Speaker 1: Helping leaders motivate their people to a higher level of
Speaker 1: performance through strong human relations, team building, and goalajiving. This
Speaker 1: is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellovaliedo.
Speaker 2: Hello everyone, and welcome to the seven Minute Leadership Podcast.
Speaker 2: It's episode one ninety eight and today I have a
Speaker 2: fun little leadership exercise for all of you. So do
Speaker 2: me a favor, Grab a pen and paper or type
Speaker 2: out your answers on your phone or your computer. So
Speaker 2: what we're going to do is we're going to explore
Speaker 2: the ingredients that make up your unique leadership journey. So
Speaker 2: write down your answers as we go to the following
Speaker 2: four questions. So number one the name of your favorite
Speaker 2: influential leader, someone on past or present, a family member,
Speaker 2: old boss, current boss, celebrity or sports star. Just write
Speaker 2: down the first name that comes to your mind. And
Speaker 2: number two pick a number from one to ten and
Speaker 2: don't overthink it. Just pick the first number that comes
Speaker 2: to mind and write down that. Number. Number three is
Speaker 2: going to be your favorite food, what dish lights up
Speaker 2: your soul every time you think about it or eat it?
Speaker 2: And number four the place you most want to visit.
Speaker 2: So what destination is at the top of your bucket list.
Speaker 2: So that's the four questions. You should have four answers.
Speaker 2: So once you have your answers, now let's break this
Speaker 2: down into a leadership lesson that you need to digest.
Speaker 2: And then you can also turn this around and share
Speaker 2: this with your team if you want to. So question
Speaker 2: number one was your influential leader, your leadership role model.
Speaker 2: So think about why you chose this person, what values, actions,
Speaker 2: or decisions make them stand out to you because these
Speaker 2: traits are likely qualities you admire and aspire to embody
Speaker 2: in your own leadership style. Now think about how you
Speaker 2: can integrate their influence into your daily leadership practices. And
Speaker 2: number two the number from one through ten. This is
Speaker 2: your self awareness score. So the number you picked represents
Speaker 2: how you feel about your leadership right now. So if
Speaker 2: you wrote down one to three, you might feel like
Speaker 2: you have room for growth, and that's okay because every
Speaker 2: leader needs to start somewhere. If you wrote down four
Speaker 2: through seven, you're confident, but know that there's more to
Speaker 2: learn and this is a great place to reflect on
Speaker 2: what's next for you. And if you wrote down eight
Speaker 2: through ten, you're thriving. Congratulations, now think about how you
Speaker 2: can mentor others to elevate their leadership. And you should
Speaker 2: always ask yourself, specifically with the numbers game, what's one
Speaker 2: step I can take today to raise my leadership game
Speaker 2: by just one number? Number three? This one's my favorite
Speaker 2: your favorite food. So your favorite food says a lot
Speaker 2: about what fulfills you. Think of leadership as nourishment. What
Speaker 2: does your team need to stay healthy? So, for example,
Speaker 2: if you chose pizza, think about the variety in your team.
Speaker 2: How are you bringing everyone together kind of like the
Speaker 2: toppings on a pizza. And if you picked steak, consider
Speaker 2: quality over quantity? Are you giving your team meaningful time
Speaker 2: and focus? So tie your favorite food into how you
Speaker 2: feed the growth of your team. And number four was
Speaker 2: your dream destination? Right? This is your vision where you
Speaker 2: most want to visit represents your ultimate leadership destination. So
Speaker 2: if you picked somewhere like Hawaii or Disney, chances are
Speaker 2: you're already doing the research, looking at logistics and saving
Speaker 2: money to accomplish that dream. You have a plan on
Speaker 2: how to get there, but how are you leading your
Speaker 2: team toward their version of this dream? Every leader needs
Speaker 2: a clear vision for where they're headed in every leadership
Speaker 2: position that you will ever hold. So what's your leadership
Speaker 2: destination right now? Write it down in one step you
Speaker 2: can take this week to move closer to it. So
Speaker 2: here's the takeaway. Leadership is about combining inspiration, self awareness, nourishment,
Speaker 2: and vision. Just like your favorite food or dream destination,
Speaker 2: great leadership is personal and unique to you. Answers tell
Speaker 2: a story about where you are, what drives you, and
Speaker 2: where you're headed. And always remember this leadership is not
Speaker 2: a destination, it's the journey in the ingredients you choose
Speaker 2: to bring along the way. This has been the seven
Speaker 2: minute Leadership podcast and I thank you for listening.
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