The Lead Up Podcast

I've really found that there's there's four types of people in life, and there are four types of leaders.

I love the quote that I learned many years ago from Zig Zigler. He said if you help enough other people get more of what they want, You'll get a whole lot more of what you want.

Think about that for a minute, we cannot give what we do not have. But we will give what we do have. Meaning if you're putting negativity into your thoughts. If you're consuming negativity, If you're consuming constant negative news or any of the other news, it just buckets buckets of negativity.

If that's what you're consuming, If you're consuming things that are negative, whether it be through TV, or news media, or social media, which is where we a lot of people consume their information today then you will share this with others. 

Another category or maybe you know, someone like this in life, they only ask you for something when they need it, you know, they're only nice to you when they need help, Right?

If you lead this type of person, your your job as a leader is to increase your influence with them, Begin to hold them accountable, begin to attach, what they do to a purpose connect to their heart, ask them to raise the bar, continue to raise the bar hold the bar high.

In life we are exposed to people and opportunities to make a difference. It is truly allowing yourself to be open to meet new people and make new friends and learn from them how you can be a better person, better leader and better communicator.

Our Lead Up Podcast guest is an inspiration to others and is making a difference in the lives of others through her desire to serve. Join her in her movement on Linked In #surroundyourself Connect with her so she can be a difference in your life. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sommersherrod/

I met Michael through our Linked In Networking and have followed him and his story for a while now. I love how people can re-make themselves and Michael is one who has done that and is will to be real about it with you and The Lead Up audience. If you aren't already, connect with Michael on Linked In and learn from him the way I have. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdcbizminister/

If you're not a really good leader, if you're not a really good at the four things I'm going to share with you today, you'll have an impact. However, it's going to be negative and it's going to impact your results.

You will create negative results, and negative key performance indicators that you get measured by and eventually, either you are going to lose great team members that are helping you. Team members that can help you reach that next level, or you're going to lose your job.

You are gonna lose your position as a leader, at least within the organization that you're in.

As leaders our brand is important. Even if you work for an organization and aren't an entrepreneur, your online presence says a lot about you, your beliefs and the value you add to the world. 

I believe all leaders should be aware of this and learn how to add value while building your own personal brand in the social media stratosphere. 

However, I am a rookie and still learning. My guest Dave Gambrill is a pro and I have watched him over the last few years create a huge presence and brand and go from someone like me, to sharing the table with major leaders in the marketplace due to his consistent message and brand building. 

In my conversation with Dave, he shares with us what we should be thinking, doing and building to create our future network and net-worth. 

If you are overwhelmed by all the resources our there, Dave is one of the best resources I know to learn what is best in class. He has a guide for you at www.gambrill.com/leadup you can download as a gift for listening.

Also you can find Dave in his Private Digital Media Mentoring Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/dmmdavegambrill/

We are on the downhill side of 2019, the downhill side of this decade, What are you going to do? What are you going to do to set yourself up for success in these next six months? What are you going to do to set yourself up for success in 2020 and beyond?

It's not what you do then, it's what you do now to begin to set yourself up for success. I mean, it's just like our health, we can't begin to take care of our health when it's too late, right, when we get the bad health report?

We've got to begin to take care of it now.

And The same thing goes with leadership. When your back is against the wall, It's too late to try to take care of it. You've got to begin to grow, you've got to begin to take care of some things today. So that you're prepared for the future.

I remember John Wooden I learned from him, you know, John Wooden was the great basketball coach of 13 NCAA college basketball titles back in the 70s. he said, you don't wait for the moment to get ready, You Get ready so you're fully prepared when the moment arrives.

The same thing about leadership, you don't wait until your back is against the wall to get ready. You don't wait until it's too late to start growing. You don't wait until your turnover is so high that you start to learn how to be a leader, you don't wait until the company starts letting people go that you decide to be a great leader.

You just be a great leader; that way, when the company is  going to do a reduction in force, they're going to keep their best, They're not gonna let the best go. Make yourself the best. And if they do end up letting you go, Guess what you're prepared for the next role or the next company and the next opportunity, you've got more to offer them as well.

Today, we're talking about five principles of high performance growth. And in any any type of growth, it starts with great principles, right? You've got to have some great foundation, some principles that guide your processes in your decision making in the hiring and the the people you bring onto the team.

Are you a solo flier?  Did you ever say when you get to a certain level, you'll never lead a certain way?

You know, when I get that title? Or when I get that position? I'll never do this, or I'll never do that. Or I'll never treat people this way or that way.

Has that been you? Have you ever said that? I know I did. I know I've worked with leaders who have said that. Yet they do it. And t they get out on an island by themselves. The most dangerous place, the most dangerous place you can be as a leader is on an island by yourself. 

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Do you know what your followers are asking about you? Can you answer these 3 questions? Do you know what they are and does your leadership meet the standard for each of those following you? 

There is nothing soft about leadership and all the skills it takes to make us more effective. In this episode dispel the myth of soft and give you ways to measure the soft skills of leadership. 

She’s competed in one of the toughest races in the world - and finished! Karen Brown has combined her experience as an IRONMAN World Championship competitor with scientifically proven coaching techniques, into a program to help leaders “unlimit their beliefs” and excel in ways they’ve only dreamed of. In fact, that’s the title of her book… Unlimiting Your Beliefs. Karen facilitates higher levels of success in others through keynote speeches, presentations