MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES IN YOUR BUSINESS MUST BE ALL ABOUT YOU

This inciteful episode brings together strands from the podcast series and explains how leadership, creating positive habits, influencing people and developing an environment of high trust are all dependent on understanding that it begins with you.

Lee ‘The Business Problem Solver’ explores how making positive changes and enabling others to be problem solvers can be achieved to move your business forward.

If you want to make positive changes that make a difference then listen in now

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

When you are working in a ‘change role’ you need to understand the difference between a manager and a leader, create positive habits and influence people whilst developing an environment of high trust. To achieve these things, you must understand that it all begins with you.

• You can have an influence on the area you work in and the people you work with.

You are the one who decides how you feel and how subsequently you act and behave.

If you’ve been in a role for a year or longer then you have had the opportunity to influence that environment, the way people engage with each other and with you, how people behave in meetings, the roles they have and the way they treat each other.

• If you do the same thing over and over you cannot expect to get a different result

If you have a problem and you want to solve it you have to do something different.

• The 5 ‘Ds’

Desire

Discover

Dedication

Deliberate action

Delivery

 

DESIRE is something on the inside, an emotion it’s your personal goals and aspirations to reach something. You need to DISCOVER the things that are stopping you from getting there. How DEDICATED are you to take the DELIBERATE actions that are going to move you on so that you can DELIVER?

 

The desire and dedication are the 2 things that show your commitment to achieving that goal and environment that you want to get to.

 

it's important to realise it starts with you. Role modelling behaviours are vital when you are trying to change environments and cultures.

 

• The more people you can get to think and understand that it is all about them, the more you will be able to change the environment and the way you work.

 

Ultimately it’s all about people if you can enable inspire and develop people and their environment you can solve most problems that you face.

 

• But, before you ask anyone else to change you must recognise and realise that it starts with you.

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Everything you have done and the decisions you have taken have led you to this point’

‘The environment you work in is a direct reflection of the way you manage’

‘Why would you get a different result?’

‘If you have a problem and you want to solve it you have to do something different’

‘Would you recommend the place you work to your friends and family’

‘If it is raining outside you can decide whether to go out and jump in muddy puddles or stay inside’

‘If you want people to do something different how often are you the role model ?’

‘If you want people to solve problems how often do you solve problems with them’

‘Lots of decisions are made in meetings but how much understanding do you have of those environments you are trying to change when you are making those decisions?’

‘You decide how you react to any situation, you decide if you want to act today or tomorrow, next week’

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

 https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/business-problems-solved-podcast/id1444154403?mt=2

 

ABOUT THE HOST

For the last 15 years, I have been a multi-sector internal or external business improvement consultant, building the improved capability of individuals, teams and businesses.

In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my two young children Jack & India. I also enjoy listening to and reading business & personal development material.

Lee Houghton is “THE Business Problem Solver”, a Management Consultant, CX Specialist and Keynote Speaker.

 

CONTACT METHOD

 

You can contact Lee Houghton on 07813342194

[email protected]

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhoughton/