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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 goal achieving.

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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 Fellovaledo.

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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. Today. We're talking about something every

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<v Speaker 2>leader will face at some point in their journey, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's defeat. That moment where your plans collapse, where your

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<v Speaker 2>project fails or your leadership is questioned. The reality is

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<v Speaker 2>this defeat is inevitable. But what you do next, that's

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<v Speaker 2>where the story gets rewritten. Here's the truth. Most people

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<v Speaker 2>fear defeat because they believe it defines them. But as leaders,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't get the luxury of quitting. Our people are watching,

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<v Speaker 2>our mission is depending on us. So we need to

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<v Speaker 2>learn how to turn to feed into something far more powerful.

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<v Speaker 2>A new beginning, and I'll share a quick story with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Several years ago, I pitched a new leadership development strategy

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<v Speaker 2>to my organization. It was bold, I believed in it,

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<v Speaker 2>I poured months into it, and when I rolled it out,

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<v Speaker 2>it was met with silence, not just resistance, straight up silence.

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<v Speaker 2>Participation dropped. Feedback was brutal people I thought had my

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<v Speaker 2>back stepped away. It felt like a punch to the gut.

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<v Speaker 2>But after sitting with that for a while, after getting

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<v Speaker 2>over the sting of failure, I realized something. The strategy

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't wrong, the delivery was, the timing was, and most importantly,

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<v Speaker 2>I hadn't listened enough to what the team actually needed.

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<v Speaker 2>That failure gave me the blueprint for what eventually became

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<v Speaker 2>the Leadership Academy, one of the most successful programs I've

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<v Speaker 2>ever launched. So let's talk tact Here are five ways

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<v Speaker 2>to turn defeat into a new beginning. Number one, name

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<v Speaker 2>the defeat, but don't marinate in it. Too Many leaders

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<v Speaker 2>pretend like nothing happened. That's not strength, that's denial. Call

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<v Speaker 2>it out. This didn't work, this failed, But then stop.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't replay it over and over. Process it, document the lessons,

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<v Speaker 2>and shift forward. You can't launch something new if you're

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<v Speaker 2>still emotionally living in the wreckage of what didn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, own what you can, let go of what

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<v Speaker 2>you can't. Leadership defeat hurts more when you try to

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<v Speaker 2>own things that were never yours. Did you miscommunicate own that,

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<v Speaker 2>did someone backstab you? Or block your vision out of

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<v Speaker 2>ego that's not on you. Sort the mess, learn your part,

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<v Speaker 2>let the rest go. Don't carry unnecessary weight into your

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<v Speaker 2>next chapter. In number three, turn the debrief in to

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<v Speaker 2>the blueprint. The best lessons come from what didn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>So gather your team or even just your notebook, and

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<v Speaker 2>depbrief it. What did we learn, What warning signs were there?

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<v Speaker 2>What should we never do again? Now take those lessons

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<v Speaker 2>and draft the first line of your new playbook. This

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<v Speaker 2>is how leaders grow. Number four, Launch small and test often.

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<v Speaker 2>Your new beginning doesn't have to be a full scale relaunch.

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<v Speaker 2>Take one piece of your failed idea, tweak it and

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<v Speaker 2>test it. If it lands, you've got proof of concept.

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<v Speaker 2>If not, tweak again. Progress over perfection, Forward over fast.

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<v Speaker 2>Small wins add up. In number five, tell the story.

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<v Speaker 2>There is power in transparency. When you own your defeats

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<v Speaker 2>out loud and explain how they led to something better.

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<v Speaker 2>You lead with authenticity that builds trust, and trust is

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<v Speaker 2>the currency of every great leader. So the most successful

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<v Speaker 2>leaders I know don't avoid failure. They absorb it, They

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<v Speaker 2>learn from it, and then they weaponize it as fuel

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<v Speaker 2>for their next move. Defeat is not your ending. It's

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<v Speaker 2>your pivot point. The new beginning doesn't start once the

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<v Speaker 2>dust settles. It starts the moment you choose to stop

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<v Speaker 2>replaying the loss and start rewriting the next scene. So

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<v Speaker 2>the next time defeat walks through your door, don't hide,

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<v Speaker 2>shake its hand, sit down with it, and then send

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<v Speaker 2>it on its way with a new blueprint in your hand.

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<v Speaker 2>This has been the seven minute Leadership podcast, and I

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for listening.

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