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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 golajving. This

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

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<v Speaker 1>Fello Aledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to this seven minute leadership podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>It's episode four forty two and today we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>explore something leaders almost never talk about out loud, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's boredom. Now, I know what you're thinking. Leaders aren't

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to be bored We're supposed to be running from

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<v Speaker 2>meeting to meeting, fixing problems, making big decisions, and constantly

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<v Speaker 2>moving at one hundred miles an hour. But here's the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>Boredom is not the enemy. In fact, if you handle

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<v Speaker 2>it the right way, boredom can be the doorway to

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<v Speaker 2>some of the most creative leadership ideas that you'll ever have.

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<v Speaker 2>When we think of boredom, we think of wasted time

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<v Speaker 2>sitting at a desk, staring at a wall, waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>something to happen. But in leadership, boredom is usually a

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<v Speaker 2>sign of something else. That you've reached a point of stability,

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<v Speaker 2>that your team is running smoothly, that all of your

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<v Speaker 2>fires are out. And this is where many leaders get

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<v Speaker 2>uncomfortable because they feel they have nothing to do, so

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<v Speaker 2>they start micromanaging, creating unnecessary projects, or just idling in neutral.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the twist. Those moments when your leadership plate

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<v Speaker 2>is unexpectedly clear are golden opportunities for creative breakthroughs. Because

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<v Speaker 2>boredom creates mental space. It forces your brain to slow down,

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<v Speaker 2>to wander, to connect dots that it normally wouldn't. That's

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<v Speaker 2>where your next big improvement can come from. So let

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<v Speaker 2>me break this down into three phases you can use

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<v Speaker 2>to turn boredom into leadership creativity. Phase one is awareness.

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<v Speaker 2>When you feel that sense of there's nothing to do

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<v Speaker 2>right now, stop trying to fill the silence with busy work.

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<v Speaker 2>Recognize it as space. This is the perfect time to

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<v Speaker 2>ask yourself, what's something we've never tried before, or what's

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<v Speaker 2>a problem we've been ignoring because it's not urgent. Awareness

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<v Speaker 2>shifts boredom from frustration to opportunity. Phase two is exploration.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that you've noticed the space, it's time to let

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<v Speaker 2>your mind wander with purpose. This might mean picking up

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<v Speaker 2>a whiteboard marker in brainstorming ten completely off the wall

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<v Speaker 2>ideas for your team, It might mean reviewing a process

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<v Speaker 2>that hasn't been touched in years. It could be reading

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<v Speaker 2>an article outside of your industry just to see what sparks.

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<v Speaker 2>Boredom without exploration becomes stagnation. Boredom with exploration becomes invention.

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<v Speaker 2>In Phase three is activation. This is where you take

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<v Speaker 2>the idea you've uncovered and turn it into something real.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't have to be a massive change. It could

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<v Speaker 2>be a small experiment, a new approach to team meetings,

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<v Speaker 2>or a fresh incentive program. The key is to pick

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<v Speaker 2>something you can implement quickly so that the creative spark

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<v Speaker 2>you found doesn't fade. And here's the leadership secret. Nobody

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<v Speaker 2>tells you. Some of the most game changing innovations in companies, sports, teams,

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<v Speaker 2>and organizations were born when leaders were bored enough to

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<v Speaker 2>think beyond the immediate crisis. When your schedule is jam

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<v Speaker 2>packed with urgent tasks, your brain has no room to

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<v Speaker 2>imagine a better future. Boredom clears the runway. Think of

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<v Speaker 2>Thomas Edison sitting in his lab with nothing urgent to

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<v Speaker 2>build that day, just tinkering, or a coach in the

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<v Speaker 2>off season rewatching old game tapes and dreaming up a

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<v Speaker 2>new formation that's boredom turning into brilliance. So here's your

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<v Speaker 2>challenge for this week. Schedule thirty minutes where you do

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<v Speaker 2>nothing but think. No phone, no email, no reports, no laptop,

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<v Speaker 2>Just sit with a pen and a notebook and ask yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>if I could change anything in my team or organization,

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<v Speaker 2>what would it be. You might surprise yourself with what

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<v Speaker 2>comes out of that quiet space. Boredom is not the

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<v Speaker 2>enemy of leadership. Distraction is. And if you can turn

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<v Speaker 2>boredom into intentional creativity, you'll never fear a quiet day ever. Again,

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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

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