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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 golachieving. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the seven Minute Leadership Podcast with your host Paul Fellavledo.

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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 sixty seven. Every leader I know has

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<v Speaker 2>lived this moment. You had good intent, you showed up, prepared,

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<v Speaker 2>you thought through the decision, you believed you were doing

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<v Speaker 2>the right thing for the team, and then you rolled

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<v Speaker 2>it out and hit resistance. Not loud rebellion, not open defiance,

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<v Speaker 2>but the subtle kind, crossed arms, side conversations, passive compliance,

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<v Speaker 2>silence where there should have been buy in. That moment

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<v Speaker 2>messes with leaders because in your head you're thinking, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>trying to help here, I'm trying to fix something. Why

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<v Speaker 2>is this so hard? This episode is about what to

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<v Speaker 2>do next, not how to avoid resistance. Resistance is part

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<v Speaker 2>of leadership. This is how to course correct when your

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<v Speaker 2>intent is good but your impact misses the mark. So

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<v Speaker 2>let me ground this with a simple truth. Intent lives

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<v Speaker 2>in your head, impact lives in their world, and leadership

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<v Speaker 2>is judged on impact. I see this all the time

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<v Speaker 2>in ems, business, nonprofits, startups everywhere. A leader changes a

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<v Speaker 2>process to improve safety or efficiency. A leader tightens standards

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<v Speaker 2>to raise performance. A leader rolls out a new tool

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<v Speaker 2>or expectation because it makes sense on paper. The intent

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<v Speaker 2>is solid, the execution is clean, the reaction is cold.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's where leaders often make their first mistake. They defend

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<v Speaker 2>the intent instead of diagnosing the resistance. They say things

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm doing this for your benefit, or this is

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<v Speaker 2>better for everyone, or you'll see why this matters later.

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<v Speaker 2>And none of that helps. In fact, it deepens the resistance.

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<v Speaker 2>Course correction starts with this mindset shift. Resistance is data,

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<v Speaker 2>not disrespect. When I was learning to fly, one of

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<v Speaker 2>the first things drilled into me was this. When the

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<v Speaker 2>aircraft drifts off course, you do not panic. You do

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<v Speaker 2>not argue with the instruments. You make small, deliberate corrections,

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<v Speaker 2>and leadership works the same way. When resistance shows up,

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<v Speaker 2>it is telling you something. It might be fear, it

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<v Speaker 2>might be fatigue. It might be confusion. It might be history.

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<v Speaker 2>It might be timing. It might be that you're right,

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<v Speaker 2>but you move too fast. Step one is slow the

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<v Speaker 2>moment down. Do not double down immediately, Do not force compliance.

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<v Speaker 2>As a reflex pause long enough to ask yourself one question,

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<v Speaker 2>what are they reacting to that I may not be seeing?

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<v Speaker 2>And that question alone separates seasoned leaders from reactive ones.

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<v Speaker 2>Step two is name the resistance out loud. This is

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<v Speaker 2>where a lot of leaders get uncomfortable, but it matters.

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<v Speaker 2>Silence allows stories to grow. You do not need to

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<v Speaker 2>justify the decision. You need to acknowledge the reality. You

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<v Speaker 2>might say, I can feel some hesitation around this, or

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sensing some pushback and I want to understand it,

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<v Speaker 2>or this change landed heavier than I expected. That kind

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<v Speaker 2>of language does two things. It lowers the temperature and

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<v Speaker 2>it invites honesty. People resist harder when they feel unseen,

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<v Speaker 2>they soften when they feel heard. Step three is set

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<v Speaker 2>operate the goal from the method. This is a critical

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<v Speaker 2>leadership skill. Many leaders fall in love with their solution.

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<v Speaker 2>They confuse the objective with the path they chose to

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<v Speaker 2>reach it. Your goal might be safer operations, your method

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<v Speaker 2>might be a new checklist, or your goal might be accountability,

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<v Speaker 2>and your method might be stricter documentation. Or your goal

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<v Speaker 2>might be growth. Your method might be new metrics. When

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<v Speaker 2>resistance shows up, revisit the goal together, re anchor on

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<v Speaker 2>the why, then be open to adjusting the how. This

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<v Speaker 2>isn't weakness. This is command presence. Strong leaders protect the mission,

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<v Speaker 2>not their ego. I tell leaders all the time, do

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<v Speaker 2>not die on the hill of a method if the

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<v Speaker 2>mission still gets accomplished. Another way, Step four is own

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<v Speaker 2>what you missed. This is where trust is built or lost.

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<v Speaker 2>If you move too fast, say it. If you did

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<v Speaker 2>not explain the reasoning clearly, say it. If you underestimated

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<v Speaker 2>the workload impact, say it. If you assumed buy in

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<v Speaker 2>without earning it, say it. Owning the miss does not

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<v Speaker 2>erase authority, It strengthens it. People follow leaders who are

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<v Speaker 2>real enough to self correct in ems. We run after

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<v Speaker 2>action reviews for a reason, not to assign blame, but

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<v Speaker 2>to learn leadership should work the same way. Step five

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<v Speaker 2>is reset expectations. Clearly, course correction does not mean abandoning standards.

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<v Speaker 2>It means recalibrating how you get there. Once you have listened, clarified,

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<v Speaker 2>and adjusted where needed, you restate the expectation with confidence, calm, clear,

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<v Speaker 2>and steady. This is what we're trying to accomplish. This

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<v Speaker 2>is why it matters. This is how we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>move forward together. Clarity kills resistance faster than pressure over will.

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<v Speaker 2>And let me leave you with this. Good intent does

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<v Speaker 2>not guarantee good leadership. Awareness does. The best leaders I

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<v Speaker 2>know are constantly making small corrections. They read the room,

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<v Speaker 2>they listen without flinching. They protect the mission while respecting

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<v Speaker 2>the people. They do not confuse resistance with failure. They

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<v Speaker 2>treat it as feedback from the system. Leadership is not

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<v Speaker 2>about getting it perfect the first time. It's about recognizing

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<v Speaker 2>when the plane has drifted a few degrees and calmly

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<v Speaker 2>bringing it back on course. So if you're facing resistance

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<v Speaker 2>right now, do not retreat and do not bulldoze, pause, listen, adjust,

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<v Speaker 2>and lead forward. That is how trust is built. That

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<v Speaker 2>is how momentum is restored. That is how good intent

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<v Speaker 2>turns into real impact. So if this episode hit close

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<v Speaker 2>to home, take seven minutes today and reflect on where

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<v Speaker 2>resistance is showing up in your leadership. Ask yourself what

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<v Speaker 2>it might be trying to tell you. Small corrections made

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<v Speaker 2>early prevent major problems later. So stay grounded, stay accountable,

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<v Speaker 2>and keep leading from the front. And 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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