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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 golajiving. 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 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the Seven Minute Leadership Podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode three seventy three, and let's cut right to

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<v Speaker 2>the truth. Leadership isn't a destination. I've talked about this

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<v Speaker 2>fact a lot in past episodes. It's not a title

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<v Speaker 2>you earn and then coast the rest of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership is a continual struggle, a living, breathing role that

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<v Speaker 2>gets redefined by every generation that dares to lead. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're expecting to arrive at some point where you have

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<v Speaker 2>it all figured out, stop waiting. That point doesn't exist.

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<v Speaker 2>Think about out the leaders before us. What they faced,

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<v Speaker 2>the tools they used, the people they influenced. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>the same game we're playing today. Leadership in the eighties

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<v Speaker 2>looked like completely different than leadership today. Back then, it

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<v Speaker 2>was about hierarchy, suits and closed door meetings. Now it's

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<v Speaker 2>about access, agility, authenticity and transparency. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>ten years from now, your current leadership playbook will feel ancient.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not paying attention. So let's be clear. Every

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<v Speaker 2>generation inherits leadership with one hand and rewrites it with

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<v Speaker 2>the other. This struggle isn't bad, it's necessary. Without it,

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<v Speaker 2>we stagnate. Without it, leaders become irrelevant. It's in this

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<v Speaker 2>struggle where the next great idea is born, where the

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<v Speaker 2>next cultural shift gets shaped, and where the next generation

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<v Speaker 2>watches how we handle it all because they're next. So

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<v Speaker 2>what's this struggle actually look like in the real world Today?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a gen Z employee asking why the company doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>take a stand on social issues, while a Gen X

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<v Speaker 2>leader says that's not the company's job. It's a leader

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<v Speaker 2>trying to balance remote work preferences while still building team

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<v Speaker 2>culture and accountability. It's a team pushing for mental health

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<v Speaker 2>days in leaders trying to understand how to support without

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificing mission readiness. And that's just Monday. The struggle is real,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's not unwinnable. In fact, it's what makes you stronger.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what today's leader needs to internalize. You are not

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<v Speaker 2>the final version of leadership. You are a chapter in

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<v Speaker 2>a much longer story. You are both a student and

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<v Speaker 2>a teacher. You're learning from those around you while guiding

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<v Speaker 2>those behind you. And you don't lead people the way

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<v Speaker 2>you were led. You lead based on what they need,

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<v Speaker 2>not what you received. And your relevance is to your adaptability.

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<v Speaker 2>Leaders who stop evolving become roadblocks, not role models. And

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<v Speaker 2>the struggle isn't against others, it's against staying comfortable. So

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<v Speaker 2>let's kill the idea that there's a mountaintop called leadership

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<v Speaker 2>where you plant your flag and yell I made it.

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<v Speaker 2>There is no summit, there's no statue waiting for you.

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<v Speaker 2>There's only today in the next decision you make. So

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<v Speaker 2>leadership is a struggle that deserves your energy, not your ego.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the good news. The fact that it's hard

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<v Speaker 2>means you're doing it right. The fact that it's not

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<v Speaker 2>permanent means you'll never run out of opportunities to improve.

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<v Speaker 2>So ask yourself, how will I shape leadership for the

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<v Speaker 2>next generation? Watching me right now, because someone is and

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<v Speaker 2>they're not just watching what you say, They're watching how

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<v Speaker 2>you show up in the middle of the struggle. 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

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