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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 Fellavledo.

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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 forty five and let me take you

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<v Speaker 2>on a musical journey for this episode. Think about the

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<v Speaker 2>opening riff of acdc's Back in Black, or the first

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<v Speaker 2>haunting notes of Metallica's and or Sandman, or the thunder

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<v Speaker 2>of Queen's We Will Rock You before a single word

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<v Speaker 2>is sung, just a few beats in and everyone's blood

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<v Speaker 2>starts pumping, stadiums erupt, athletes lock in, and entire crowds

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<v Speaker 2>move is one. Why is that? Because sometimes one riff

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<v Speaker 2>changes everything. And that's exactly what leaders need to understand.

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<v Speaker 2>You aren't just a title. You're the tone setter. You're

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<v Speaker 2>the riff. In music, a riff is a short repeating

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<v Speaker 2>sequence that becomes the heartbeat of the song. It's what

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<v Speaker 2>people remember. It's the hook, the swagger, the identity. Every

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<v Speaker 2>legendary intro you've ever heard, it wasn't the lyrics, it

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<v Speaker 2>was the riff. Now Here's where this matters to you

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<v Speaker 2>in leadership. Your tone, your energy, your approach. It's your riff.

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<v Speaker 2>People walk into the workplace, onto the ambulance, into the meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>and they take their cues from you. So I'll ask

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<v Speaker 2>what's your intro? What are you putting out there? Before

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<v Speaker 2>a word is even said? Are you chaos? Are you flat?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you predictable? Or are you energy? Focus and precision.

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<v Speaker 2>When a leader walks into the room, everyone's internal EQ

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<v Speaker 2>dials into them, whether they realize it or not. The

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<v Speaker 2>team is listening for the beat they're supposed to follow,

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<v Speaker 2>and if your rhythm is sharp, confident, and steady, others

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<v Speaker 2>will step in line. But if your riff is off,

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<v Speaker 2>the whole team falls apart. So let me give you

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<v Speaker 2>a few tactical riffs. You can start using. One that

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<v Speaker 2>I call the pre shift pulse. Start each shift or

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<v Speaker 2>day with a tone setting line, and it doesn't have

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<v Speaker 2>to be cheesy, it doesn't have to be long, just consistent,

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<v Speaker 2>something like let's make sure we end the shift with

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<v Speaker 2>zero mistakes, or everyone walks out of here healthy and

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<v Speaker 2>proud today. And another one I call the walk in energy.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't show up dragging and expect others to be pumped,

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<v Speaker 2>whether you're tired, distracted, or overwhelmed. You've got ten seconds

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<v Speaker 2>when you enter a room to establish your vibe, so

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<v Speaker 2>make it count. In one called the reset riff when

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<v Speaker 2>things go sideways, and they will have a signature phrase

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<v Speaker 2>to bring everyone back to the center, something like let's

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<v Speaker 2>get our heads right or this isn't how we end today,

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<v Speaker 2>or reset before you roll. You can't always control the chaos,

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<v Speaker 2>but you can rescore the moment. And one called the

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<v Speaker 2>leadership solo. Every so often, drop in and play that

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<v Speaker 2>solo one on one feedback, a small act of appreciation,

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<v Speaker 2>an unexpected gesture. Great rifts don't always come in full volume.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes it's the subtle groove that people remember. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>the big truth. You don't need to change the entire song,

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<v Speaker 2>just be the three second intro that sets it up.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what leadership is. It's being the thing that people

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<v Speaker 2>feel before they understand. It's walking in with a presence

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<v Speaker 2>that makes people believe, all right, we've got this. So

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to ask yourself, if I were a riff,

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<v Speaker 2>what would I sound like? Would it be flat or fierce?

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<v Speaker 2>Would people want to follow it? Because great leaders don't

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<v Speaker 2>just lead with policies and pep talks. They lead with presence, energy,

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<v Speaker 2>and a vibe. And just like those iconic songs, when

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<v Speaker 2>you get it right, your people don't forget you. So

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<v Speaker 2>today your challenge is this, develop your riff, practice it,

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<v Speaker 2>live it, whether it's a look, a line, a mindset,

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<v Speaker 2>or a moment. Be the energy that others tune into.

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<v Speaker 2>Be the riff. This has been the seven minute Leadership

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<v Speaker 2>podcast 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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