Leadership Sandbox: Strategies to Uplevel Workplace Communication, Team Collaboration, and Your Corporate Culture

In today's episode of Playing In The Sandbox, Tammy gets personal and talks about you and your B.S… Your belief systems. She discusses how to identify your belief systems, understand the root of your belief system, and the tools that you can use to identify the B.S. that could be limiting those around you.

What is a belief system?

• A mental structure that influences the way we perceive the world around us. Belief systems are rooted in our values, what we accept as truth and the way we navigate conflict.
• A social structure that provides a supportive network and a sense of belonging.
• They are the invisible and driving force behind your behavior.
• Similar to the operating system on your phone, your belief systems need to be periodically updated.

Three things to know about your B.S.

1. Every B.S. you have is rooted in the past. You've been collecting it since the moment you were born.
2. Your B.S. is structured in a way to keep you safe.
3. Your B.S. keep you stuck in a have-to way of thinking versus a want-to. You have the power to reframe your mindset to a want-to, choose-to, or get-to mindset.

What to do with your B.S?

• Your belief systems are meant to be honored. They have gotten you to where you are now.
• Identify what belief systems you have that are no longer serving you and honor them at a root level.
• Recognize that they have served you well but no longer are, then ask yourself "If not this, then what?".
• When you identify your belief systems and begin to change your behavior, others will notice and want to follow. When you uncover your B.S., the new possibilities are endless.

Playing In The Sandbox Podcast is brought to you in part by TammyJBond.com

In today's swift-moving employee market leaders are far too often putting people that are technically good at their jobs into leadership positions, without first developing them on how to be leaders of people.

How do you course correct, or better yet make sure you don't make that common mistake? Develop your people to lead others from the moment they join your team. For more tools on how to develop others around you head to TammyJBond.com

We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Amazon Podcast, or Spotify and subscribe to our Youtube channel. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios.

Welcome to the new podcast Playing In The Sandbox Podcast, hosted by Tammy J. Bond! Tammy has a long history of building teams, transforming business owners and shifting mindsets with proven performance improvement. As a consultant to many, from Startups to Government Leaders to Fortune 500 leaders, Tammy has a long history of showing people how to move through the challenges of what they see, and transform their circumstances into what they want.

In this podcast, Tammy will take the lessons that we learned as children playing in the sandbox and use them to cultivate excellence in ourselves and inspire action in others. Diving into some phenomenal topics and having lots of fun, Playing In The Sandbox will drop on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month. With amazing guests like Donald Kelly, Dan Pink, the CEO of a Fortune 100 company, and even a horse trainer, this podcast will give you the tools you need today that will transform your tomorrow.

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Playing In The Sandbox Podcast is brought to you in part by TammyJBond.com

In today's swift-moving employee market leaders are far too often putting people that are technically good at their jobs into leadership positions, without first developing them on how to be leaders of people.

How do you course correct, or better yet make sure you don't make that common mistake? Develop your people to lead others from the moment they join your team. For more tools on how to develop others around you head to TammyJBond.com

We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Amazon Podcast, or Spotify. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios.

We often promote people who can build a widget well but don't know how to lead people. Tammy has seen after years of coaching and consulting that leaders don't know how to lead themselves well. In today's episode of Playing In The Sandbox Podcast, Tammy gives you 4 tips for leading yourself well.

1. Look in the mirror

• You cannot change what you cannot define. Look in the mirror and ask yourself what areas you are deficient in. Ask yourself how you can improve.
• Consider your own soft skills and rate yourself on a scale of 1-5 how you are doing. Ask your team and family to rate you as well.
• Where are your gaps and how can you fill them? When building a team, hire those who are going to help you fill your gaps.

1. Listen with the intention to understand

• Ask questions with the intention to understand the problem, not solve the problem.
• Find the root of the problem so that you can solve it properly.
• As leaders, we have a difficult time accepting that we are the root of the problem.

1. Suspend judgment of yourself and others

• When we are listening with intent we cannot solve the problem unless we suspend judgment.
• When the team isn't achieving we start judging the reasons why the team isn't achieving. It requires the capacity to understand the true root of the issue.

1. Ask for help and ask for input

• Once you have reflected, asked, identified the root of the issue, and suspended judgment - ask others for help.
• It is not all up to you.
• We are only as good as the people around us who make us shine.
• Not feeling comfortable asking for help is one of the biggest hindrances to leading yourself well.
• If you aren't willing to ask for help, how can you expect your team to do the same?
• "People would rather follow a leader who is always real than always right."

Playing In The Sandbox Podcast is brought to you in part by TammyJBond.com

In today's swift-moving employee market leaders are far too often putting people that are technically good at their jobs into leadership positions, without first developing them on how to be leaders of people.

How do you course correct, or better yet make sure you don't make that common mistake? Develop your people to lead others from the moment they join your team. For more tools on how to develop others around you head to TammyJBond.com

We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Amazon Podcast, or Spotify. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios.

On this episode of Playing In The Sandbox Podcast, Tammy talks with Donald Kelly about taking ownership of your craft, personal leadership, and Donald's new book "Sell It Like A Mango". Donald Kelly is a sales expert whose podcast has 3.6 million downloads and has been featured in Forbes, he is the founder of The Sales Evangelist and author of "Sell It Like A Mango".

What has Donald learned about taking ownership as he built his brand?

• Dedication. The more dedicated Donald feels to his craft the more people he can help and the better he can achieve his mission.
• Intention. Donald wants to ensure that he is giving his very best. He wants to be intentional about perfecting his craft and at the end of the day feel like he has given it his all.
• Act rather than be acted upon. As Donald was developing his team he kept this thought in mind. He wants his team to understand the vision and not wait to take action.

Donald's new book "Sell It Like A Mango"

• Donald's book tells what he learned from the mango sellers in Jamaica. He teaches about how the individual, not the product, makes a massive difference in the selling process.

What has Donald learned about personal leadership?

• Donald's book teaches the notion of taking responsibility and taking ownership of your situation.
• Many individuals look to blame others for their negative circumstances. Donald learned through personal experiences growing up in Jamaica that he needed to take action on his own.
• Don't take rejection personally. In his book, Donald outlines how to bounce back and grow from rejection.

Did Donald have a sandbox?

• Donald remembers his backyard being his oasis, interacting with cousins, neighbors and friends.

For more content and information from Donald, connect with him on Linkedin, visit his company website, and check out his book "Sell It Like A Mango".

Playing In The Sandbox Podcast is brought to you in part by TammyJBond.com

In today's swift-moving employee market leaders are far too often putting people that are technically good at their jobs into leadership positions, without first developing them on how to be leaders of people.

How do you course correct, or better yet make sure you don't make that common mistake? Develop your people to lead others from the moment they join your team. For more tools on how to develop others around you head to TammyJBond.com

We'd love for you to join us for our next episodes by tuning in on Apple Podcast, Amazon Podcast, or Spotify. This podcast is produced by TSE Studios.