Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and goal achieving.
Speaker 1: This is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host
Speaker 1: Paul Fellovledo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode three thirty in today's title might make you pause.
Speaker 2: Your leadership style is someone's workplace experience. Let that sink
Speaker 2: in for a minute, because it's not just a catchy phrase.
Speaker 2: It's the truth. Your tone, your actions, your decisions, your energy.
Speaker 2: They shape the atmosphere that people show up to every
Speaker 2: single day. For you, it's leadership. For them, it's their job,
Speaker 2: their routine, their career, and in some cases, their dream.
Speaker 2: So let's get real for a minute. Think about the
Speaker 2: last time you were short with your team because of stress,
Speaker 2: or the last time you rolled your eyes at a
Speaker 2: suggestion or skipped a one on one. Maybe it was
Speaker 2: small to you, a blip, just a bad day, but
Speaker 2: to someone else that might have been the minute they
Speaker 2: decided you're not approachable, or worse that you're not a
Speaker 2: leader worth following. This is the reality your leadership style
Speaker 2: sets the thermost that you either create a warm environment
Speaker 2: where people want to show up and give their best,
Speaker 2: or a cold one where they do the bare minimum
Speaker 2: until something better comes along. So let me give you
Speaker 2: two quick scenarios. Scenario one, you're a check the box leader.
Speaker 2: You give orders, you get results, and you move on.
Speaker 2: You don't see people, you see productivity. Scenario two your present.
Speaker 2: You ask questions, you listen, you care. You don't just
Speaker 2: manage the work. You lead the people, same workplace, Two
Speaker 2: different experiences. Which leader are you? Because here's the hard truth.
Speaker 2: You may think you're a good leader because things aren't
Speaker 2: falling apart, but not falling apart isn't the same as
Speaker 2: thriving people are smart, they don't always speak up. They internalize,
Speaker 2: they talk to each other. They make silent decisions about
Speaker 2: whether to stay, whether to trust you, or whether to
Speaker 2: mentally check out. You want to know if your leadership
Speaker 2: style is working. Ask yourself this. If I had to
Speaker 2: work under me, would I feel respected, inspired, heard, or
Speaker 2: would I be surviving the day? So here are five
Speaker 2: quick signs that your leadership style might need a tune up.
Speaker 2: Number one, people hesitate to speak up. That means they
Speaker 2: don't feel s safe being honest. Number two, you only
Speaker 2: hear good news because bad leaders create filters. Number three,
Speaker 2: turnover is high or worse, morale is low, but no
Speaker 2: one is leaving. That's called disengaged loyalty. Number four you
Speaker 2: get defensive with feedback, and that tells your team the
Speaker 2: conversation is over before it begins. And number five your
Speaker 2: managing outcomes instead of building relationships. Results matter, but they
Speaker 2: come from people. So now let's flip it to five
Speaker 2: ways to make your leadership someone's reason to stay. Number one,
Speaker 2: say good morning like you mean it, small, sincere gestures
Speaker 2: build big trust. Number two catch people doing right things
Speaker 2: because recognition doesn't cost you anything, but it's priceless to others.
Speaker 2: Number three ask how they're doing, then actually listen. No agenda,
Speaker 2: just be human. Number four model emotional consistency your reactions,
Speaker 2: train your team on what's safe to bring to you.
Speaker 2: And number five own your missteps. Accountability at the top
Speaker 2: gives permission for growth at every level. So you don't
Speaker 2: get to choose whether or not you have an impact.
Speaker 2: You only get to choose what kind of impact you'll have.
Speaker 2: Someone on your team is deciding what kind of day
Speaker 2: they're going to have based on the way you walk
Speaker 2: into the room. Someone's going home to their family tonight,
Speaker 2: talking about what kind of leader you were today and
Speaker 2: someone is staying or leaving because of you. So ask
Speaker 2: yourself right now, if my leadership style was someone's full
Speaker 2: time job experience, would they thrive or survive? And make
Speaker 2: sure the answer is one you can be proud of.
Speaker 2: This has been the seven minute Leadership Podcast and I
Speaker 2: thank you for listening.
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