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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 Fellavaledo.

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<v Speaker 2>Hello everyone, and welcome to the Seven Minute Leadership Podcasts,

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<v Speaker 2>Episode five O four. There's something I tell my team

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, and today I want to share it

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<v Speaker 2>with you because it applies in every business, every industry,

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<v Speaker 2>and every level of leadership. I tell them this. As

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<v Speaker 2>an executive leader, I'm already thinking about next year, and

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<v Speaker 2>as a mid level manager you should be thinking about

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<v Speaker 2>next quarter, and entry level management should be focused on

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<v Speaker 2>the current core. Now here's the problem. All the small

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<v Speaker 2>fires that we deal with every single day keep all

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<v Speaker 2>three levels of leadership stuck in today. So let's break

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<v Speaker 2>this down. Executive leaders are supposed to be visionaries. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're an executive, your responsibility is not to fight over

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<v Speaker 2>today's parking lot drama, who called off this morning or

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<v Speaker 2>why a supply order didn't come in. Your job is

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<v Speaker 2>to think about where the organization is headed, What does

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<v Speaker 2>the next twelve months look like, What partnerships, innovations and

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<v Speaker 2>strategic moves need to happen. If you're not already looking ahead,

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<v Speaker 2>your organization is going to get blindsided by change. Mid

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<v Speaker 2>level managers, your world is tactical. You should be planning

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<v Speaker 2>and adjusting for the next quarter. What projects are wrapping up,

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<v Speaker 2>what goals need to be hit. Where are the gaps

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<v Speaker 2>in your team's performance. You're the bridge between the vision

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<v Speaker 2>of the executives and the day to day of the

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<v Speaker 2>entry level managers. If you're stuck in today's chaos, you're

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<v Speaker 2>not building the runway for your team's next ninety days

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<v Speaker 2>and entry level management, your focus is the here and now,

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<v Speaker 2>this quarter, the schedule, the immediate goals, the team's performance

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<v Speaker 2>this week and this month. You are the boots on

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<v Speaker 2>the ground. But here's the trap. Too many times you

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<v Speaker 2>get pulled into the daily fires that should be handled

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<v Speaker 2>by your team, not you. You end up reacting to

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<v Speaker 2>today instead of managing the quarter. This is why leadership

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<v Speaker 2>feels over one. We are all working in the wrong

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<v Speaker 2>time zone. So how do we fix it? I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to give you three actionable steps. Number one, know your lane.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're an executive, block time every week to only

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<v Speaker 2>think about the future. If you're a mid level manager,

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<v Speaker 2>set aside time each month to review the upcoming quarter.

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<v Speaker 2>Entry level managers, make sure that you're mapping out this

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<v Speaker 2>quarter with clear, simple priorities. And Number two, stop letting

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<v Speaker 2>fires dictate your leadership. Fires will always exist, but if

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<v Speaker 2>you handle every single one, you're robbing your team of growth.

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<v Speaker 2>Train them to handle what they can, empower them, hold

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<v Speaker 2>them accountable. The best leaders don't rush to every alarm bell.

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<v Speaker 2>They teach their teams to use the extinguisher. And number three,

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<v Speaker 2>communicate your time horizon. When your team knows that you're

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<v Speaker 2>focused on next year, they'll bring you strategic ideas, not

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<v Speaker 2>daily complaints. And when your managers know you're focused on

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<v Speaker 2>the quarter, they'll learn to solve daily problems on their own.

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<v Speaker 2>Clarity drives alignment. So here's the truth. If all three

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<v Speaker 2>levels of leadership are stuck in today, dealing with the

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<v Speaker 2>same fires over and over again, the organization will never

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<v Speaker 2>move forward. Someone has to be looking ahead, someone has

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<v Speaker 2>to be steering the ship. So ask yourself this, what

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<v Speaker 2>time zone are you working in and is it the

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<v Speaker 2>right one for your role. In one of the new

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<v Speaker 2>free PDFs I created and uploaded to my web site,

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<v Speaker 2>pertains exactly to this episode. It's called the time horizons

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<v Speaker 2>template and will help explain this concept to your team

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<v Speaker 2>with more clarity. I hope you'll check it out at

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<v Speaker 2>Paulflovalito dot com. This has been the seven minute Leadership podcast,

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<v Speaker 2>and I thank you for listening.

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<v Speaker 1>For more Paul Fello Alito podcasts, visit Paulfellowalito dot com