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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 goal achieving.

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

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<v Speaker 1>Paul fella Aledo. Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven

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<v Speaker 1>Minute Leadership Podcast. It's episode two sixty and today we're

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<v Speaker 1>tackling one of the biggest obstacles to progress in any organization.

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<v Speaker 1>That's how we've always done it mindset. This mindset, barrier

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<v Speaker 1>and phrase is a leadership killer. It stifles innovation, keeps

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<v Speaker 1>teams stuck in outdated processes, and prevents organizations from evolving

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<v Speaker 1>with the times. And honestly, it's one of my biggest

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<v Speaker 1>pet peeves. I actually worked somewhere once and they had

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<v Speaker 1>this saying painted on the walls as if it was

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<v Speaker 1>their mission statement. It was absolutely ridiculous. As a leader,

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<v Speaker 1>your job is to challenge the status quo when necessary.

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<v Speaker 1>It doesn't mean changing things just for the sake of change,

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<v Speaker 1>but it does mean evaluating whether the way you've always

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<v Speaker 1>done things is still the best way. So why do

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<v Speaker 1>people cling to the old way? This mindset exists for

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<v Speaker 1>a few reasons. Comfort and familiarity is first. People resist

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<v Speaker 1>change because the current way feels safe and predictable, and

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<v Speaker 1>then there's fear of failure. Trying something new means there's

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<v Speaker 1>a risk it won't work, and then lack of awareness

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<v Speaker 1>because many employees don't realize that there's a better way

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<v Speaker 1>to do things, and then cultural inertia. If leadership doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>encourage change, people won't push for it. So how do you,

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<v Speaker 1>as a leader break this cycle? Ask why? Often? When

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<v Speaker 1>you hear that's how we've always done it, follow up

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<v Speaker 1>with why. If the only answer is tradition, it's time

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<v Speaker 1>to rethink the process and encourage experimentation. Empower your team

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<v Speaker 1>to test new approaches. Create a culture where calculated risks

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<v Speaker 1>are encouraged and failure is seen as part of growth.

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<v Speaker 1>And recognize and reward innovation. When someone suggests a better way,

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<v Speaker 1>acknowledge it. Whether it's a small efficiency improvement or a

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<v Speaker 1>major overhaul. Leaders should celebrate fresh thinking and lead by example.

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<v Speaker 1>Show your team that you're open to change. If leaders

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<v Speaker 1>resist new ideas, the team will follow suit. Be the

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<v Speaker 1>first to embrace innovation and ask for outside perspectives. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>we're too close to a problem to see the solution.

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<v Speaker 1>Seek input from team members, industry peers, or even a

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<v Speaker 1>mentor out there side of your organization. And now, just

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<v Speaker 1>so we're clear, I'm not talking about changing recipes. If

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<v Speaker 1>your successful burger joint was built from a family recipe

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<v Speaker 1>in the forties, then keep it. But the systems in

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<v Speaker 1>the restaurant will evolve. Marketing will evolve, record keeping will evolve,

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<v Speaker 1>and so will the company culture based off of new

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<v Speaker 1>generations in the workforce. You can't keep everything the way

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<v Speaker 1>it was because that's how you always did it. That's

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<v Speaker 1>why the pizza hut of the eighties don't exist anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>The same with Blockbuster, and that's why McDonald's and Taco

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<v Speaker 1>Bell and other fast food restaurants have new computerized ordering

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<v Speaker 1>stations in the front of the house. Systems change, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good thing. Breaking the mindset barrier of that's

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<v Speaker 1>how we've always done It doesn't happen overnight. But great

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<v Speaker 1>leaders don't settle for outdated processes just because they're familiar.

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<v Speaker 1>Challenge the norm, push for better, and lead with a

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<v Speaker 1>mindset focused on progress and innovation. Companies that embrace the

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<v Speaker 1>that's how we've always done at mindset will get passed by,

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<v Speaker 1>lose market share and become outdated. Failure to push for

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<v Speaker 1>better weekends, even the best business models out there. This

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<v Speaker 1>has been the seven minute leadership podcast, and I thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for listening. For more Paul fell of Alito Podcasts,

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