Rookie Leaders Podcast

By Michael Tanner

Leadership Lessons for Newbies

My name is Michael Tanner, it is my mission is to help YOU become the leader everyone loves and wants to follow. So YOU can positively impact business results and the l... more

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September 16, 2020 033 - The Power of Vulnerability
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26min
August 26, 2020032 - The Foundation of Leadership
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Show Notes:
The Foundation of Leadership
What is NOT the foundation of leadership
Title
Position
Authority
Rank
None of these are solid, stable, or steadfast
The foundation of leadership is credibility
Synonyms
Plausibility
Believability
Tenability
Probability
Feasibility
Likelihood
Trustworthiness
Reliability
Dependability
Integrity
Why credibility
Leadership is influence
People aren't influenced by rank, title, position
People are influenced by relationships
Relationships require trust
Trust is built upon reliability, integrity, believability, etc
Credibility is the all-encompassing foundation upon which trusting relationships that influence others toward a shared goal can be built
How to build credibility
Understand where you stand now - credibility assessment
Deliver results
Credibility is built upon proof
Actions delivering desired results - not busy work
Mutually beneficial results
Credibility is created by actions taken, not words spoken
DWYSYWD
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30min
August 19, 2020031 - Overcoming Fear
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Show Notes:
What does leadership fear look like
Imposter syndrome
What if I fail
What will people think of me
I don't know enough or have enough experience
Fight/Flight/Freeze
Everyone has a natural tendency
USMC training examples
The only unacceptable tendency is freeze
Can learn to resist freeze and fight/flee instead
Simple tactic to overcome fear
Take action
Action will overcome fear
Take small action
Combat situation - small movements
5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins
Fears revisited
"Who am I?" - you're a person that takes action, leaders are action takers
"What if I fail?" - you will take action to correct and succeed
"What will people think of me?" - you are an action taker and you never give up
"I don't know enough or have enough experience" - you will learn from and gain experience from you action
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28min
July 29, 2020 030 - What Does Your Team Mean To You?

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34min
July 22, 2020 029 - Time To Shine Today with Scott Ferguson
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39min
July 15, 2020 028 - The SAGE Mindset with Kyle Gillette
Episode Notes
Connect with Kyle Gillette at https://gillettesolutions.com/ or @gillettesolutions on social media channels. Be sure to subscribe to the SAGE Mindset Podcast at https://gillettesolutions.com/podcasts/
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46min
July 01, 2020027 - The Individual Player
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Show Notes:
Individual Player explanation
Individual player
Driven by self
Driven by ego
May be extremely high individual performer
Doesn’t recognize negative impact on team
Unwilling to be a team player
Team player
Recognizes the importance of teamwork
Believes the team is more important than self
Humble, hungry, and aware
Understands success is collective, no one wins unless everyone wins
How to identify
Coach & lead team to defeat other enemies of teamwork
Look for team members unwilling to defeat enemies
Look for lack of participation
Look for half hearted effort
Look for evidence of sabotage - gossip, negative attitude, belligerence, etc
How to turn individual into team player
Must start with performance & coaching conversations
Too many leaders avoid this step
Do not assume they understand importance of teamwork
Highlight low performance in teamwork
Make team work equally important as individual contribution
Commit to coaching
“We are in this together…”
You are a team and you will work together to help this individual player
This is leading by example
Develop a specific improvement plan
If they refuse to improve
You must remove them from the team
Could be another assignment elsewhere in the company
Could be termination of employment
Will show rest of the team that teamwork is important
Likely remaining team members will thank you & step up
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36min
June 24, 2020026 - Unaccountable Misalignment
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Show Notes:
Unaccountable Misalignment
Unaccountable Misalignment explanation
2 Parts
Unaccountable
No culture of accountability
No feelings of disappointment or quilt when commitments not met
This isn’t leader holding everyone accountable
Not scalable
This means team members aren’t holding each other accountable
Misalignment
Lack of commitment to strategy or next steps
Half-hearted efforts
Could be as severe as sabotage
Has nothing to do with lack of understanding
Driven by disagreement of best strategy or next steps
Disagreement can be ego driven
Most often driven by lack of opportunity to voice opinions and concerns
How to begin building accountable alignment
Start with accountability
Misalignment is corrected by accountability, therefore we must start with accountability
The team needs a tool & process to which they hold one another accountable
Lack of accountability is often attributed to lack of understand of what to hold accountable to
Accountability is created with goal, cadence of commitments, and scoreboard
Clear goal must be understood by team
Each team member makes commitments to the team to contribute to the goal
Scoreboard tracking highlights when a team member misses a commitment
Correcting misalignment is largely the responsibility of the leader
Every team member must have the opportunity to share opinions & concerns
Some team members may even need to be forced to share
Consensus is not the goal
Decision made, verbal commitments are made by all
Every member should be affirmed after decision is made
The accountability process mentioned before drives results
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35min
June 17, 2020025 - Unhealthy Debate
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Show Notes:
Unhealthy Debate
Unhealthy Debate explanation
Define debate
noun
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints:
a formal contest in which the affirmative and negative sides of a proposition are advocated by opposing speakers.
verb (used without object)
to engage in argument or discussion, as in a legislative or public assembly:
to participate in a formal debate.
verb (used with object)
to argue or discuss (a question, issue, or the like), as in a legislative or public assembly:
to dispute or disagree about:
Debate seen today isn’t team debate
Political debate is for the purpose of winning as an individual
Debate competition is for the purpose of winning as an individual
Team debate is for the purpose of a win for the product, solution, or customer - not the person or even the team
Team debate is discussion, argument, even conflict associated with an effort to find the best possible solution, product, or serve the customer best.
Unhealthy
No debate
No passion among team members
No disagreements
No sense of obligation to contribute
Everything is taken personally
Importance of healthy debate
Best for the product, solution, customer
Not about who is right and who is wrong
Feels like conflict or argument
Team trust eliminates the personal feelings
Ensure team is working effectively
How to begin building healthy debate
Start with acknowledgment & explanation
“We don’t debate enough & therefore our products and customers suffer for it.”
Explain the purpose & need for debate
Betterment of the product, solution, or service to the customer
Acknowledge the awkwardness of debate
Intentionally ask for input regularly
Call out introverts by name
Highlight & give permission for debate when it happens
“Hey, I just want to point out that what you’re doing right now is healthy debate. It may feel heated or confrontational, but it’s good for our customers. Please continue…”
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31min
June 10, 2020024 - Distrustful Culture
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Show Notes:
Distrustful Culture
What is team trust
What team trust is not
Not about predicting others’ behavior
Predicting team member will be late to a meeting is not trust
Years together doesn’t create team trust
Team trust is vulnerability based trust
A team member must trust they can be vulnerable with other team members
Vulnerability = exposed, transparent, fears, failures, mistakes
Vulnerability-based trust means issues addressed immediately
Team members only bring up failures when forced to in distrustful culture
Team hears of missed deliverable from team member on day of milestone
Impact of vulnerability-based trust
Removes political posturing
No need to place blame on others
Eliminates bureaucracy
No need for unnecessary steps or process to overcome lack of trust
Removes CYA attitudes
No need for attitudes or actions related to protecting self
Enables team to work efficiently - faster & better
Team can address issues & challenges immediately as the arise
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26min

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