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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 GV.

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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 fella Aledo.

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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 one. Today's episode is called Speak

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<v Speaker 2>the Language of Value, and I want you to really

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<v Speaker 2>sit with that title for a second. Not speak the

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<v Speaker 2>language of profit, not speak the language of authority, not

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<v Speaker 2>even speak the language of leadership. Speak the language of value.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a phrase I came up with after years of

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<v Speaker 2>watching leaders talk in circles, using buzzwords and padding meetings

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<v Speaker 2>with bs and giving generic feedback. It sounds like it

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<v Speaker 2>was pulled from a corporate Bengo card. And the truth is,

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<v Speaker 2>no one remembers that kind of leader, no one is

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<v Speaker 2>inspired by that kind of leader, and no one follows

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of leader. But when you learn to speak

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<v Speaker 2>the language of value, everything changes. So let's start with

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<v Speaker 2>this question. What is value In leadership terms, Value is

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<v Speaker 2>what matters to the person in front of you. Value

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<v Speaker 2>is what improves their day, strengthens their role, and connects

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<v Speaker 2>their work to the mission. When you speak value, You're

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<v Speaker 2>not just communicating, you're translating. You're saying, I see what

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<v Speaker 2>you care about, and here's how what i'm asking ties

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<v Speaker 2>into that. And here are three areas where leaders must

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<v Speaker 2>speak the language of value. Number one in one on ones.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're one on one sounds like status updates, you're

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<v Speaker 2>missing the opportunity. Try saying things like this instead. What's

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<v Speaker 2>something I can remove from your plate that's draining your energy?

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<v Speaker 2>Or how can I help you grow this month in

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<v Speaker 2>a way that benefits you? Or what does success look

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<v Speaker 2>like to you right now? And how can I help

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<v Speaker 2>you achieve it? That's value. That's a language that makes

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<v Speaker 2>people feel seen. And the second time is during meetings.

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<v Speaker 2>Stop speaking at people with data, speak to them with meaning.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of saying productivity is down fourteen percent, say here's

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<v Speaker 2>how that drop affects your department and what can we

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<v Speaker 2>do to fix it together? Or instead of we need

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<v Speaker 2>to hit the numbers, say if we hit these numbers,

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<v Speaker 2>here's how it benefits our team, better tools, more trust

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<v Speaker 2>from leadership in future investments in you. And you've just

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<v Speaker 2>gone from metrics to meaning. And the last place to

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<v Speaker 2>use it is in crisis. This is where it matters

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<v Speaker 2>most during uncertainty, people don't just want answers. They want reassurance,

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<v Speaker 2>They want clarity, and they want a reason to keep

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward. Your words in those moments either escalate fear

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<v Speaker 2>or anchor your team speak in a way that gives

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<v Speaker 2>them value. Here's what's in our control, or here's how

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<v Speaker 2>we'll protect each other, or here's what matters most right now.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the part no one tells you. Speaking the

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<v Speaker 2>language of value doesn't mean being nice. It means being real.

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<v Speaker 2>It means not sugarcoating hard truths, but making sure people

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<v Speaker 2>understand why the truth matters. It means saying things like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to let you fail on my watch,

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<v Speaker 2>or you're too talented to stay where you're at, or

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<v Speaker 2>you deserve better than what you're accepting. These are value

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<v Speaker 2>based statements. They lift people, challenge people, and guide them

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<v Speaker 2>to more. And I'll share a quick story. Years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>I worked with a team that was deeply discouraged budget cuts,

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<v Speaker 2>long hours, no recognition. One day I asked the group

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<v Speaker 2>a simple question, what would make today feel like it mattered?

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<v Speaker 2>Not a big strategy session, just that one question. Their

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<v Speaker 2>answers had nothing to do with money. They said, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to know if I'm doing a good job. I'd

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<v Speaker 2>like to be thanked once in a while, and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to feel like someone notices how hard I'm trying.

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<v Speaker 2>So I changed the way I spoke to them. I

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<v Speaker 2>made it a point to time my leadership communication to

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<v Speaker 2>what they valued, and in about three weeks, morale changed,

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<v Speaker 2>output improved, people stayed not because I gave a raise

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<v Speaker 2>or added staff, but because I started speaking their language,

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<v Speaker 2>the language of value. So here's your challenge for this week.

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<v Speaker 2>In every interaction with your team, ask yourself, is what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm about to say valuable to them? Will this message

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<v Speaker 2>give them clarity, hope or purpose? Am I using language

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<v Speaker 2>that makes them feel like an asset and not a number.

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<v Speaker 2>If the answer is no, you have to rewrite your message.

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<v Speaker 2>Because great leadership is not about volume, It's about value

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<v Speaker 2>per word. So make sure you speak the language of

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<v Speaker 2>value and you'll never have to raise your voice to

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<v Speaker 2>be heard. This has been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thank you for listening.

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