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- 100th Episode! Leadership Has Room to Improve | Lead From Here #100
Today marks our 100th Episode! I cannot put into words how much it means to me that so many of you have decided to join the Leadership Journey. More content is coming, series with tools to help you on your journey, monthly newsletter (link below), a book club and so much more!
Leadership continues to evolve and elevate based on the work of people like Simon Sinek, John Maxwell, Gary Vaynerchuk and Steven Bartlett to name a few. With that being said, a large percentage of leaders still think the old provably wrong way of leadership is the best way to "do big things in business." That is why it's so important for anyone that has the interest in being great leaders that care about your people should pick up the torch.We need people that want to do amazing things and help people find new levels to themselves. You don't have to have the title to do that! You just have to care and hold people accountable. It's not an easy balance, but it's a necessary one! Great leaders can truly change the world in the best way possible, join us (and any of the people list above) on this journey.Whether it's Lead From Here, or any New Leadership Advocate, just join the journey and help make the world a better place.I hope this was helpful! Thank you so much for being here, and here is to the next 100 episodes! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: https://leadfromhere.co/lead-from-here-monthly-newsletter/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #leader #100th #episode100 #100 #growthleader #newleader #newleaders #leadersmatter9 min - How to Lead Effective Meetings: Strategies for Productive Collaboration | Lead From Here #99
Leading effective meetings is a super power for people that want to lead. Meetings that go off track, rabbit hole or don't have a clear goal all drive wasting time. That is the last thing you want as a leader!
With that, the MOST important question to ask yourself is...is this meeting needed? If it's something you can handle individually or via email or your company's messenger platform, then do that! Only do the meeting if there is a very clear an concise benefit to pulling all those people together, then make sure you have a specific leader for that meeting!From there it's just about make sure you are inescapably clear on what the meeting is, have a very clear purpose and goal for the meeting. Then verify you have the RIGHT people for the meeting, not the MOST people for the meeting. Anyone that is in a meeting that doesn't need to be not only wastes their time, but it also can add to confusion and lack of focus from other attendees. Keep the list tight and concise.Lastly, make sure that someone is designated as the note taker and have them write down the takeaways and action items. Without those, your meeting was a waste, because there is nothing to check against if things go off track after the meeting. Clear action items and owners for those action items are an integral part of running an effective meeting!I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #meetings #effectivemeetings #meetingculture #leader7 min - Emotional Intelligence in Leadership: Cultivating EQ for Success | Lead From Here #98
We have covered the importance of emotional intelligence on this channel before, check out that video here: https://youtu.be/kqIjcF3IjjY
So today, we are going to talk about how your cultivate your emotional intelligence. It starts with a focus on improving the 5 pillars of Emotional Intelligence, Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, Motivation, Empathy & Social Skills.Self-awareness is the foundation of being able to improve your EQ. If you aren't aware of your words, tone, body language and facial expressions, it's very difficult to improve. You can improve self-awareness with things like yoga, meditation, mindfulness practices and getting candid feedback about your presence from friends, colleagues and leaders.From there you move into self-regulation. Once you are aware of what you are doing, then you need to get to work on learning how to regulate yourself. You can do that by preparing more for meetings/speeches, holding emotional responses until after the heat of the conversation and generally just learning to stay level (mediation and mindfulness help a ton here).The next pillar is motivation. Make sure you understand why you are doing something and what is motivating you. If you aren't motivated to lead people and care for them, then you might not be a leader...and that's ok!Empathy is one of the most important pillars in my opinion. Being able to put yourself in someone else's shoes really differentiates you as a leader. It allows you to take a step back and evaluate how others might feel.Lastly, social skills are important to have high EQ. To be able to have solid conversations, giving praise, handing conflict...doing those things effectively all require a foundation of solid social skills.I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!Links to past videos that support the 5 pillars:#26 Your Words Matter: https://youtu.be/P27sKp2XUMo#5 Difficult Conversations: https://youtu.be/cF9cXP-XwrA#6 Radical Candor: https://youtu.be/4PoPcpIyrJk#80 Leveraging Mindfulness: https://youtu.be/lnp1TfIbke0-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #podcast #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #emotionalintelligence #eq #mindfulness #leader8 min - How to Lead with Influence, Not Authority: Persuasion Techniques for Leaders | Lead From Here #97
Leading with influence instead of authority is the main foundation of this channel, it's not about title, it's about taking care of the people around you and helping get things accomplished, regardless of title!
How do you influence people? It starts with establishing your credibility. This isn't you talking about it, it's by action and social proof. Whether it's utilizing your skills to respond in chaos, letting the team micro fail even after you told them the risks or being a continuous thought leader in the industry...your credibility will only be realized in action.From there, it's all about building relationships based on trust, respect and empathy. You do that by connecting on a emotional level, this can't be done with surface level discussions. Connecting on that level and building those relationships allows you to truly understand your people! Understanding them allows you to know your motivations, strengths, weaknesses and fears, which allows you to influence change at the group level more effectively.Outside of that, five characteristics that help support your influence as a leader include, active listening, mindfulness of others needs, being able to take feedback/criticism, being a positive energy on your team (not blindly positive) and lastly building strong relationships across the board, not just with your team.I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #podcast #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #influence #leader #lead #activelistening #mindfulness #credibility8 min - The Leader's Role in Employee Well-being: Creating a Healthy Workplace Culture | Lead From Here #96
As a Leader you aren't directly responsible for your employee's well-being, but you absolutely have a role in supporting their well-being.
