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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 gola GV.

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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 Fellavaledo.

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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 forty five today. I want to hit

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<v Speaker 2>you with a truth about leadership that cuts through all

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<v Speaker 2>the noise, all the books, all the theories, and all

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<v Speaker 2>the complicated diagrams that people try to make leadership into.

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<v Speaker 2>It's simple. People will follow you if you give them

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<v Speaker 2>a reason to. That's all leadership is. Think about that

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<v Speaker 2>for a second. Leadership isn't about titles, it isn't about seniority,

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<v Speaker 2>and it isn't even about authority. You can have all

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<v Speaker 2>of those things and still have no one genuine following you.

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<v Speaker 2>What makes people want to line up behind you is

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<v Speaker 2>the reason you give them. So what's a reason. It

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<v Speaker 2>could be your vision. It could be the way you

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<v Speaker 2>lead with integrity when everyone else is cutting corners. It

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<v Speaker 2>could be the way you treat people with fairness and respect.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be your ability to show that you're not

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<v Speaker 2>just in charge, you're in it with them. A reason

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<v Speaker 2>is something they can believe in something that makes them

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<v Speaker 2>say I want to be part of that. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to be part of this team. So for this episode,

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<v Speaker 2>let's break this down. Step one clarity of purpose. If

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<v Speaker 2>you don't know where you're going, no one else will follow.

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<v Speaker 2>People need to see that you have a destination in mind,

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<v Speaker 2>not just a title on your desk. Imagine a pilot

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<v Speaker 2>walking onto an airplane and saying, well, we'll just figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out once we're in the air. Would you stay

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<v Speaker 2>on that flight? No way. Leaders are no different. People

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<v Speaker 2>follow a leader who has direction. Step two authenticity. People

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<v Speaker 2>can smell fake leadership from a mile away. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>putting on a mask or trying to play a part,

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<v Speaker 2>your team will know. But if you're real, if you

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<v Speaker 2>admit mistakes, if you show up the same way every day,

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<v Speaker 2>they'll trust you. And trust is one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>reasons people will follow you. And Step three is action

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<v Speaker 2>not words. You can't just say the right things, You've

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<v Speaker 2>got to live them. Anyone can give a pep talk,

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<v Speaker 2>anyone can post a motivational quote, but real leaders act

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<v Speaker 2>on what they say. If you tell your team they matter,

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<v Speaker 2>but you never spend time with them, they won't believe you.

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<v Speaker 2>If you tell them safety is a priority, but you

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<v Speaker 2>cut corners to save time, they'll see through it. Your

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<v Speaker 2>actions are either giving people a reason to follow or

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<v Speaker 2>giving them a reason to walk away. And step four

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<v Speaker 2>is consistency. This is where many leaders stumble. Being great

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<v Speaker 2>once isn't enough. Yesterday's leadership won't win today's loyalty. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to show up consistently. You can't be a leader

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<v Speaker 2>of inspiration on Monday and then disappear on Tuesday. People

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<v Speaker 2>follow leaders who can be counted on, especially when things

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<v Speaker 2>get tough. And here's the real kicker with this. Everyone

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<v Speaker 2>on your team is looking at you and asking why

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<v Speaker 2>should I follow this person. That's the silent question running

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<v Speaker 2>in the background of every workplace. And your answer to

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<v Speaker 2>that question isn't in what you say, It's in how

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<v Speaker 2>you lead. So let me ask you what reason are

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<v Speaker 2>you giving people right now? Are you giving them a

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<v Speaker 2>reason to show up excited? Are you giving them a

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<v Speaker 2>reason to work harder, to care more, to believe that

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<v Speaker 2>what they do matters? Or are you giving them a

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<v Speaker 2>reason to check out, disengage and look for the exit.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll leave you with this. Leadership doesn't have to be complicated.

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<v Speaker 2>At the heart of it, it's one simple equation. Give

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<v Speaker 2>people a reason to follow and they will fail. To

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<v Speaker 2>give them a reason and they won't. Titles won't save you.

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<v Speaker 2>Paychecks won't save you. Rules won't save you. Your ability

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<v Speaker 2>to inspire, to act, and to lead with integrity that's

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<v Speaker 2>what gives people a reason to stand behind you. So today,

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<v Speaker 2>when you step into your role, when you send that email,

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<v Speaker 2>when you walk into that meeting, or when you have

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<v Speaker 2>that conversation with your team, ask yourself, what reason am

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<v Speaker 2>I giving them to follow me. If you can answer

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<v Speaker 2>that question, you've already unlocked the secret to leadership. And

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<v Speaker 2>before we wrap up, I want to let you know

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<v Speaker 2>that my YouTube channel is now home to leader Ship

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<v Speaker 2>content from the show. I'm constantly adding leadership short videos

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<v Speaker 2>built from the strongest moments in each episode, and I

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<v Speaker 2>will be uploading select full video interviews too. So if

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<v Speaker 2>YouTube is your platform, head over to my channel and subscribe.

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<v Speaker 2>The link is in the description of this show and

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<v Speaker 2>also on my website. Your support there helps push this

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<v Speaker 2>message to more leaders who need it around the world.

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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.