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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 golajving. 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>fella Aledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to this seven minute leadership podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode four twenty nine. Let's talk about hate because

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<v Speaker 2>this episode isn't going to be about the fluffy stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>This one's about the raw fire that makes someone get

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<v Speaker 2>out of bed and show up. A few weeks ago,

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<v Speaker 2>I was having a discussion with one of my lieutenants

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<v Speaker 2>and he said something that stopped me in my tracks.

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<v Speaker 2>During a conversation about poor performance on his shift. He

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to know how does he convey this message to

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<v Speaker 2>his team. I want you to hate losing. I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to hate not giving your best. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to hate not going the extra mile. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to hate not giving a damn. Now, before you get

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<v Speaker 2>turned off by the word hate, let's break this down

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<v Speaker 2>because this isn't about spreading negativity. It's about building a

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<v Speaker 2>mindset that refuses to settle for average. So let's go

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<v Speaker 2>line by line. I want you to hate losing. Not

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<v Speaker 2>everyone is wired to be competitive, but in leadership, you

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<v Speaker 2>better learn to be. This isn't about scoreboard watching or

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<v Speaker 2>trying to beat your coworkers. It's about losing time, losing opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>losing momentum, and most of all, losing trust. When you

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<v Speaker 2>accept a loss without reflection or fire in your gut,

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<v Speaker 2>you're telling your team that losing is a part of

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<v Speaker 2>the culture. But when you hate it, when you analyze it,

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<v Speaker 2>own it, and vow to never feel it again, that's leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to hate not giving your best. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>be honest, there are days when we coast, days when

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<v Speaker 2>we just show up and do the bare minimum, but

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<v Speaker 2>that mindset adds up. You don't drift into greatness. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't accidentally build a winning team. If your name is

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<v Speaker 2>on the schedule, if you're being paid to show up,

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<v Speaker 2>then your best should walk through that door with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything less that should eat at you because your standard

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<v Speaker 2>is what sets the tone for the whole team. I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to hate not going the extra mile. We've

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<v Speaker 2>all seen it, the trash left on the floor of

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<v Speaker 2>the customer or patient left waiting the shift change with

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<v Speaker 2>zero communication. Going the extra mile doesn't always show up

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<v Speaker 2>in your paycheck, but it always shows up in your reputation.

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<v Speaker 2>In leadership, the extra mile is never crowded because most

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<v Speaker 2>people quit at mile one, But that second mile, that's

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<v Speaker 2>where respect is earned, Teams are built, and leaders are remembered.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to hate not giving a damn. This

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<v Speaker 2>might be the most powerful line of all, because if

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<v Speaker 2>you don't care, if you're indifferent, than you're a liability,

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<v Speaker 2>not just to the company but to the people who

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<v Speaker 2>count on you. Not giving a damn doesn't just damage performance,

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<v Speaker 2>It damages trust, culture, momentum, and it spreads like wildfire.

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<v Speaker 2>When a leader says I want you to hate not

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<v Speaker 2>giving a damn, they're saying we need people who care

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<v Speaker 2>so much that it physically bothers them to underperform. People

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<v Speaker 2>who take pride in their name, their station, their responsibility.

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<v Speaker 2>People care loudly. Let me bring this back around. Every

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<v Speaker 2>organization has people at different levels of effort. There are

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<v Speaker 2>rock stars, there are passes, and then there are anchors.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what, sometimes the anchor doesn't even realize

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<v Speaker 2>they're dragging the boat. They've normalized average, they've built comfort

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<v Speaker 2>in low expectations. But a great leader shakes that loose.

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<v Speaker 2>A great leader challenges that person with fire. Not handholding.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes leadership isn't gentle. Sometimes it's direct, it's uncomfortable, and

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<v Speaker 2>it sounds like I want more from you. I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to be better, I want you to care. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're in a leadership role and you've got someone on

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<v Speaker 2>your team going through the motions, it might be time

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<v Speaker 2>to use this exact script. I want you to hate losing.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to hate giving anything less than your best.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to hate not going the extra mile.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to hate not giving a damn those

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<v Speaker 2>four sentences. That's a standard, that's a culture, that's a mindset,

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<v Speaker 2>and that, my friend, friends, is leadership. This has been

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<v Speaker 2>the seven minute 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 com.