#30 How to Change Leadership Behaviour, One at a Time with Dave Stachowiak.

 
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Introduction

Welcome to episode 30 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. I am so pleased to have with me on the show today, Mr Dave Stachowiak. Personally, I have gained so much over the years from Dave's podcast "Coaching for Leaders" and the knowledge that he has shared personally on coaching, leadership, development and behavioural change. Dave has had a successful career supporting leaders while at Dale Carnegie, and now through his own leadership academy. Dave helps leaders discover practical wisdom, build meaningful relationships and create movement for genuine results. It is such a pleasure to have you on the show today Dave. Let's get into the episode.

The Coaching the Leaders Academy that Dave has founded focuses on shifting behaviour rather than developing knowledge. His clients are educated to a high level and seek the Academy to put the learning into action. So, what are the key elements in leadership behaviour change? Thinking big with the framework but then tactically working on changing behaviour each day. 

Quotes

10:56min but also, more importantly, seeing how much of a difference it made in people’s lives and in their work. They would come back to our classroom between sessions and tell these incredible stories about how they changed relationships with family members and with co-workers. And opened up opportunities in their careers that they would have probably not done on their own without, you know, the framework.

 19:41min and behaviour change doesn't work so well that way. Trying to do lots of things at once, trying to change lots of behaviours at once does not tend to work well. It's possible, but it's just really hard.

 21:17min it's thinking big, and then it's getting really tactical on how do I take a daily action to change my behaviour, so I get better?

 43:19min having to unlearn a lot of that and get better at doing lots of small iterations, and kind of seeing how things go. And then investing in the things that work and that people tell you work. And then being really apparent about it. Like telling people, "Hey, we're trying this", and I try to do that with our members and listeners, "Hey, we're trying this. Let me know how it goes." And putting together events where we have conversations.

Links

Dave's LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/davestachowiak

• coachingforleaders.com  (Coaching for Leaders)
• coachingforleaders.com/apple  (Subscribe FREE to the podcast)
• coachingforleaders.com/join  (FREE membership access)

Key Take-Aways

For me, the key takeaways were Dave's process for helping leaders develop new behaviours and move towards their desired future.

1. Create a blueprint of the future you want.
2. Choose one behaviour to focus on now.
3. Commit to action, no matter how small in practising that behaviour

Thanks again, Dave, for your expertise, your openly sharing nature and your high energy. It was an absolute pleasure to speak with you, and we will look forward to connecting again in the future. 

Bye for now

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