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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 jiving.

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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 Fellooledo.

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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 four thirty and let's talk about something. Every leader,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter how experienced, eventually faces a moment where you

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<v Speaker 2>realize you got it wrong. You made the wrong call,

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<v Speaker 2>handled it the wrong way, said the wrong thing. Whatever

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<v Speaker 2>it was, it wasn't your best leadership move. But here's

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<v Speaker 2>the good news. There is a way to hit undo

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<v Speaker 2>and still walk away with your credibility intact, maybe even stronger.

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<v Speaker 2>Leadership isn't about being perfect, it's about being responsible, and

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes the most powerful thing you can do as a

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<v Speaker 2>leader is to own your mistake, correct it, and keep

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<v Speaker 2>moving forward with honesty, humility, and clarity. So let's walk

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<v Speaker 2>through how to do exactly that. Step one, Spot the

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<v Speaker 2>mistake quickly and don't hide from it. Every second you

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<v Speaker 2>spend trying to protect your ego as a second, your

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<v Speaker 2>team loses respect for you. The faster you can recognize

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<v Speaker 2>and admit the mistake. The better leaders who delay action,

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<v Speaker 2>double down, or hope. No one notices. They don't just

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<v Speaker 2>lose trust, they lose momentum. And here's the rule. If

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<v Speaker 2>you know what was wrong, fix it fast. Don't wait

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<v Speaker 2>for someone else to bring it up. Beat them to it.

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<v Speaker 2>Step two, be honest with yourself and with your team.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no leadership win in pretending. If you made a

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<v Speaker 2>bad call, say it own the out come. Say I

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<v Speaker 2>made the wrong decision on that simple direct clear. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't need a ted talk, you don't need an excuse.

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<v Speaker 2>You just need honesty. Your team doesn't expect you to

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<v Speaker 2>be flawless, they expect you to be real. Step three,

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<v Speaker 2>use humility, not drama. This isn't the time for over

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<v Speaker 2>apologizing or turning the situation into a pity party. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not trying to earn sympathy. You're showing accountability. Say what

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<v Speaker 2>went wrong, why it matters, and how you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>correct it. A calm, humble tone does more than a

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<v Speaker 2>dozen mia kulpas you're a leader, not a martyr. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>a good phrase to remember. Here's what I intended, Here's

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<v Speaker 2>where I missed the mark. Here's how I plan to

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<v Speaker 2>fix it. That's humility paired with action and that's leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>Step four commune undicate the fix with total clarity. Now

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<v Speaker 2>comes the undue part, the actual reversal of the decision

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<v Speaker 2>or behavior. This is where a lot of leaders fumble. Again.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't be vague here. If you're rolling something back,

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<v Speaker 2>tell your team exactly what's changing and why. Be clear,

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<v Speaker 2>be confident, and let them know. This isn't flip flopping.

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<v Speaker 2>This is course correcting. There's a difference between being indecisive

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<v Speaker 2>and being wise enough to adjust. Step five. Extract a

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<v Speaker 2>lesson publicly. This is a major trust builder. Don't just

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<v Speaker 2>fix it, teach from it. Say what you learned and

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<v Speaker 2>how you'll handle similar decisions differently next time. This turns

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<v Speaker 2>your mistake into a leadership moment, not just for you,

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<v Speaker 2>but for your entire team. They're watching how you handle

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<v Speaker 2>your own stumbles and how you recover. Might just give

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<v Speaker 2>them permission to handle their own right way. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>just undoing a bad move. You're modeling resilience and responsibility.

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<v Speaker 2>Step six, Move on and don't let it define you.

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<v Speaker 2>After you've addressed it, fixed it, and learn from it,

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<v Speaker 2>move forward. Don't keep apologizing, don't keep circling back. That's

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<v Speaker 2>not leadership that's insecurity. Let your actions going forward speak

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<v Speaker 2>louder than the mistake behind you. You've shown you're human,

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<v Speaker 2>you've shown you're honest. You've shown you're willing to fix

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<v Speaker 2>what's broken. That's more valuable to your team than pretending

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<v Speaker 2>you never screwed up. So the best leaders don't pretend

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<v Speaker 2>to be perfect. They just fix things faster and more

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<v Speaker 2>cleanly than everyone else. So the next time you make

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<v Speaker 2>a leadership move that falls flat, don't panic. Just hit

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<v Speaker 2>the mental undoe button. Own it, fix it, communicate clearly,

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<v Speaker 2>learn the lesson, and move on. You don't need perfection

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<v Speaker 2>to be a respected leader. You need accountability, humility, and

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<v Speaker 2>a willingness to do the right thing, even when it

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<v Speaker 2>means admitting you got it wrong. This has been the

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<v Speaker 2>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

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