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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 goalajiving. This

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

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<v Speaker 1>Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 1>It's episode five point fifty five. Today we're stepping into

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<v Speaker 1>a Christmas classic that every leader knows, but few leaders

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<v Speaker 1>study in the right way. The story of Ebenezer Scrooge

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<v Speaker 1>is more than a holiday tale. It's a full masterclass

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<v Speaker 1>in transformation, accountability, emotional intelligence, and the courage to change

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<v Speaker 1>the ending of your own leadership story. So settle in

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<v Speaker 1>because this one is fun, a little nostalgic, and packed

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<v Speaker 1>with things you can use the moment this episode ends.

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<v Speaker 1>Picture Scrooge at the start of the story. He is respected,

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<v Speaker 1>but not admired. He is efficient but not trusted. He

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<v Speaker 1>is surrounded by people but deeply disconnected. There are hundreds

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<v Speaker 1>of Scrooges in workplaces everywhere, and some of them sit

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<v Speaker 1>in leadership offices. The power of this story is that

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<v Speaker 1>you get to see what most leaders never get, a

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<v Speaker 1>clear look at how your past behavior shaped your culture,

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<v Speaker 1>how your present behavior affects your team, and how your

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<v Speaker 1>future behavior determines whether people celebrate your leadership or quietly

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<v Speaker 1>hope you retire early. Now, imagine your own leadership being

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<v Speaker 1>visited by those same three spirits. The ghost of leadership

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<v Speaker 1>passed shows you the moments you would rather skip, the

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<v Speaker 1>times you spoke too sharply, the days you dismissed new

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<v Speaker 1>ideas because you were tired, The times you didn't slow

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<v Speaker 1>down enough to hear the weight behind someone's words. Scrooge

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<v Speaker 1>gets a front row seat to the moments that shaped

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<v Speaker 1>how people view him. Leaders rarely take the time to

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<v Speaker 1>do this kind of reflection, So during this season, take

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<v Speaker 1>ten minutes in replay your year. Identify one moment you

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<v Speaker 1>know that you mishandled. Don't get stuck there. Identify it

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<v Speaker 1>so you can correct it. Then the ghost of leadership

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<v Speaker 1>present steps forward. It shows you the ripple effect of

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<v Speaker 1>your actions right now. In the story, Scrooge sees his

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<v Speaker 1>employee Bob Cratchett, struggling while still trying to give his

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<v Speaker 1>family a meaningful Christmas. Leaders today have people on their

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<v Speaker 1>teams who are fighting battles that they don't talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>Your tone, your presence, and your attitude shape their day

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<v Speaker 1>more than you realize. Ask yourself a question Scrooge never asked,

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<v Speaker 1>How do people feel after they interact with you? Lift

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<v Speaker 1>it up, weighed down or neutral? If you do this honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>you will see a few places where a small change

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<v Speaker 1>would make a big difference. And finally, the ghost of

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<v Speaker 1>leadership yet to come arrives. This part of the story

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<v Speaker 1>has always been the real wake up call. Scrooge gets

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<v Speaker 1>a view of what his life looks like if nothing changes.

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<v Speaker 1>Leaders rarely get this ghostly preview. There's a version of

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<v Speaker 1>the future where your people are loyal, energized, and proud

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<v Speaker 1>to be connected to your name. There is another version

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<v Speaker 1>where they simply move on because they felt unseen, unheard,

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<v Speaker 1>or unvalued. Every day you choose which version you were writing.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is what makes this story so powerful. Scrooge does

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<v Speaker 1>not debate, delay, or defend. He wakes up and decides

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<v Speaker 1>to change the ending. That is the part leaders should study.

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<v Speaker 1>Change can happen, asked when the motivation is real. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to apply his transformation in your leadership this week,

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<v Speaker 1>here are a few Christmas themed moves that actually work.

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<v Speaker 1>Write one handwritten note to someone on your team before Christmas.

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<v Speaker 1>One sentence is enough, thank them for a moment they

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<v Speaker 1>thought you didn't notice. They will remember that longer than

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<v Speaker 1>any email that you've ever sent them. Do one thing

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<v Speaker 1>that removes pressure from someone else. Scrooge bought a turkey

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<v Speaker 1>for the Cratchet family. You can take a task off

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<v Speaker 1>someone's plate, approve a request, or give someone time back

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<v Speaker 1>in their day. Plan one improvement for yourself before January.

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<v Speaker 1>Scrooge didn't need a New Year's resolution. He picked a

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<v Speaker 1>better path and followed it immediately, and you can too,

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<v Speaker 1>and then make the upcoming year one simple theme. Be

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<v Speaker 1>the leader people are grateful for, not the leader that

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<v Speaker 1>they endure. This time of year always brings a mix

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<v Speaker 1>of joy, stress, reflection, and hope. Let this story be

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<v Speaker 1>your reset point. You do not need ghosts to show

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<v Speaker 1>you the past, present, or future. You only need a

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<v Speaker 1>willingness to be honest about where you have been in

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<v Speaker 1>bold about where you want to go. If Scrooge can

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<v Speaker 1>change in one night, you can change in one decision.

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<v Speaker 1>Your team will feel it, your culture will shift in

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<v Speaker 1>your leadership legacy will look a lot different a year

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<v Speaker 1>from now. So as you wrap up this episode, take

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<v Speaker 1>one quiet moment today to ask yourself what your ghost

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<v Speaker 1>of leadership yet to come would show you if you

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<v Speaker 1>do not like that future, you absolutely have the power

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<v Speaker 1>to rewrite it starting tonight. So make this season the

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<v Speaker 1>turning point you talk about years from now. This has

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<v Speaker 1>been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast, and as always, I

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

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