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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 Gola 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 Fellavledo.

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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 four. January has a strange energy

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<v Speaker 2>to it. Calendars flip in, boxes fill up, and suddenly

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<v Speaker 2>everyone is talking about strategy, vision and big plans. And

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<v Speaker 2>somewhere in that noise, leaders start feeling pressure to build

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<v Speaker 2>the perfect business plan for this year. Fifty pages charts, forecasts, appendices,

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<v Speaker 2>and a binder that looks impressive on a shelf but

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<v Speaker 2>never gets opened again. Today, I want to give you

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<v Speaker 2>something that actually works. A two page business plan, not

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<v Speaker 2>a shortcut, not a watered down version, but a sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>usable plan that you will actually read, revisit, and execute.

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<v Speaker 2>I've written business plans in conference rooms and command posts

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<v Speaker 2>and at my kitchen table late at night. The ones

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<v Speaker 2>that failed all had one thing in common. They were

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<v Speaker 2>too complicated to use when things got busy. The ones

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<v Speaker 2>that worked were simple enough to guide decisions when pressure

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<v Speaker 2>showed up. Think about the cockpit for a moment. Pilots

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<v Speaker 2>do not rely on a three inch thick manual. During takeoff,

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<v Speaker 2>they use a checklist short focused in design for real conditions.

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<v Speaker 2>Your business plan should work in the same way. Page

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<v Speaker 2>one is clarity. If you skip this page or rush it,

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<v Speaker 2>the rest falls apart. At the top of page one

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<v Speaker 2>is your mission, not a slogan, not a paragraph full

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<v Speaker 2>of buzzwords. One clear sentence that answers why your organization

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<v Speaker 2>exists in who it serves. If your team cannot repeat

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<v Speaker 2>it without looking it up, it's not clear enough. Below

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<v Speaker 2>that is your one year objective, not ten goals. One

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<v Speaker 2>outcome that matters most this year revenue, target, service, expansion, stability,

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<v Speaker 2>after growth, rebuilding, culture. Pick the hill that you're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to take. Then list your top priorities. This is where

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<v Speaker 2>leaders get uncomfortable because you only get a few lines.

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<v Speaker 2>If everything is important, nothing is. These priorities should directly

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<v Speaker 2>support that one year objective. If a task does not

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<v Speaker 2>connect to them, it is a distraction. In finish page

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<v Speaker 2>one with success metrics numbers, you will track monthly, simple, visible,

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<v Speaker 2>and honest. If you don't measure it, then you're just guessing.

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<v Speaker 2>Page two is execution, and this is where plans usually

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<v Speaker 2>fall apart. Start with ownership. Every priority gets a name

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<v Speaker 2>next to it, not a department, not a committee, a person.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership means someone owns the outcome. Next comes resources, time, money, equipment,

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<v Speaker 2>or authority required. Writing this down forces you to confront

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<v Speaker 2>reality instead of optimism, then risks. This is not pessimism,

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<v Speaker 2>this is professionalism. What could derail this plan? Staffing, cash flow,

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<v Speaker 2>regulation changes, burnout, market shifts. Name them early so they

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<v Speaker 2>do not surprise you later. And finally, communication cadence. How

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<v Speaker 2>often will this plan be reviewed? Monthly? Leadership meeting, quarterly reset,

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<v Speaker 2>a weekly dashboard. A plan that has not talked about

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<v Speaker 2>dies quietly. And that's it. Two pages. And here's the

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<v Speaker 2>hard truth. The power of this plan is not in

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<v Speaker 2>how smart it sounds. It's in how often it gets used.

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<v Speaker 2>I've watched leaders spend weeks crafting a perfect document and

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<v Speaker 2>then zero minutes executing it. I've also watched leaders scribble

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<v Speaker 2>a tight plan like this and move an entire organization forward.

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<v Speaker 2>This fits perfectly into a leadership reset. January is not

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<v Speaker 2>about starting over, It's about getting aligned. A two page

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<v Speaker 2>plan forces alignment, It exposes confusion, It creates focus, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to level this up, do one more thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Share it with your leadership team, your board, or your

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<v Speaker 2>key people. Invite questions, Clarity, survive scrutiny, Confusion hides from it.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership is not about producing impressed of paperwork. It is

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<v Speaker 2>about making clear decisions and following through. This plan gives

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<v Speaker 2>you a compass and a clock, direction and urgency on

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<v Speaker 2>paper that you can actually use. So before this week ends,

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<v Speaker 2>sit down for seven focus minutes at a time and

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<v Speaker 2>build upon this one page one day, page two the next.

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<v Speaker 2>Then put it where you can see it. This is

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<v Speaker 2>how plans stop being theory and start becoming results. So

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<v Speaker 2>as you step into this new year, I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to remember this. The best plan is the one that

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<v Speaker 2>shows up in your daily decisions. Keep it clear, keep

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<v Speaker 2>it visible, and keep it honest. That is leadership that works.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you need help with any of this stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>every way that you need in your leadership journey. This

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<v Speaker 2>has been the seven minute Leadership Podcast and I thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul fell of Alito Podcasts. Visit paulfellowalito dot com.