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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 Goala giving.

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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 Fellowaledo.

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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 six seventy one. Let me ask you something

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<v Speaker 2>right out of the gate. When was the last time

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<v Speaker 2>you checked in with yourself as a leader, Not your team,

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<v Speaker 2>not your metrics, not your inbox, you, Because here's what

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<v Speaker 2>I see happening every day. Leaders are constantly checking everything

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<v Speaker 2>around them emails, schedules, budgets, performance dashboards, but they never

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<v Speaker 2>stop long enough to run a check on the one

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<v Speaker 2>variable that drives all of it, their own leadership. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's problem because leadership drift is real. You don't wake

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<v Speaker 2>up one day and decide to become a disconnected, frustrated,

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<v Speaker 2>ineffective leader. It happens slowly, quietly, one missed moment at

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<v Speaker 2>a time. So today I'm going to give you a

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<v Speaker 2>set of daily self check questions. Not theory, not corporate bs.

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<v Speaker 2>These are real, field tested questions that force you to

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<v Speaker 2>stay sharp, grounded, and accountable. This is your seven minute

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<v Speaker 2>leadership discipline. First question, did I show up the way

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<v Speaker 2>my team needed me today or the way I felt

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<v Speaker 2>like showing up. There's a difference, a big difference. Some

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<v Speaker 2>days you're tired, some days you're frustrated. Some days you're

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<v Speaker 2>dealing with things outside of work. Your team doesn't get

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<v Speaker 2>to opt out of their responsibilities because of how they feel.

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<v Speaker 2>Neither do you. Leadership is not about mood. It is

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<v Speaker 2>is about presence. The second question, what did I ignore

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<v Speaker 2>today that I know I shouldn't have? Every leader has

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<v Speaker 2>these moments. You see something off, a behavior, a comment,

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<v Speaker 2>a shortcut, and you tell yourself I'll deal with it later,

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<v Speaker 2>and later turns into never And what you ignore, you

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<v Speaker 2>approve that small thing becomes culture faster than you think.

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<v Speaker 2>The third question, did I make anything clearer for my

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<v Speaker 2>team today? Confusion kills momentum, It creates hesitation, it creates mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>Your job is to remove friction, not add to it.

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<v Speaker 2>If your team leaves a conversation more confused than when

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<v Speaker 2>they walked in, that's on you. Clarity is leadership currency.

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<v Speaker 2>The fourth question, who did I recognize or acknowledge today?

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<v Speaker 2>Not everyone needs a trophy, but everyone needs to know

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<v Speaker 2>they matter. And here's the reality If the only time

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<v Speaker 2>people hear from you is when something is wrong, you

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<v Speaker 2>are building a culture of silence and resentment. Recognition doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>have to be big, it has to be real. The

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<v Speaker 2>fifth question, did I listen or did I wait for

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<v Speaker 2>my turn to talk? Be honest with yourself here. Leaders

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<v Speaker 2>love to talk. It comes with the territory. But listening

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<v Speaker 2>is where the real information lives. If you're not listening,

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<v Speaker 2>you're guessing, and guessing is a dangerous leadership strategy. The

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<v Speaker 2>sixth question did I protect this standard today? Standards are

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<v Speaker 2>not posters on a wall. They are lived out in

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<v Speaker 2>real time. Every time you let something slide that violates

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<v Speaker 2>your standard, you lower it and your team is watching closely.

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<v Speaker 2>They are always watching. The seventh question, did I make

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<v Speaker 2>it decision? I've been avoiding. Delayed decisions create bottlenecks. Bottlenecks

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<v Speaker 2>create frustration. Frustration kills performance. You already know the decision,

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<v Speaker 2>you're just uncomfortable making it. That's not leadership. That's hesitation

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<v Speaker 2>dressed up as caution. The eighth question was I consistent today?

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<v Speaker 2>In your tone, in your expectations, in your reactions. Inconsistency

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<v Speaker 2>creates anxiety in teams. People start guessing which version of

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<v Speaker 2>you they're going to get. And when people are guessing,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not performing. The ninth question, did I invest even

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<v Speaker 2>a few minutes in becoming a better leader today? This

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<v Speaker 2>is the foundation of everything I teach? Seven minutes? That's it.

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<v Speaker 2>Read something, reflect on something, think through a decision differently.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not growing daily, you are falling behind quietly.

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<v Speaker 2>The tenth question, if my team led exactly like me today,

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<v Speaker 2>what kind of organization would we have? This one hits

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<v Speaker 2>different because whether you like it or not, your behavior

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<v Speaker 2>is the blueprint. Your habits become their habits, Your discipline

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<v Speaker 2>becomes their discipline, and your shortcuts become their shortcuts. You

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<v Speaker 2>are the standard. Now here's the key. Don't try to

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<v Speaker 2>answer all of these perfectly. That's not the goal. The

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<v Speaker 2>goal is awareness. The goal is to stop leadership drift

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<v Speaker 2>before it becomes leadership failure. Because the best leaders I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever seen don't wait for performance reviews to evaluate themselves.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't wait for complaints, they don't wait for things

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<v Speaker 2>to break. They run daily checks, quick, honest and direct,

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<v Speaker 2>and they adjust in real time. That's how you stay sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>that's how you stay trusted. That's how you stay effective.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the part nobody talks about. If you can't

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<v Speaker 2>answer these questions, honestly, you've got work to do. And

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<v Speaker 2>that's okay, because leadership is not about being perfect. It's

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<v Speaker 2>about being aware and accountable enough to make adjustments every

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<v Speaker 2>single day. So here's your move. Pick three of these questions,

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<v Speaker 2>write them down, put them somewhere where you'll see them,

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<v Speaker 2>and at the end of your day, run the check.

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<v Speaker 2>No excuses, no shortcuts. That's your seven minutes, that's your edge,

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<v Speaker 2>that's your leadership. So if you want to stay ahead

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<v Speaker 2>as a leader, it's not about doing more. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>checking yourself more often. Small daily corrections beat massive late

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<v Speaker 2>overhauls every time. Keep your standards high, keep your awareness sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>and never let yourself drift without noticing it. And if

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<v Speaker 2>using today. 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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