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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 Goala gving.

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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 Fellovledo.

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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 seventy two. January has a certain feel

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<v Speaker 2>to it. Clean pages, new calendars, fresh goals written with confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders love this time of year because it feels like

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<v Speaker 2>a reset button. But resets only work if they come

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<v Speaker 2>with direction and movement, and that is where today's idea

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<v Speaker 2>comes in. The compass and the clock. Every leader needs both.

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<v Speaker 2>The compass represents vision, direction, purpose. It answers the question

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<v Speaker 2>where are we going and why does it matter? The

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<v Speaker 2>clock represents urgency, time, momentum. It answers a different question,

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<v Speaker 2>how fast do we need to move in What happens

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<v Speaker 2>if we wait? Most leadership problems show up when one

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<v Speaker 2>exists without the other. I've seen leaders with beautiful vision statements,

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<v Speaker 2>big ideas, polished slide decks, and inspiring language. They know

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<v Speaker 2>exactly where they want to go. The problem is there

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<v Speaker 2>is no clock, no urgency, no timeline. Everything lives in

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<v Speaker 2>the someday bucket and someday quietly becomes never. I've also

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<v Speaker 2>seen the opposite leaders obsessed with speed, constant motion, emails, flying,

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<v Speaker 2>meetings stacked. Everyone feels busy, but there's no compass, no

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<v Speaker 2>clear direction. People are running hard, but no one is

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<v Speaker 2>sure where they're actually headed. That's leadership exhaustion, waiting to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Vision without urgency becomes fantasy. An urgency without vision becomes chaos.

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<v Speaker 2>Early in my career I learned this lesson in environments

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<v Speaker 2>where time absolutely mattered. On an ambulance, you can have

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<v Speaker 2>the best plan in the world, but if you move

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<v Speaker 2>too slowly, outcomes change. In aviation, you can move fast,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you're one degree off course, you end up

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<v Speaker 2>in the wrong place entirely. The compass and the clock

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<v Speaker 2>are not optional. They are survival tools. So as leaders

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<v Speaker 2>kick off a new year, this is a critical reset

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<v Speaker 2>question to ask yourself. Do my people know where we

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<v Speaker 2>are going? And do they feel the importance of moving now?

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<v Speaker 2>Not next quarter, not when it's more convenient now. Vision

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<v Speaker 2>is not just a future statement. It is a daily

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<v Speaker 2>reference point. It should guide decisions, priorities, and behavior. People

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<v Speaker 2>should be able to explain it in plain language without

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<v Speaker 2>reading it off of a wall. Urgency is not panic.

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<v Speaker 2>It is respect for time. It is acknowledging that delays

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<v Speaker 2>have costs, missed opportunities, frustrated employees, and drift. Urgency says

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<v Speaker 2>this matters enough to act on it. And one of

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<v Speaker 2>the biggest leadership traps in January is overplanning. Leaders mistake

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<v Speaker 2>preparation for progress. They build frameworks, color code goals, and

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<v Speaker 2>schedule meetings about meetings. Meanwhile, the clock keeps moving. Strong

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<v Speaker 2>leaders pick a direction and start moving even if the

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<v Speaker 2>map is not perfect. That does not mean reckless action.

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<v Speaker 2>It means intentional movement. So here's a simple leadership reset

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<v Speaker 2>exercise you can do this week. First, grab the compass.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask yourself, what is the one directtiontion my team must

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<v Speaker 2>clearly understand in the next ninety days, Not ten things.

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<v Speaker 2>One direction, growth, stability, rebuilding, tightening, standards, improving service. Just

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<v Speaker 2>pick it. If your team cannot say it back to

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<v Speaker 2>you in one sentence, the compass is broken. Second, set

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<v Speaker 2>the clock. Ask what needs to happen this month to

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<v Speaker 2>prove we're serious about this direction? Not talk, not announcements, action,

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<v Speaker 2>something visible, something measurable, something that tells people this is real.

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<v Speaker 2>Urgency shows up through behavior, not speeches. Leaders often worry

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<v Speaker 2>about pushing too hard. The reality is most teams are

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<v Speaker 2>not tired from urgency. They are tired from waiting, waiting

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<v Speaker 2>for decisions, waiting for clarity, waiting for leaders to commit.

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<v Speaker 2>Momentum builds trust in When people see movement, they believe again.

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<v Speaker 2>A also a personal side to this. Leaders themselves need

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<v Speaker 2>a compass and a clock. If you're honest, you probably

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<v Speaker 2>know the direction you need to move in your own leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>Better boundaries, sharper communication, higher standards, more presence. What you

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<v Speaker 2>may be missing is urgency. The clock is ticking, whether

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<v Speaker 2>you act or not. Titles do not pause time, Experience

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<v Speaker 2>does not slow it down. Leadership windows open and close quietly.

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<v Speaker 2>This isn't about pressure, It is about intention. The best

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<v Speaker 2>leaders I know operate with call urgency. They're not frantic,

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<v Speaker 2>They're focused. They move with purpose. They do not rush,

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<v Speaker 2>but they also do not drift. So as you move

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<v Speaker 2>through this new year, keep this image in mind. One

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<v Speaker 2>hand on the compass, one eye on the clock. Direction

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<v Speaker 2>and movement, vision and urgency, Nation changes, cultures, teams, and results.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want this year to feel different as a leader,

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<v Speaker 2>stop waiting for perfect conditions, set the direction, respect the time,

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<v Speaker 2>move with purpose. Your team is watching, how seriously you

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<v Speaker 2>take both? 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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