How do you go about supporting their well-being? First off, make sure you are leading by example. Show them what a wellness focused leader looks like, take time off, work reasonable hours and be open with your own well-being journey.Other ways include creating/encouraging policies that support your people, push for better benefits, invest in your people! Show them that they are value and give them room to not only be their best selves, but allow them to handle their life outside of work, be flexible!The last two things that I think are very important for leaders...the first is to make sure you focus and encourage innovation, if you aren't growing your are dying. Lastly, you have to genuinely care about your people. If you don't care...why are you in leadership?I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #podcast #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #wellbeing #wellness #mindfulness #mypeople #care6 min - Leading with Humility: The Power of Authentic Leadership | Lead From Here #95
Humility is a trait that is often mischaracterized as weak or submissive, but the reality it's takes massive courage and confidence to be humble or act with humility.
The key is to lean into your strengths and be open about your weaknesses. Ask for help, don't be afraid to not know the answer, give credit where credit is due, especially when YOU yourself are due the credit. Too often leaders say things like "Just doing my job" or "It was all the team", you are part of that team, own it. Make sure to share the love and don't take all the credit (unless it's something you did solo). Taking credit is something I have always struggled with, I found a simple "thank you" lets people know that you own your part in it and take the compliment.The downside of humility is not letting it impact your teams ability to move forward or to grow. People that are humble or act with humility can be seen as indecisive because they defer to the team or others too much. It's ok to get input and try to drive consensus, but make sure you pull the trigger on a decision before it lingers too long. Lastly, make sure you are delegating effectively...humility strong leaders, tend to not want to overburden their teams, so they don't give them more work, which ends up overburdening the leader and take crucial growth opportunities from their people. Delegate!Overall, humility is a strength and most employees (95%) wish their leaders were humble leaders. 97% of leaders WANT to be that leader, 80% report themselves as being that leader...but sadly, only 37% of employees report having a humble leader. We have to close that gap!I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #humility #humble #leader #credit #givecredit #behumble7 min - When Leadership Demands Decisiveness | Lead From Here #94
When it comes to Leadership, there will come a time...maybe more often then you would like...you have to just make the call. You may not have all the information you want to have, there not be consensus, there maybe disagreement, from your people, your peers or your leaders. You still have to make the call.
It's important to remember that as a leader, you have a unique point of view in that you have a broader understanding of the business. You may have confidential information that isn't ready to be shared, you may see cross functional information or you may not have any of that and you know that a decision needs to be made.Don't make all the calls without including your team, stakeholders and SMEs (Subject Matter Experts), but you also can't sit on decisions too long. Hopefully you get enough information to make the best decision possible, but if you see a decision lingering and you aren't getting the information, it might be time to make the call and then accept the ownership if it isn't the right call in the end.Finding the balance is difficult, but it's one of the most important things you will do as a leader. That is why building teams with a foundation of trust and empathy is key! They trust that you are making the best decision possible for the team and department.I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #makethecall #decision #decisionmaking #lead #leader5 min - Putting Collaboration Above Authority as a Leader | Lead From Here #93
Too often, I hear leaders speak about "the team" or "my people" or "they" or "them". You are part of that team, your authority doesn't create separation, it requires deeper engagement with more responsibility to your teammates!
Using terms like they or them when referring to your teams, makes you look bad and create a lack of trust within your team. If your team senses that you think of yourself of separate or different, they won't trust that you won't throw them under the bus when the going gets tough.Building teams on the foundation of trust and empathy, while also being a part of that team, allows you to unlock the best in your people and support the business is the most effective way possible. Don't fall prey to thinking you are better, different or separate from your teams, you are not only a part of it, but you are also accountable and responsible for their success and failure.I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #teamwork #team #teamleader #teammate6 min - Don't Chase Pain as a Leader | Lead From Here #92
Customer pain is an inevitability if you own a business. Pain isn't the problem, it's how your manage and respond to pain that can help your business flourish or fail.
When you are a start up, your life is chasing pain, you need to support your customers to build solid relationships and have fantastic references to help build your business larger. The problem I see in most companies that find success and grow from small to medium and beyond...is they keep the same "chasing pain" mindset they had as a start up.You are now in a vicious cycle of the loudest customer, or subset of customers, is getting all the focus and your focused on chasing pain. You lose sight of the much larger percentage of customers who are happy now, but still want to see the product improve and innovate. Over a year or two years, those happy customers now become a risk because they feel ignored.As you grow, it's important to start developing and holding customers accountable to your standards. If you set standards and everyone from CEO to the support person know them and communicate them, it's much easier to tell a loud customer that we are on it, but we have to stick to our plan.I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #pain #painful #customerpain #customers #chase #chasing6 min - Understanding Toughness Versus Callousness | Lead From Here #91
There is an old school view of toughness and a new school view of toughness, the old thinks the new is "softer" but the results don't lie. The old school view of toughness is built on callousness and is NOT a way to build toughness.
Pushing people with control, fear and power will not lead to long term results. That CAN be way to break down a group of people to see if they are up to the task of growing and maturing with training and support...but it isn't a way to build long term toughness. You don't build resilience by blindly pushing through adversity.Building toughness through helping people understand how their body and mind react sets them up to keep a clear head and make appropriate decisions, regardless of how stressful or uncomfortable a situation is.It's teaching people to focus on the internal part of stress instead of the external pressure.I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care!-------------------------------------------------Sign up for our newsletter: http://leadfromhere.co/#leadership #leadercommunity #leadfromherepodcast #leadfromhere #tough #toughness #callous #callousness #oldschool #newschool8 min
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