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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

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<v Speaker 1>Fello 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 five point fifty. Today we're stepping into one

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<v Speaker 2>of my favorite analogies, one that always stops people and

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<v Speaker 2>makes them think. I often say there are different styles

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<v Speaker 2>of leadership, and to drive the point home, I use

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<v Speaker 2>the analogy of a North Pole leader and a South

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<v Speaker 2>Pole leader, polar opposites but living on the same planet.

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<v Speaker 2>This simple picture, I think, teaches more about leadership style

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<v Speaker 2>than any textbook ever could. It's clear, visual and instantly relatable.

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<v Speaker 2>So picture our planet from above. The North poland South

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<v Speaker 2>Pole sit at opposite ends, each with a completely different

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<v Speaker 2>climate and culture. One is icy but full of motion,

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<v Speaker 2>drifting sheets that shift with the wind. The other is

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<v Speaker 2>a foundation of bedrock covered in ice, thick, stubborn and unmoving.

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<v Speaker 2>Both are cold, both are extreme, Both operate from a

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<v Speaker 2>reality shaped by their environment. Neither is wrong, but they

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<v Speaker 2>could not be more different, and leadership feels the same.

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<v Speaker 2>A North Pole leader is always moving their style has

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<v Speaker 2>a momentum. They love speed. They live in a rhythm

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<v Speaker 2>where urgency creates progress. They communicate quickly, They act quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>They make decisions quickly because forward movement is their comfort zone.

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<v Speaker 2>They're the type who walks into a problem and says,

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<v Speaker 2>give me the facts so we can move. They thrive

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<v Speaker 2>when things shift around them. They never let the ice

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<v Speaker 2>settle under their feet. A south pole leader brings a

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<v Speaker 2>different energy. They operate from stability. Their approach is steady.

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<v Speaker 2>They like firm ground, strong processes, and well established expectations.

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<v Speaker 2>They think before speaking. They decide after reviewing everything. They

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<v Speaker 2>are dependable, predictable in a positive way, and their strength

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<v Speaker 2>is consistency. They do not rush, they do not panic.

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<v Speaker 2>They give their teams solid footing. Both styles work, both

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<v Speaker 2>have value, Both can lead teams to high performance. The

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<v Speaker 2>trouble happens when these two leaders have to work together

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<v Speaker 2>without understanding the other person's natural climate. Think about your

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<v Speaker 2>team right now. Some people thrive in motion, some feel

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<v Speaker 2>safer with structure. When leaders fail to understand these differences,

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<v Speaker 2>the workplace starts feeling like two magnetic fields colliding. And

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<v Speaker 2>here's where the teaching moment kicks. In In leadership, your

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<v Speaker 2>effectiveness is not defined by your poll. It is defined

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<v Speaker 2>by your ability to recognize which pole you're operating from

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<v Speaker 2>and when your team needs you to switch hemispheres. Real

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<v Speaker 2>leadership happens in the middle of the globe, not at

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<v Speaker 2>the extremes. I have seen north Pole leaders get frustrated

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<v Speaker 2>because their team cannot keep up with their pace. They

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<v Speaker 2>mistake steady for slow, They mistake thoughtful for stubborn. They

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<v Speaker 2>miss the fact that South Pole people are often the

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<v Speaker 2>ones keeping the entire operation from cracking under pressure. And

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<v Speaker 2>I've also seen south Pole leaders get frustrated because the

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<v Speaker 2>North Pole folks seem restless, unpredictable, or impatient. They mistake

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<v Speaker 2>urgency for recklessness. They mistake movement for chaos. They miss

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that north Pole energy prevents organizations from getting

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<v Speaker 2>stuck in the same place for years. And here's a

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<v Speaker 2>truth that many leaders overlook. The best teams in the

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<v Speaker 2>world are not made of one poll. They're made of

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<v Speaker 2>leaders who learn what poll they come from, understand the

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<v Speaker 2>poll their people come from, and then blend those strengths

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<v Speaker 2>into a shared climate where everyone can breathe. So here's

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<v Speaker 2>your action steps. First, identify your leadership poll. Are you

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<v Speaker 2>a mover or a stabilizer. Are you energized by speed

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<v Speaker 2>or by structure? Think about your most recent decisions, your

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<v Speaker 2>recent stress points, your communication habits. The answer is already there. Second,

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<v Speaker 2>identify your team's polls, not through guesswork through conversation. Ask

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<v Speaker 2>them how they approach work. Ask them how quickly they

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<v Speaker 2>like to make decisions. Ask them what throws them off.

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<v Speaker 2>These questions reveal everything. Third, build a shared climate. North

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<v Speaker 2>pole leaders can slow down their delivery without losing speed.

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<v Speaker 2>South pole leaders can raise their pace without losing structure.

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<v Speaker 2>Both can meet in the middle if they know why

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<v Speaker 2>the middle matters. The moment you start respecting the polarity

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<v Speaker 2>of leadership styles, your entire team becomes easier to lead.

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<v Speaker 2>You stop fighting personalities, you stop taking things personally, you

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<v Speaker 2>stop expecting everyone to think like you. You will see

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<v Speaker 2>the planet instead of the pole. So when you remember

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<v Speaker 2>that leadership styles can be polar opposites but still exist

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<v Speaker 2>on the same planet, you give yourself the freedom to

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<v Speaker 2>lead with more awareness and a lot more empathy. Your

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<v Speaker 2>job is not to change your poll. Your job is

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<v Speaker 2>to understand it, then use that understanding to create better

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<v Speaker 2>outcomes for your team. This has been this seven minute

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

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul fell of Alito Podcasts, visit paulfellowalito dot

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