Become The Leader

Become The Leader

By Jody Holland & Meghan SlaughterBusinessEducationSelf-ImprovementCareers
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Become The Leader episodes

  • Principles of Success - Faith and Visualization

    Napoleon Hill outlined the 13 causes of success in his book, Think and Grow Rich, published in 1937.

    We are going through a few of the keys to success in this podcast with a strong focus on how to create an unwavering faith in yourself and your dream, as well as learning to visualize. 

    True visualization is the acceptance of an end result as if it has already come to pass.

    Check out this episode, originally recorded on The Chat.

    Also check out more great content at: JodyHolland.com 

    38 min
  • Find Your Motivation

    Motivation is more than a great phrase on a poster. It is the development of an identity that says it is worthwhile to work through the struggle to the outcome on the other side. In this episode, Meghan and Jody discuss the internal and external factors of motivation. There are several key areas that each of us must address in order to become the best version of ourselves.

    • Create an identity that says, "I'm the kind of person who (insert best self here)."
    • Adopt a growth mindset that says you have learned stuff before and overcome challenges before and can do it again.
    • Fill your mind with good stuff. Surround yourself with people who encourage you. Fill your mind with positive books, videos, and podcasts.
    • Bonus: You have to be your own biggest encourager. If you don't intentionally push yourself to find the next best version of you, while learning from your past experiences, you limit your potential. Don't do that!

      • Check out more great content at: www.jodyholland.com

      16 min
    • The Hero's Journey

      Throughout our lives, we are called to face challenges, overcome obstacles, and find our path to success. In this episode of Become The Leader, originally recorded on KGNC and News Channel 10-2 in Amarillo, we discuss the four primary aspects of the journey every person goes through to become the hero of their own story.

      1. Everything is Normal
      2. The Shakeup happens
      3. The hero is refined, typically with the help of a guide, mentor, or coach
      4. The hero comes back to the world with new wisdom, new powers, or a new way to conquer life.

        5. When we embrace that we were always meant to be the hero of our own story, we find the fulfillment we desire in life.


        35 min
      5. Transformation Vs Transaction Leadership

        In this episode, we talk about the impacts on culture, profit, retention and more of how we operate as leaders. 

        A transformation leader is playing the long game, looking for ways to inspire their people to be their best, do their best, and have an incredible time achieving with the organization.

        A transactional leader is playing the short game, looking for ways to win now and win at all costs. This often leaders to dissatisfied employees who simply won't stay with the organization. It also leaders to incredible costs to the bottom line.

        Check out this episode as Jody, David, Meagan, and Chuck discuss becoming a transformational leader and building great cultures.

        Check out more great content at: www.jodyholland.com

        Follow us on facebook at: Jody Holland Training & Speaking and all the social platforms by finding @thejodyholland

        We also have great YouTube content at: www.YouTube.com/thejodyholland

        35 min
      6. How Company Culture Impacts Everything

        In this episode, we talk about how the culture of a company impacts everything in the business. There are 3 primary components to building a culture. They are creating Alignment, developing Workflow, and implementing a great Feedback system.

        This episode was originally recorded as a part of a radio show that Jody does every Wednesday. The Chat is on KGNC 710 AM and streaming on News Channel 10-2. 

        In this episode, we dive into what drives people to want to engage, perform, and give their discretionary effort at work. Without a great culture, we don't keep people. After all, people work for people, not for companies.

        36 min
      7. The Drama Triangle

        The drama triangle is an explanation of the 3 primary components, or root causes of drama in any aspect of our lives. 

        The three areas that cause drama are when we try to play...

        • The Hero - To get past playing the hero, we have to respect another person's ability to do the job and care enough to spend the time helping them find their path to success. If we do things for them, they don't grow.
        • The Victim - To get past playing the victim, we have to be vulnerable enough to accept our role in the situation we find ourselves in. We then have to focus on our next steps and actually solving our problems. After all, nobody knows more about the problems a person has than the person themselves.
        • The Villain - To get past being the villain, we have to flex our emotional intelligence muscles and feel empathetically for the other person. By focusing on seeing the world from their perspective, we are able to see the pathway to drive past the limitations they are experiencing. 

          • In the end, each of the three areas of the drama triangle is the result of staying focused on what is wrong with "those other people" instead of stepping back from the situation and learning a little perspective.

          Make sure to check out www.jodyholland.com for more great content and find us on all social medias under the handle @thejodyholland

          13 min
        • High Output Management

          Our job is to deliver the product/service on time, with the right quality, and at a competitive price, while making a profit.

          1. Map the time and resources required
          2. Never stop searching for cost-effective strategies
          3. Managers are measured by the output of their teams
          4. Open and honest communication allows for better decision-making
          5. Meet on purpose and with purpose
          6. Focus on better ways to make decisions
          7. Learn to think in contingencies
          8. The team culture  is critical in retaining your people
          9. Rules make things work
          10. Hire the best
            11. 20 min
          11. Episode 6: The 5 Things Responsibility Centered Leaders Do

            In Patrick Lencioni's book, The Motive, he talks about the difference between reward-centered and responsibility-centered leaders. There are 5 things responsibility-centered leaders do that reward-centered leaders don't pay enough attention to at work. 

            1. Develop your team and never stop focusing on the development of the team. The greatest companies understand the personal growth can never stop because it determines the growth and success of the team as a whole. 
            2. Manage your subordinates and ensure they manage their subordinates. We have to play an active role in managing our people to ensure they have the greatest chance of success.
            3. Have difficult conversations to address wrong behaviors and wrong outcomes. It isn't the person you hired wrong that will destroy your company. It is the person you should have already fired that will.
            4. Run great meetings. Too many people dread meetings and, therefore, check out mentally at the start of the meeting. You have to set standards and expectations before the meetings begin in order to have great meetings that engage your teams.
            5. Communicate constantly and continuously. What is important needs repeating. Not only is it worth it to repeat yourself on important things like values, but it is also required. 

              6. You can find Pat Lencioni's book at: https://www.tablegroup.com/product/themotive/ 

              18 min
            6. The 5 Aspects of Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

              There are 5 aspects to developing emotional intelligence. They are as follows...

              1. Self Awareness - This is an understanding of the stories we tell ourselves and how those stories are creating our emotional experiences.
              2. Self Regulation - This is an understanding of the stimulus-response model. Each of us creates labels for the experiences we have. When something happens (stimulus), we determine the label or meaning of the stimulus. The meaning, or label, that we give to the stimulus determines our response. Our ability to control the labels will determine our ability to self-regulate. There are 3 questions one must ask to gain control over emotional regulation. 1) What would I have to believe in order to feel ______________ (what you want to feel)? 2) If I wanted to believe that, could I? 3) Do I want to?
              3. Motivation - Can I develop the cognitive skills to override emotional states and act even when the feeling is not present? Can I use goal-directed behaviors to stimulate the right/desired emotions?
              4. Empathy - Can I understand the perspectives of others without automatically judging their perspectives? Can I evaluate the world from outside of my own perspective?
              5. Social Skills - Can I develop an understanding of the different expectations of behaviors (norms) that are associated with the various roles I might play or others might play? Can I consistently demonstrate appropriate behaviors in a variety of settings? Can I read the non-verbal reactions of others in a variety of settings and respond accordingly?
                6. 20 min

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              Become The Leader is all about finding your pathway to the skills needed to inspire others to follow. There is a whole new generation of leaders rising up, ready to lead and inspire greatness in their…