This week on the podcast I'm chatting about Speaking Up. Having the conversations and asking the questions.

When you use open ended questions you invite the opportunity for conversation.

Not simply a yes/no response that goes nowhere.

Develop your go to questions that will illicit at least a sentence response and sometimes a paragraph. (for the really effective questions you may get an epistle response!)

You want your team member to elaborate, to really share their thoughts, ideas, perspectives.

Understanding them better helps ensure you make decisions that put them in the best spot to succeed.

Clarity for all is the goal!

Do your Words and Actions help them believe they are seen, heard and appreciated?

Take a minute to reflect on the last few days...were your questions open ended?

Do you feel you know people better?

If not, make asking open ended questions a priority today!

Have fun, explore their world and show them yours.

This week  I'm chatting about embracing our Feelings in our leadership role.

So often FEELINGS get such a bad rap.

They're viewed as a negative.

TOO EMOTIONAL!

When really, feelings or identifying feelings is simply a way for us to categorize our experience.

You AND your team need to get comfortable expressing your feelings.

Sharing your feelings is part of SHOWING UP, as you.

Opening up so your team can mirror that behavior and open up themselves, results in trusting you'll handle their feelings with care, kindness and appreciation.

Many I worked with said, "You're so confident, you always say what you think and how you feel" little did they know there was more left unsaid than said.

Often as leaders, sharing our feelings/thoughts is a weighted decision.

Is this necessary?

Will this advance our value/purpose?

Can this positively impact the situation?

Much as we'd like to simply blurt out our feelings, emotional intelligence is about managing and mastering the dissemination and impact.

As leaders, we FIRST have to know ourselves so we can COMMUNICATE that to our team so that they UNDERSTAND who we are. 

They can't trust us if they don't know us.

They can't know us if we don't open up and share ourselves with them.

There is no ONE RIGHT WAY to approach leadership.

There is a RIGHT WAY for you and ONLY YOU can determine that.

Sure, there are foundational truths to leadership, best/better practices, the must haves/dos BUT your unique take on it is what sets you apart and fuels your success.

Are you showing up as YOU?

Over the next 5 weeks I'll be doing a podcast series that will help prep you for the FREE Live Interactive Workshop Series - Show UP, Speak UP, Shut UP   www.rhondadelaney.com/waitlist

It doesn't matter if you're an introvert, ambivert or extrovert, YOU can be an inspiring leader as YOU.

No need to pretend to be somebody else. 

25 Ways to BEinterested - Workbook & Challenge. DOWNLOAD TODAY

www.rhondadelaney.com/workbook

What's there to be optimistic about?

Your future, and how you approach it... 100% on you.

What are your 3 Simple Actionable Leadership steps for the listener?

1. Decide you want to be more.
2. Discover where you need to change/grow.
3. Find the best philosophy, process or community to help you get there.

This week  I chat about the reality of this photo. (ever suffered from pool etiquette rage?)

When you stake your claim...

SHOW UP!

Leadership IS a Verb
Leadership IS about Them
Leadership IS Connecting

IT TAKES EFFORT!

Yes, they are looking to you for direction
Yes, they expect you to SHOW UP
Yes, they need you to have their back

Leadership is S.I.M.P.L.E.

Focus on Cultivating a

Safe

Intentional

Maximized

People

Loving 

Environment

Get Started NOW!   

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No Superheroes here!

This week on The People Gardener Podcast my guest, Jeff Reynolds, chats about organizational design and creating systems to lessen the load.

Systematizing to ensure a repeatable outcome.

Systematizing to ensure everyone has clarity and is on the same page.

Spend time analyzing why, how & what so you can design a system that delivers your vision.

Every facet of the business from recruiting, production and culture needs to be included.

Here's to systems that lead to EXTRAORDINARY OUTCOMES!

Mass exodus happening?
Too much "I'm giving my 2 weeks notice" going on?
Are you surprised?
Yes?
Well that sucks!
 
This week on THE PEOPLE GARDENER PODCAST I chat about ideas to stop the flow of 2 weekitis by identifying the #1 most likely culprit...YOU!
 
It has been documented in the HR industry for years and years that people leave a Bad Manger, not a Company
 
I'm guessing the Pandemic/Lockdowns/Hybrid work environment put a magnifying glass on how critical communication is.
Their team no longer feels confident and clear about what their tasks are, where the company is going and how they're doing in their role.
Uncertainty breeds Fear
Uncertainty breeds Resentment
Uncertainty breeds Dissatisfaction
Let's change the status of COMMUNICATION to your BEST SKILL!

When's the last time you had that "out of body" experience, watching a situation go south, back away, trying valiantly to remove yourself from the proximity of blow back?

You felt quite justified because this was NOT your lane. It was someone else's.

AND THEN,

you were absolutely disgusted with your response. 

It didn't align with your values, who you are and how you think of yourself.

After all, you're the one that runs into a burning building NOT stands on the side line letting everyone else do all the heavy lifting.

This week, Jared Narlock, gives us insight and tips to navigate through self-serving to serving others.

He talks specifically about the Ladder of Accountability, and how to use it to explore where you're at in the story you're telling yourself.

Here's an exercise, write down everything you believe is true about a situation and then systematically ask some questions.

What do I believe?

Why do I think that?

Is that true?

What is my responsibility in this story? 

Holding ourselves accountable for the stories going on inside our head helps us move towards neutral.

Neutral is where solid effective decision making happens.

We're master storytellers when it comes to the conversation inside our head, between our ears!

Challenge the stories, you'll be glad you did.