Let's Talk People Development with Luke & Danny

Who are the people in your team that demonstrate ‘Role Model Behaviours’ and how are you recognising, motivating and rewarding them for being Role Models?
How are you leveraging their behaviours within the team and ensuring their behaviours inspire others and hold others to account when they are not meeting that standards of excellence set for the team?
These are the questions Luke and Danny explore during this episode leaving them with some reflective moments and as always challenging each other’s thinking throughout.

In this episode Danny and Luke are taking a step back in time and connecting to some lessons from their childhood that they still carry with them to this day. They both share personal examples and stories of the lessons they learned at a younger age, the reason they had such an impact on them and how that translates into their personal lives, professional lives and their roles as leaders. 

Difficult conversations is a subject that Luke and Danny have briefly discussed on a number of different episodes and with the topic coming up again only a few weeks ago they both felt like it was time to explore it in more detail. 
Danny highlights some interesting ways of thinking about and approaching a difficult conversation and in their normal style, Luke challenges him throughout but they are both aligned when it comes to the output of their discussion…it’s the intent behind every difficult conversation that means there is always an opportunity to make it great.

During a conversation with a friend Luke was left with more questions than answers for this weeks episode. Luke’s friend was talking about making a career decision based on the behaviours of his Leader. 
This is not about someone being a bad Leader and therefore someone being put off from being a Leader, in fact Luke’s friend has nothing but respect and admiration for their boss – the challenge is some of the things they do on a daily basis paint a negative picture of the role, for example working 7 days a week and many hours each day. 
Luke’s view is they are choices made by that person and perhaps ways of working that aren’t reflective of the role itself. Danny helps Luke navigate this subject and by the end of the episode they have created a new model that can be used by Leaders and Teams everywhere.

Here it is, part 3 of 'Great Connections' and yes they did get it all finished this time! 

In the first two episodes, Danny and Luke discussed connecting to yourself, connecting to your business and connecting to your culture. This final episode is all about connecting to your people with some challenging debate between the two of them on the difference between Leadership and Management and finally the importance of being human.

Danny and Luke "bit off more than they could chew" when the planned to discuss 'Great Connections' in just one episode and therefore had to plan in a second part. This episode focuses on how you as an individual, a leader and a team can connect to the culture of your organisation and why it's so important. They discuss examples of where getting it right has had a phenomenal impact for businesses and when you get it wrong, the potential consequences. Oh and they still didn't get it all finished so there's going to be a part 3.

After a few weeks away Danny and Luke are excited to be back recording the Podcast. In this episode they are talking about the importance of being connected to yourself, your business, your culture and your people. As always they share some personal stories and insights from business and life, sharing simple ways in which you can stay connected personally and professionally. Enjoy!

Luke and Danny have both been reading the same book recently, 'The Ride of a Lifetime' by Robert Iger an American businessman who is executive chairman, chairman of the board, and former CEO (2005-2020) of The Walt Disney Company. There was one chapter in the book that really struck them both titled 'Know what you don't know', Robert explains the importance of being open about what you don't know, the integrity it shows and the impact it has on yourself and those around you. Luke and Danny discuss some personal examples of when they didn't say "I don't know" and the consequences of not saying it.

For the last few months as part of the opening to his development programmes Danny has been asking any new learners "What is your greatest lesson in life?". After another week's delivery he decided it was time for him and Luke to answer that very question for themselves. In this episode they will share with you two lessons each which include real life examples, a movie and Muhammad Ali.

When recording their weekly episode Luke and Danny had a feeling that something wasn't right. After taking some time to reflect they made the decision not to release the episode because they didn't feel it was good enough. That inspired them to discuss the topic of 'When good isn't good enough' and how important it is to maintain the standards you have set for yourself and your team. It's not about everything being perfect, it's about ensuring you are clear on your own standards that define you as a Leader and the work you and your team produce every day.