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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 fourteen And did you know that you

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<v Speaker 2>wear three hats? Because leadership is not a one size

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<v Speaker 2>fits all role. In fact, great leaders rotate between three

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<v Speaker 2>very specific roles or hats as needed. Leader, coach, and teammate.

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<v Speaker 2>Each has a unique purpose, each has a specific moment,

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<v Speaker 2>and the true skill lies in knowing when to wear

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<v Speaker 2>each hat. So let's break each one of these down.

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<v Speaker 2>Hat number one, the leader. When you're wearing the leader hat,

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<v Speaker 2>you're setting direction, you're driving wisdom, you're holding the team accountable.

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<v Speaker 2>This hat doesn't come with a megaphone or a spotlight.

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<v Speaker 2>It comes with clarity, purpose, and responsibility. You wear this

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<v Speaker 2>hat when your team needs direction, when they need decisions made,

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<v Speaker 2>and when they're looking to you to lead from the front.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the key. If you wear this hat all

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<v Speaker 2>the time, you risk becoming unapproachable or disconnected from the

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<v Speaker 2>people that you lead. Leadership is not only about being

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<v Speaker 2>in front It's also about standing beside and sometimes even

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<v Speaker 2>behind your team. Hat number two the coach. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the teaching hat. When you wear the coach hat, your

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<v Speaker 2>job is to pull potential out of people. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>asking questions, not giving answers. It's about guiding, not directing.

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<v Speaker 2>You put this hat on when someone is struggle, when

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<v Speaker 2>they're growing, or when they need honest feedback delivered in

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<v Speaker 2>a way that builds them, not breaks them. The coach

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<v Speaker 2>hat is all about developing your team so they eventually

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<v Speaker 2>need you less. That's the goal to create independent thinkers

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<v Speaker 2>and strong future leaders. Hat number three is the teammate.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the most overlooked hat of the three. It's

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<v Speaker 2>about getting in the trenches with your people. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>humility and shared effort. You wear this hat when your

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<v Speaker 2>team is overwhelmed, when morale is low, or when you

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<v Speaker 2>need to model what we're all in this together actually

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<v Speaker 2>looks like. But a word of caution, you can't wear

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<v Speaker 2>the teammate hat all the time either. If you're always

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<v Speaker 2>in the weeds, no one's steering the ship, you'll burn

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<v Speaker 2>out and your team will lose direction. So how do

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<v Speaker 2>you know which hat to wear? Ask yourself three questions.

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<v Speaker 2>Do they need direction, development, or support? Am I helping

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<v Speaker 2>or hindering their growth by the hat that I'm wearing?

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<v Speaker 2>And what does the situation call for? Not my ego?

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<v Speaker 2>So leadership is fluid. One moment you're leading a strategy meeting,

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<v Speaker 2>the next you're coaching someone through a tough performance conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>Then five minutes later you're rolling up your sleeves to

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<v Speaker 2>help get a unit back in service or working late

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<v Speaker 2>to meet a deadline. The three hat roll is all

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<v Speaker 2>about awareness, be intentional, be present, and be ready to

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<v Speaker 2>switch hats based on what your team needs, not what's

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<v Speaker 2>easiest for you. And if you haven't done so, please

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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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