Bold Leadership podcast

Great leaders set the example. More importantly the establish processes and boundaries for the team which empowers the team and enables them to perform at their highest level.  

In this episode Dave discusses the importance of walking the walk and how to lead successfully by modeling the way.  This is part two of a 6 part series.

Enjoy and BE BOLD!

Dave

Attitude Reflects Leadership, if you are failing look in the mirror and find out what you can do differently.  Great leaders don't blame others they find solutions.  Over the next five weeks we are going to provide you the secret to successful leadership and team building.

Using the tips that we will discuss I led an organization of over 300 people and we improved our combat performance by over 20%.  It was amazing to see how well the team performed and at the end of the tour I was astonished by our results.

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Jason Baffrey discusses his leadership journey from running one of the biggest drag strip in Texas to Destiny Creative.  He also discusses the importance of giving back and how to be a community leader.

Everyone must understand the value of effective leadership.  It’s the only way to grow successful teams.   Without Bold Leadership you are doomed to mediocrity.  I believe that setting and maintaining high standards serves as the key ingredient for Bold Leadership.  Today I am going to share two examples of leaders who set high standards and exceeded the mark and their teams excelled.  Setting and maintaining high standards always ensures peak performance for your team.

What happened to standards…the state of our nation?

What are standards and Why does it matter?

Two Leaders who set high standards and turned around failing organizations

The skippers who earned the Navy’s top leadership prize said their crews have equal claim for earning the prestigious Vice Adm. James Stockdale Award.

Cmdr. Matthew Duffy described his command tour as “pretty unique” and “not what I was anticipating.” The squadron was in trouble when he reported as XO. He and the skipper had to deal with problems so bad that a previous commander ended up in Admiral's Mast. When a July 2014 fleet-up put Duffy in command, he not only had to fix the broken squadron, he had to prepare it for the John C. Stennis' deployment. Amid these challenges, Duffy’s message was consistent and clear: Put forth a perfect effort, and let your professionalism and achievements speak for themselves. The results were telling. The squadron received more than half a dozen of personal and professional awards for their efforts.

“This recognition is squarely the result of the men and women [of] the VAW-112,” Duffy said. “As far as I'm concerned, this is a direct reflection on their achievements during some pretty challenging times. … I had very high standards and the men and women of the Golden Hawks exceeded them.”

Cmdr. Anthony Grayson, the FFC Stockdale awardee who led the crew of attack submarine Providence through the pressure of an expedited deployment, was just as quick to credit his crew.

“I look at this award is recognition of Team Providence’s hard work over the last year,” Grayson said via email; his boat is forward deployed. He described “a tough shipyard period” followed by a “very short” deployment workup. The crew had to squeeze in opportunities to train amid long hours spent repairing and maintaining the boat. The hard work paid off and they outscored all other subs in deployment workups.

“My crew developed my command’s guiding principles, the first of which is to ‘believe in Team Providence,’ and they have done that every step of the way,” Grayson said. “I am proud of the part I played in this as their commanding officer, but I believe that this award belongs primarily to them.”

'Communication and trust'

Duffy said, “Never underestimate the impact you can make on others by just offering a bit of assistance, a minor course correction, or in encouraging conversation,” he said. “It can have a profound impact. Strive every single day to look for opportunities to serve others and you will make a difference, and you will have

Leadership C5: Command, Control, Communication, Culture and Compassion.  Defines the foundation for leaders at any level.  Understanding how to apply these ideas to your team will propel them to greatness.  

Command - Military commanders are trained over a career to lead winning teams. Leadership Development starts on your first day of service by building a strong foundation of character. Great Leaders are not born they are DEVELOPED

Control - Leadership control is an interesting challenge. Micromanagers typically drive teams apart by overexerting their authority and control. Great leaders understand controlling a team is much like drive a race car. If you are so in control that you are comfortable you are not driving fast enough. 

Communication - Why are the earphones bigger than the microphones on a headset? Simply because listening is more important than speaking. 

Culture - Leaders know that to gain commitment and to win respect they need to become exemplars of the behavior they expect of others. Excellent leaders need to identify and articulate their personal values — what they represent. People follow people, not words on paper.

Compassion - Leaders bring hope and satisfaction; they bring encouragement and support; and most of all they bring praise and appreciation. People will accomplish extraordinary things when they know someone cares and appreciates their dedication