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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 golajiving. This

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

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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 sixty nine. Today we're talking about one

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<v Speaker 2>of the most painful but important leadership lessons, why employees quit.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to think about this line. Every resignation

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<v Speaker 2>letter starts with a moment they felt unprotected. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>code we're cracking today. If you don't protect your people,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't get to call yourself their leader. First up

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<v Speaker 2>is the moment of exit. Here's what most leaders miss.

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<v Speaker 2>People don't quit over paychecks or paperwork, not at first.

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<v Speaker 2>They quit because of a moment, A moment where they

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<v Speaker 2>were humiliated in front of others, a moment where a

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<v Speaker 2>toxic co worker was allowed to dominate, A moment when

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<v Speaker 2>they needed back up and nobody showed up. That's the spark.

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<v Speaker 2>That's when the clock starts ticking on their exit. The

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<v Speaker 2>resignation letter doesn't get typed that day, but in their heart,

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<v Speaker 2>they've already started leaving. Next is understanding that leadership is protection.

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<v Speaker 2>The job of a leader isn't just to direct, it's

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<v Speaker 2>to protect. Protecting your team doesn't mean shielding them from accountability.

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<v Speaker 2>It means shielding them from the unnecessary battles that drain

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<v Speaker 2>their energy and their dignity. When someone takes a cheap

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<v Speaker 2>shot at your employee in a meeting, do you speak up?

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<v Speaker 2>When your team is buried in work and another department

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<v Speaker 2>tries to dump more on them? Do you step in

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<v Speaker 2>when your employee is struggling? Do you defend their humanity

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<v Speaker 2>before you dissect their performance? Protection is about saying you're

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<v Speaker 2>safe here. You can do your job without fear of

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<v Speaker 2>being blindsided. Which brings us now to why people stay.

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<v Speaker 2>So let's flip the script here for a minute. Why

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<v Speaker 2>do people stay. They stay when they know their leader

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<v Speaker 2>has their back. They stay when they see that loyalty

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<v Speaker 2>is a two way street. They stay when they feel

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<v Speaker 2>defended against politics, gossip, and bad behavior. Here's the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>Employees don't just want a boss, they want an ally.

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<v Speaker 2>They want to know that you'll go to bat for them,

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<v Speaker 2>and when they know that, they'll walk through fire for you.

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<v Speaker 2>So what is the cost of not protecting? When leaders

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<v Speaker 2>fail to protect Here's what happens. Employees stop speaking up,

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<v Speaker 2>they stop taking risks, they start job hunting quietly, and

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<v Speaker 2>eventually they hand you their resignation. And then you're left

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<v Speaker 2>wondering why. You're left saying things like I wish they

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<v Speaker 2>would have told me. But here's the thing they did,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not in words, but in signals, their silence, their distance,

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<v Speaker 2>their disengagement. It was all telling you something. So how

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<v Speaker 2>do you protect your people in real practical terms? Here

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<v Speaker 2>are a few quick tips. Number one, stand up in

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<v Speaker 2>the moment. If someone disrespects your employee. Don't wait until

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<v Speaker 2>later to check in. Step in immediately and shut it down.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, shield from unnecessary chaos. Be the filter. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>dump every problem from above directly onto your team, break

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<v Speaker 2>it down, manage it, and only pass along what they

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<v Speaker 2>actually need. Number three, defend fairly, correct privately. When your

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<v Speaker 2>employee makes a mistake. Don't hang them out to dry

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<v Speaker 2>in public. Defend them in front of others, correct them

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<v Speaker 2>behind closed doors. Number four, ask the protection question in

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<v Speaker 2>every major decision. Ask yourself, does this protect my team

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<v Speaker 2>or does it expose them? If it exposes them, then

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<v Speaker 2>rethink it. And Number five be visible. Don't lead from

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<v Speaker 2>behind a desk, be present where the challenges are. Nothing

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<v Speaker 2>protects like proximity. So let me ask you this. If

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<v Speaker 2>I walked through your organization right now and ask your

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<v Speaker 2>people vis your leader protect you, what would they say?

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<v Speaker 2>Remember this, every resignation letter begins with a moment they

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<v Speaker 2>felt unprotected. Don't give your people that moment. Have to

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<v Speaker 2>protect them because if you don't, you can't call yourself

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<v Speaker 2>their leader. This has been the seven Minute Leadership Podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and as always, 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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