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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>Fello 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 five ninety three. Let me start with something

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<v Speaker 2>that every leader has felt. You look at your calendar,

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<v Speaker 2>your inbox, your team, your numbers, and you think I

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<v Speaker 2>need to make a big move, a bold move, something visible,

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<v Speaker 2>something that finally shifts momentum. And because of that thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>you overlook the most powerful leadership tool that you already have.

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<v Speaker 2>Small wins, not flashy wins, not LinkedIn headline wins, the

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<v Speaker 2>quiet ones, the ones that feel almost too simple, matter.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the reality most leaders miss. Big leadership moments

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<v Speaker 2>rarely appear out of nowhere. They're built, stacked, earned through consistent, boring,

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<v Speaker 2>repeatable actions that compound over time. Leadership does not change

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<v Speaker 2>with one heroic decision. It changes when enough small decisions

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<v Speaker 2>point in the same direction. So let's talk about what

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<v Speaker 2>a small win actually is. A small win is following

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<v Speaker 2>up when you said you would. It's starting a meeting

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<v Speaker 2>on time, It's addressing an issue when it's still uncomfortable,

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<v Speaker 2>instead of waiting until it becomes unmanageable. It's giving clear

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<v Speaker 2>expectations instead of assuming people should already know. None of

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<v Speaker 2>those get applause, none of those feel dramatic, but stack

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<v Speaker 2>them and something changes. Your credibility grows, your standards become visible.

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<v Speaker 2>Your team starts trusting patterns instead of promises is and

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<v Speaker 2>this is where some leaders get it wrong. They chase

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<v Speaker 2>momentum instead of building traction. Momentum looks exciting, traction is

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<v Speaker 2>what actually moves things forward. And here's something I've learned

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<v Speaker 2>over decades of leading in environments where mistakes cost real money,

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<v Speaker 2>real trust, and sometimes real lives. People do not follow speeches.

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<v Speaker 2>They follow consistency, and consistency is built one small win

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<v Speaker 2>at a time. Think about the leaders you respect, not

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<v Speaker 2>the ones you admire from a distance, the ones you

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<v Speaker 2>would follow into a hard situation. They did not earn

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<v Speaker 2>that trust in a single day. They earned it by

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<v Speaker 2>showing up the same way on ordinary days. Leadership is

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<v Speaker 2>scored in the margins. How you handle the first five

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<v Speaker 2>minutes of the day, how you respond to a mistake,

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<v Speaker 2>how you speak when no one is clapping Those moments stack.

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<v Speaker 2>There's another hard truth. Some leaders avoid small winds, feel

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<v Speaker 2>slow until they suddenly feel unstoppable. That is the compounding effect.

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<v Speaker 2>You do not notice it early, you question it in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle, and you're grateful for it later. Most leaders

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<v Speaker 2>quit in the middle. They abandon the small disciplines because

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<v Speaker 2>they do not feel impactful enough, so they go searching

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<v Speaker 2>for something bigger. That is how leadership debt is created.

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<v Speaker 2>Every skip conversation, every delayed decision, every standard you ignore

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<v Speaker 2>because it's inconvenient. Those are small losses and losses stack two.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership is always stacking something. The only question is whether

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<v Speaker 2>you are stacking wins or stacking problems. So let me

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<v Speaker 2>give you a simple leadership filter you can use starting today.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask yourself this, at the end of every day, what

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<v Speaker 2>is one small thing I did today that made leadership

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<v Speaker 2>easier tomorrow. Not impressive, not dramatic, useful. Did you clarify

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<v Speaker 2>something that was vague. Did you close a loop that

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<v Speaker 2>was open. Did you remove friction instead of adding it?

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<v Speaker 2>Those are leadership deposits. And here is where small winds

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<v Speaker 2>turn into big leadership moves. When pressure hits, when something breaks,

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<v Speaker 2>when trust is tested, when the room looks to you

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<v Speaker 2>for direction. That is not the moment to build credibility.

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<v Speaker 2>That is the moment to spend it, and you can

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<v Speaker 2>only spend what you have already earned. Leaders who rely

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<v Speaker 2>on big speeches in big moments usually skip the small

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<v Speaker 2>work beforehand. Leaders who stay calm, clear and trusted in

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<v Speaker 2>big moments usually built that reputation quietly, and this is

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<v Speaker 2>where red key leadership shows up. High consequence moments demand

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<v Speaker 2>leaders who have already proven they handle the low consequence

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<v Speaker 2>ones well. Your team is always watching how you handle

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<v Speaker 2>the small stuff because they know that is how you

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<v Speaker 2>will handle the big stuff. If you want to make

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<v Speaker 2>bigger leadership moves this year, stop asking what bold thing

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<v Speaker 2>you need to do, Start asking what small thing you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do consistently. Here's a practical reset that you

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<v Speaker 2>can use this week. Pick one small leadership behavior and

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<v Speaker 2>lock it in just one. Maybe it's better follow through.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe it's clearer expectations. Maybe it's addressing issues sooner. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>it's protecting your calendar from nonsense. Do it every day,

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<v Speaker 2>even when it feels repetitive. That is how leadership compounds,

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<v Speaker 2>not through motivation, through discipline, and discipline is not loud.

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<v Speaker 2>It is reliable. Leadership moves do not come from bursts

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<v Speaker 2>of effort. They come from stacks of proof. Stack enough

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<v Speaker 2>small wins, and one day people will say it feels

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<v Speaker 2>like things changed overnight. They didn't. You build it quietly.

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<v Speaker 2>So leadership is not about chasing moments. It is about

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<v Speaker 2>owning habits. If you want trust, stability, and influence that lasts,

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<v Speaker 2>stop waiting for the big move and start stacking the

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<v Speaker 2>small ones. Seven intentional minutes a day done right will

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<v Speaker 2>outpace every dramatic leadership reset that you can ever imagine.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you enjoyed this episode, head over to Paul

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<v Speaker 2>fallovalito dot com. I have a ton of free leadership

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<v Speaker 2>resources that you can download and start using today, and

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<v Speaker 2>also check out my YouTube channel. Link is in the

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<v Speaker 2>description of this show and also on my website. This

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<v Speaker 2>has been the seven minute Leadership podcast and I thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul fell of Alito Podcasts, visit Paulfellowalito dot

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