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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 agiving.

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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 Fellowaledo. Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute

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<v Speaker 1>Leadership Podcast. It's episode three oh three. Today we're diving

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<v Speaker 1>into real world leadership scenarios, a way to put your

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<v Speaker 1>leadership skills to the test in controlled, interactive situations. The

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<v Speaker 1>best way to grow as a leader isn't just to

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<v Speaker 1>read about leadership, it's to experience it in real time.

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<v Speaker 1>You can play this episode for your leadership team and

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<v Speaker 1>then roleplay this out or discuss it if you see fit,

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<v Speaker 1>or use this idea to come up with your own

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<v Speaker 1>specific scenarios that are specific to your team and industry.

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<v Speaker 1>And in the EMS world we role play patient scenarios

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<v Speaker 1>all the time to stay sharp, so there is real

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<v Speaker 1>benefit doing this in the leadership space to get your

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<v Speaker 1>people thinking and talking before any of these happen. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'll walk you through three powerful leadership scenarios, and as

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<v Speaker 1>you listen, ask yourself what would I do? How would

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<v Speaker 1>I handle this situation? And again you can just pause

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<v Speaker 1>after each one if you want, and then hit play

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<v Speaker 1>when you're ready to continue. Scenario number one the crisis

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<v Speaker 1>command center, And here's your scenario. You're leading a team

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<v Speaker 1>in a high stakes environment, maybe in ems unit like mine,

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<v Speaker 1>a corporate division, or a nonprofit. Suddenly a major crisis

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<v Speaker 1>hits a cyber attack. Your challenge is to immediately assess

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<v Speaker 1>the situation, delegate responsibilities, and communicate a response plan to

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<v Speaker 1>your team. The questions to ask your team and yourself

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<v Speaker 1>are what are your immediate priorities? Who do you need

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<v Speaker 1>to communicate with first in how do you prevent panic

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<v Speaker 1>while maintaining urgency? Go ahead and hit pause and discuss this,

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<v Speaker 1>and when you're ready to continue, just hit play. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>The lesson here is crisis management is about staying calm,

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<v Speaker 1>making decisions under pressure, and leading with confidence even when

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<v Speaker 1>chaos strikes. So look at your answers and make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that they all align with those core values. Scenario number two.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll just call this one the toxic employee dilemma. And

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<v Speaker 1>here's your scenario. One of your top performing employees is

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<v Speaker 1>also your biggest culture problem. They meet goals, but create tension, gossip,

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<v Speaker 1>and undermine team morale. Now a key team member is

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<v Speaker 1>threatening to quit because of them. Your challenge do you

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<v Speaker 1>let this toxic high performer continue for the sake of

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<v Speaker 1>results or do you intervene? If so? How The question

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<v Speaker 1>to ask your team or yourself is how do you

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<v Speaker 1>balance performance with culture? What conversations do you need to have?

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<v Speaker 1>And what if this person refuses to change? Go ahead

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<v Speaker 1>and hit pause and discuss this, and when you're ready

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<v Speaker 1>to continue, just hit play. Okay. The lesson here is

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<v Speaker 1>great leadership means protecting your culture even when it's uncomfortable.

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<v Speaker 1>The wrong person, no matter how skilled, can poison an

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<v Speaker 1>entire team. Scenario number three. We'll call this the silent meeting,

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<v Speaker 1>and your scenario is you've just taken over and new team.

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<v Speaker 1>You call your first meeting, eager to get their insights

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<v Speaker 1>and feedback, but it's just silence. No one speaks up.

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<v Speaker 1>People seem disengaged, hesitant, or even afraid to share their thoughts.

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<v Speaker 1>Your challenge is to break the silence, get people talking,

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<v Speaker 1>and establish a culture where feedback is welcomed. How are

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<v Speaker 1>you going to do that? And what i'd ask is

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<v Speaker 1>what's your first move and how do you encourage open communication?

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<v Speaker 1>And how do you ensure that this doesn't happen again,

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<v Speaker 1>So go ahead and hit pause and discuss this, and

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<v Speaker 1>when you're ready to continue, just hit play. Okay. The

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<v Speaker 1>lesson here is a leader's job isn't just to talk.

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<v Speaker 1>It's to create an environment where people feel safe speaking up.

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<v Speaker 1>So real leadership happens in real moments, not in textbooks,

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<v Speaker 1>not in theories, but in the everyday fires. You have

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<v Speaker 1>to put out these scenarios, aren't you hypotheticals. They're the

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<v Speaker 1>kind of challenges you'll face in leadership and your ability

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<v Speaker 1>to handle them to find your success. If you found

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<v Speaker 1>these useful, try running them with your leadership team, discussing

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<v Speaker 1>different approaches and learning from each other. You may even

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<v Speaker 1>find yourself pulling out your policy manual to review your

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<v Speaker 1>plans and updating them. And if you haven't done so,

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<v Speaker 1>head over to Amazon to pick up your copy of

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<v Speaker 1>my latest book, The Leadership Academy, And if you do,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd love to hear your feedback on how it's helping

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<v Speaker 1>you in your leadership journey. This has been the seven

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<v Speaker 1>minute Leadership Podcast, and I thank you for listening. For

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<v Speaker 1>more Paul Fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot com