Leading Strong Podcast

In this Episode, We Will Cover

The 9th Manager Intelligence Skill – Interdependent

• "I serve us so that we can serve others"

• These managers share credit for success and take responsibility for setbacks

Key Words: Interactive, Confidently Vulnerable, Self-Aware, Team Oriented, Participative

The 10th Manager Intelligence Skill – Intuitive

• Teams with intuitive managers express confidence in the leadership of their boss and are willing to following their leader's directives
• Teams with intuitive managers express confidence in the leadership of their boss and are willing to follow their leader's directives.

Key Words: Self-Aware, Team-Aware, Perceptive, Instinctual, Insightful

The BONUS Manager Intelligence Skill – Intellect

• Managers who invest in the Intellect skill are continuous improvers and always challenge themselves to learn and grow.
• Intellect can be a strength in times of change, and when we're going through transitions and periods of growth

Key Words: Learner, Thinker, Curious, Rational, Reasonable, Smart

The BONUS Manager Intelligence Skill – Emotional Intelligence

• This is the ability to understand and recognize the emotions of yourself and others and to interpret those emotions and present a positive, beneficial response.
• Managers with strong Emotional Intelligence recognize their own emotions and those of others, creating safety, gaining team trust by thinking before speaking and acting rationally.

Key Words: Safe, Rational, Stable

Key Question

How can these Manager Intelligence Skills strength your team during seasons of uncertainty?

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Resources:

• 34 Strong website
• Pre-Order Brandon and Analyn Miller's De Strengths-Based Parenting Book – Incredible Parent
• Darren's upcoming TEDx talk resources
• 34 Strong Overview video
• Become an Incredible Parent
• Find your Nature Advantage

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The 6th Manager Intelligence Skill – Investment

• The Best Bosses invest in our advancement and growth
• This is a leader who will help you become the best version of yourself during the season you are working together.

Key Words: Growth-Mindset, Selfless in the development of others

The 7th Manager Intelligence Skill – Innovative

• Able to create an environment where people can be innovative, try new things, and come up with fresh ideas.
• These managers understand that the collective power of a team will always outweigh the individual knowledge of the manager

Key Words: Inventive, Creative, Risk-Taking, Cutting-Edge, Imaginative

The 8th Manager Intelligence Skill – Intentional

• Intentional managers make sure each team members knows how their individual contribution benefits the organization's mission and purpose.
• By growing in your skill to be intentional, you will see your team rise to the occasion and sustain their efforts.

Key Words: Arrange, Deliberate, Planned, Thoughtful, Purposeful, Efficient

Key Question

In the midst of working remotely, how can you be more intentional in the ways that you communicate with others?

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• Free Exercise Download
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• Darren's upcoming TEDx talk resources

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4 Styles of Management

1. Authoritarian – Command and Control
2. Permissive – Non-directive and Unclear
3. Uninvolved – No control or Boundaries
4. Authoritative – Assertive and Invested (Strengths-Based Style)

The 4th Manager Intelligence Skill – Inspiration

• We have the ability to uplift others by our mission & the words we say
• Leaders must pinpoint their approach to each of their team members

The 5th Manager Intelligence Skill – Inclusive

• An intentional behavior that draws people in that allows people to feel a part of a team
• This will help create a culture where people feel like they can share their perspectives can create stronger teams and create resilience

Key Question

How are you connected to the mission of your organization? How are you focusing on making that awareness of the mission for your team?

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The 4 T's to Successful Management

1. Technical Abilities
2. Tenure
3. Talent
4. Training

The 1st Manager Intelligence Skill – Individualize

• Leaders must pinpoint their approach to each of their team members
• How do you learn best?

The 2nd Manager Intelligence Skill – Integrity

Advocating for your team by demonstrating that you can follow through and meet expectations with team commitments

The 3rd Manager Intelligence Skill – Influence

• The capacity to have an effect on someone's behavior, character, moral, etc.
• How will you make one person on your team like and trust you more?

Moving From Surviving to Thriving

• Leading Strong in Times of Uncertainty
• Contact us at 34Strong.com to learn more!

Key Question

What starts to happen when you start modeling and mirroring these Manager Intelligence Skills?

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"As long as we still draw breath, we can become better versions of ourselves" – Brandon Miller

In this episode, we will cover:

Be an Incredible Parent!

• Analyn and Brandon Miller's book Incredible Parent: Discover Your Parenting Strengths and Raise Your Kids with Confidence
• Showing up as the best version you can be for your children by being authentic to yourself
• Understanding who we are as a parent, and what makes children who they are, in order to parent from a place of strengths

The Core Needs of a Child – 2 Key Questions

• Do you love me?
• Will you let me do whatever I want to do?

How the Manager Intelligence Skills can be applied towards relationships with friends and family members to build relationships.

• Showing up as the best version of ourselves by being authentic to who we are
• Avoiding the comparison mindset and negativity bias

Strengthening Bonds with Family Members

• Respecting, validating, and valuing our children and family members for being who they are
• The relationship with our children throughout their life

Practical Application

• Find a trusted third party to keep you accountable
• Books, Podcasts, Webinars, Conferences
• Focusing on progress, not perfection

Key Questions

1. How can you practice leading strong outside of the work environment?
2. What are the ways you can have these Manager Intelligence Skills show up in the upcoming holiday season?

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The BONUS Manager Intelligence Skill – Emotional Intelligence Pt 2

• Emotionally Intelligent managers can recognize and understand their own emotions and those of others, and use this skill to manage their behavior and relationships.

Key Words: Safe, Rational, Stable

The Journey From Stimulus to Behavior

Stimulus -> Emotion -> Filter -> Interpret -> Behavior

The Importance of Self-Awareness

• Self-Awareness is the conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.
• Self-Awareness is a lifelong process that makes for the best leaders
• Internal vs. External Self-Awareness

2x2 Maps

Introspectors - Clear on who they are but don't challenge their own views or search for blind spots by getting feed back from others. This can harm their relationships and limit their success.

Seekers - They don't yet know who they are, what they stand for, or how their teams see them. As a result, they feel stuck or frustrated with their performance and relationships

Aware - They know who they are, what they want to accomplish, and seek out and value other's opinions. There is where leaders begin to fully realize the true benefits of self-awareness.

Pleasers - They can be so focused on appearing a certain way to others that they could be overlooking what matters to them. Over time, they tend to make choices that aren't in service of their own successes and fulfillment.

Key Question

1. How well do you communicate with others? How do you motivate yourself and others on your team?

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The BONUS Manager Intelligence Skill – Emotional Intelligence

• This is the ability to understand and recognize the emotions of yourself and others and to interpret those emotions and present a positive, beneficial response.
• Managers with strong Emotional Intelligence recognize their own emotions and those of others, creating safety, gaining team trust by thinking before speaking and acting rationally.

Key Words: Safe, Rational, Stable

Why is it so important to develop the skill of Emotional Intelligence?

• Managers strong in Emotional Intelligence are highly effective because they are trusted by others and are highly effective in communication.
• This understanding of one's self is the #1 predictor of professional success and personal excellence.

The Highs and Lows of the Emotional Intelligence Skill

High: I am always learning and challenging myself and my team to grow in knowledge and understanding. I am a continuous improver.

Low: I am set in my ways. The way my team has done things is how we will continue to do things. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. I can struggle with change.

The Differences Between IQ and EQ

IQ is known as "Intelligence Quotient" and it's a measure of a person's relative intelligence. Emotional Quotient, also known as EQ, is the ability to identify and manage your emotions and the emotions of others.

Book Recommendation of the Week:

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 By Jean Greaves and Travis Bradberry

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 delivers a step-by-step program for increasing your EQ via four, core EQ skills that enable you to achieve your fullest potential!

Key Question

1. How do you build trust within your team?

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The BONUS Manager Intelligence Skill – Intellect

• Managers who invest in the Intellect skill are continuous improvers and always challenge themselves to learn and grow.

Key Words: Learner, Thinker, Curious, Rational, Reasonable, Smart

Why is it so important to develop the skill of Intellect?

• Intellect can be a strength in times of change, and when we're going through transitions and periods of growth

The Highs and Lows of the Interdependent Skill

High: I am always learning and challenging myself and my team to grow in knowledge and understanding. I am a continuous improver.

Low: I am set in my ways. The way my team has done things is how we will continue to do things. You can't teach an old dog new tricks. I can struggle with change.

Book Recommendation of the Week: Limitless by Jim Quick

• Limitless is described as an operating manual for your brain.
• This book will leave you with practical ways to increase brain functionality. This will help level up our overall Intellect in how we're showing up as managers, and how we're showing up to lead others.

6 Techniques to Grow the Skill of Intellect:

1. Get Uncomfortable - New experiences create new neural pathways.
2. Imagine - Take the time to imagine outcomes, possibilities, and opportunities
3. Train your brain - Develop habits to keep your mind sharp
4. Keep Sharpening the saw - Continue educating yourself through different means..classes, podcasts, webinars, books, etc.
5. Keep Moving - Our motion creates our emotion and creates oxygen flow
6. Sleep - Resting effectively allows us to sustain our excellence

Key Question

1. How can you take the time to sharpen your mental saw this week? Try engaging in fresh learning experiences!

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The 10th Manager Intelligence Skill – Intuitive

• Teams with intuitive managers express confidence in the leadership of their boss and are willing to follow their leader's directives

Key Words: Self-Aware, Team-Aware, Perceptive, Instinctual, Insightful

The Highs and Lows of the Intuitive Skill

High: I am emotionally in tune with myself and the team. I consider others perspectives and create clarity. I am self-aware and team aware. I am easy to understand and instinctually know the solution to most problems.

Low: I am too emotionally involved, unclear in communication advice, giving and wishy-washy, and don't have clear boundaries. I can be overwhelmed by others and then erect emotional barriers around myself. I can leave others behind and be close-minded.

5 Ways to Grow the Intuitive Skill

1. Pay attention to your first impulses when faced with a tough call.
2. Use analysis to support your intuitive findings
3. Play out your strategy in advance and gain buy-in from team embers
4. Consult third-party experts to validate your intuitive pathway
5. Act and test your intuitive tests.

Key Question

1. What are the areas of your life where you can grow the Intuitive skill?

Practical Application

1. Allow for Quiet - Your intuition tends to be quiet, so allow time in silence to listen - Start noticing all you can with your 5 sense - doing so raises your sensitivity to your intuitive thinking

Stay Tuned

Diving into the 10th Manager Intelligence Skill – Intellect

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In this episode, we will cover:

The 9th Manager Intelligence Skill – Interdependent

• "I serve us so that we can serve others"

Key Words: Interactive, Confidently Vulnerable, Self-Aware, Team Oriented, Participative

Why is it so important to develop the skill of Interdependent?

• Interdependent teams serve one another and endure challenges and stress

Types of Teams

1. Co-Dependent
2. Dependent
3. Independent
4. Interdependent

The Highs and Lows of the Interdependent Skill

High: I serve my team so we can effectively serve others. I share the credit for success and take responsibility for setbacks

Low: I'm the stand out performer on my team. I place my interests above the members of my team.

Seven Steps to the Interdependent Skill

1. Start with Self-Awareness
2. Practice Confident Vulnerability
3. Acknowledge Your Needs
4. Value Team Member Contributions
5. Share the Credit for the Wins
6. Take Ownership for the Losses
7. Celebrate Successes!

Key Questions

1. How are you valuing team member contributions?
2. How are you practicing confident vulnerability?
3. What are you key needs?

Stay Tuned

Diving into the 10th Manager Intelligence Skill – Intelligent

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