not solve a practical problem.
Speaker 2: It is famous because it's unforgettable. It's famous because it
Speaker 2: represents thing. And every leader ends up being known the
Speaker 2: same way, not for the hours worked, not for the
Speaker 2: emails that you send, but for what people feel when
Speaker 2: they think of you. So here is the lesson. Every
Speaker 2: leader has a signature presence. Most leaders never define it,
Speaker 2: so the world defines it for them. Strong leaders define
Speaker 2: it on purpose. Think about your own presence at work.
Speaker 2: When you walk in, do people feel clarity or confusion?
Speaker 2: Do they feel energy or pressure? Do they feel safety
Speaker 2: or caution? The Eiffel Tower draws people in. Tourists take trains, planes,
Speaker 2: and long walks down crowded streets to get close to it.
Speaker 2: That is the goal for your leadership presence. You want
Speaker 2: people to want to be near you because of who
Speaker 2: you are, not because your name sits at the top
Speaker 2: of the ORG chart. Think about this. If someone asked
Speaker 2: your team without warning, what you are famous for, what
Speaker 2: would they say? Really sit with that for a second
Speaker 2: and think about it. Leaders often assume the answer they
Speaker 2: think people would say they are supportive or fair or knowledgeable. Maybe,
Speaker 2: but maybe not. Your team decides what you represent, not you,
Speaker 2: and that is the real message of today's episode. You
Speaker 2: do not get to pick your reputation. You only get
Speaker 2: to pick your behavior. Reputation is the score people keep
Speaker 2: when you're not in the room. Here is the good news.
Speaker 2: You can shape that score starting today. The Eiffel Tower
Speaker 2: was not always beloved. It was criticized, mocked, and fought
Speaker 2: against in its early years. Over time, its presence change
Speaker 2: the hearts and minds of the people who lived around it.
Speaker 2: Steady presence created lasting impact. That same principle applies to leadership.
Speaker 2: You can start influencing how you're remembered with small moves.
Speaker 2: Show up with patience in the moments when your instinct
Speaker 2: is to snap, choose curiosity when your instinct is to judge,
Speaker 2: Listen longer, speak with more precision, Protect your team from chaos.
Speaker 2: Build trust with your tone, not your title. These small
Speaker 2: things rise above the noise over time and become your silhouette.
Speaker 2: So this week, ask three people you trust one simp question,
Speaker 2: what am I known for? As a leader, no qualifiers,
Speaker 2: no explanations, take their answers and write them down. Then
Speaker 2: decide what you want your Eiffel Tower trait to be.
Speaker 2: Maybe you want to be known for calm and pressure.
Speaker 2: Maybe you want to be known for clear communication. Maybe
Speaker 2: you want to be known for building people up. Pick one,
Speaker 2: and then spend the next thirty days reinforcing that presence
Speaker 2: through one decision per day. In that direction, your leadership
Speaker 2: presence turns iconic the same way the Eiffel Tower did, slowly, consistently,
Speaker 2: and in full view at the end of the day.
Speaker 2: Leadership is not about being the biggest voice, the strongest personality,
Speaker 2: or the one with most authority. It's about becoming memorable
Speaker 2: for the right reasons. When people think of you, something
Speaker 2: should stand out, something should rise above the rest, something
Speaker 2: should anchor your team and give them a reason to
Speaker 2: trust you again tomorrow. So before we go, think about
Speaker 2: this final idea. In the same way the Eiffel Tower
Speaker 2: pulls millions of people towards it every year, your presence
Speaker 2: pulls your team toward a better or worse version of themselves.
Speaker 2: If you want to leave a mark in your career,
Speaker 2: build a presence that people cannot forget. Build something worth
Speaker 2: traveling toward. Build your own Eiffel Tower, one day at
Speaker 2: a time. This has been the seven minute Leadership Podcast,
Speaker 2: and I thank you for listening.
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