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<v Speaker 1>Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of

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<v Speaker 1>performance through strong human relations, team building, and golajieving. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul

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<v Speaker 1>fella Aledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode three eighty eight, and let's set the record

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<v Speaker 2>straight from the very beginning. I don't care who you are,

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<v Speaker 2>what title you hold, or how much money you make.

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<v Speaker 2>That doesn't impress me, not one bit. What does impress

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<v Speaker 2>me is how you treat people, because that's the real

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<v Speaker 2>scoreboard in leadership. I've met executives with corner offices who

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't remember the name of the person who cleaned those offices.

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<v Speaker 2>I've met paramedics with medals on their chest who never

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<v Speaker 2>once thanked their partners after a rough call. I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>who bark orders, dominate meetings, and make six figured decisions,

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<v Speaker 2>but can't be bothered to make eye contact with their staff.

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<v Speaker 2>On the flip side, I've also met shift supervisors who

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<v Speaker 2>walk into the building and shake every hand, managers who

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<v Speaker 2>write handwritten thank you notes, CEOs who hold the door open.

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<v Speaker 2>And those are the people who make me stop and say, now,

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<v Speaker 2>that's a leader. So let's break this down. Titles are given,

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<v Speaker 2>respect is earned. Anyone can chase titles. You can network

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<v Speaker 2>your way up, play the game, even fake your way

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<v Speaker 2>through a few promotions. Titles are easy, but respect that's

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<v Speaker 2>earned every day through tone, through patience, through how you

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<v Speaker 2>act when you're frustrated, through how you handle someone who

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<v Speaker 2>can't do anything for you. Real leaders understand that their

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<v Speaker 2>true influence isn't measured by their position on an ORG chart,

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<v Speaker 2>but by how people feel after interacting with them. Did

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<v Speaker 2>you leave them motivated or disengaged or discouraged, Did they

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<v Speaker 2>walk away scene or dismissed, Which brings me to the

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<v Speaker 2>currency of character. We live in a world obsessed with

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<v Speaker 2>wealth and status, flashy cars, fancy titles, curated social media profiles,

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<v Speaker 2>and don't get me wrong, success is not the enemy.

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<v Speaker 2>But leadership isn't about impressing people with your lifestyle. It's

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<v Speaker 2>about impacting people through your character. Your people are watching

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<v Speaker 2>how you treat the receptionist, the new hire, the person

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<v Speaker 2>who messed up last week. They're not watching how many

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<v Speaker 2>emails you sent or how long your job title is.

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<v Speaker 2>They're watching how you respond when someone's having a rough day.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the real test, and never forget leadership is a

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<v Speaker 2>daily decision how to actually lead with impact. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>give you three tactical ways to live this mindset out.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, start with names. If you're leading people and

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<v Speaker 2>don't know their names, that's a problem. Learn them. Say

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<v Speaker 2>them often. Nothing makes someone feel more valued. Number two,

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<v Speaker 2>ask before you assume. If someone's late, off their game

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<v Speaker 2>or distracted. Don't jump to conclusions. Ask what's going on.

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<v Speaker 2>Empathy doesn't lower standards, it strengthens loyalty. And number three,

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<v Speaker 2>catch people doing something right. It's easy to find faults.

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<v Speaker 2>Real leadership looks for effort, progress, and wins and acknowledges

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<v Speaker 2>them out loud. When you're gone years from now, your

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<v Speaker 2>people aren't going to talk about your salary or your title.

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<v Speaker 2>They're going to talk about how you made them feel,

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<v Speaker 2>how you uplifted them and drove them to be better.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you listen? Did you lead by example? Did you care?

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<v Speaker 2>That's what they'll remember. That's your leadership legacy. So the

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<v Speaker 2>next time someone tells you about their title or their paycheck,

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<v Speaker 2>let it roll off your shoulders. Pay attention to how

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<v Speaker 2>they treat the people around them, because at the end

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<v Speaker 2>of the day, kindness still wins, and in leadership, kindness

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<v Speaker 2>is undefeated. This has been the seven minute leadership podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and I thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul fell of Alito podcasts, visit paulfelloalito dot

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