We are excited to dig into our archives and share with you a powerful episode that's as relevant today as when we first recorded it. We're revisiting Episode 147, titled "The Future Leader."
In this episode, we tackle a crucial question: What makes a truly effective leader in our ever-changing world? We explore five essential virtues that we believe every future leader must posses and break down why each of these are critical and how they form the foundation for all other leadership skills.
This episode challenges the traditional approach to leadership development, suggesting that we should focus more on cultivating character than on just acquiring skills. It's a fresh perspective that might just change the way you think about your own leadership journey or how you develop leaders in your organization.
So whether you're a seasoned leader looking to refine your approach, or you're just starting out on your leadership path, this episode is for you.
Let's dive in to "The Future Leader"!
The Archive: Episode 85 “Stay Positive”
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 • Duration 19:29
Welcome to the Leading Hope Podcast!
Today we're revisiting an important conversation on staying positive as a leader. As discussed in Episode 85, the number one job of a leader is to stay encouraged - because if you're not encouraged, everything you do will be diminished.
In this podcast, we unpack the realities of discouragement that all leaders face - whether it's dealing with slow-moving organizations, missed goals, or simply the day-to-day grind.
But we also share practical strategies for intentionally maintaining positivity, like making things fun, staying connected to purpose, and strategically focusing on the positives rather than dwelling on the negatives.
This is a must-listen episode for any leader looking to cultivate an encouraged, positive mindset - because as we try to make clear, that mindset is absolutely essential to your long-term success and the impact of your leadership.
Let's dive in!
The Archive: Episode 126 “Get Rid Of It”
Wednesday, August 14, 2024 • Duration 20:42
Today we're diving into our archives to revisit Episode 126, titled "Get Rid Of It."
This episode is part of our Elevated Leadership series, focusing on how leaders can make significant leaps in their effectiveness.
In this powerful discussion, we explore three key things leaders need to "get rid of" to elevate their leadership:
Authority: Delegating decision-making power to empower your team.
Accessibility: Strategically reducing availability to focus on proactive leadership.
Credit: Shifting recognition to others to build a lasting, impactful organization.
We break down why the order of letting go matters, and how these changes can transform not just your leadership, but your entire organization. Whether you're leading a small team or a large corporation, this episode offers valuable insights on creating a culture of empowerment and lasting impact.
So sit back, grab your notebook, and let's revisit some timeless leadership wisdom that's just as relevant today as when we first recorded it. Let's dive into "Get Rid Of It"!
241: Co-Dependent Leadership
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 • Duration 22:59
Co-Dependent Definition: Emotional or psychological reliance on a partner.
Tendency of leaders to set-up their leadership as co-dependent.
Small Ways: Can’t make a decision because the Boss it out of town.
Big Ways: “We left the Church because the pastor left, it’s just what you do”
Issue: The test of great leadership is what happens when you’re absent.
Why Do We Do That?
Kindest Way: We don’t even realize we’re doing it and we don’t know how not to.
Where tools like vision, values, systems come into play when they’re being used to empower, not create bureaucracy.
Realest Way: We feel like imposters, we’re not secure in our role, we want to feel needed.
Acknowledge that it feels good to need your opinion to make a decision.
Acknowledge that it feels good for people to leave because you’re no longer there because it’s not the same.
Point
We want to feel wanted.
When a leader leads to feel wanted, they become needed, and create co-dependency.
Co-Dependent Leadership
The Impact of Co-Dependent Leadership
Hurts longevity. No momentum beyond current tenure.
Cripples Development. Think of like a parent who needs to be needed by their kids. The result is the kids never become adults. Here: The followers never become leaders in their own right.
Antidote
You antidote to co-dependent leadership is security.
Security is built on:
Awareness of Gifting.
Don’t need validation of your competency.
Security is built on testing and trial, not just affirmation.
Amateurs want to know they did well, professionals want to know how they can get better. Donald Miller.
Commitment to Calling, not assignment.
Security will never exist if all you have is a job.
What I do supercedes the person I’m doing it with’s opinion of me.
Effectiveness that is built on your willingness to adapt.
Key is listening and adapting.
People will tell you how to lead them, not because it’s a perfect match.
Conclusion
The danger of co-dependent leadership.
Cultivate Security.
240: Forced Maturity
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 • Duration 21:15
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239: Habits of Self-Awareness
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 • Duration 21:24
Intro-Quick Recap
The danger of self-awareness becoming unbalanced
Self-Awareness is not a gifting, it’s a set of habits and disciplines.
Today: The Habits that bring self-awareness
Read The Room
How do people respond to you? Kindness can distort your view of reality.
What is the response when you speak:
Do people in? Do they look down?
Don’t mistake authority for influence.
What is the response when you enter:
Energy go up or go down?
Other Questions
- Do people tease you? If they don’t, probably take yourself too seriously.
- Do people confide in you? If they don’t, probably afraid of you.
Key Question: What are the nonverbal cues to my presence?
- Ask the Room
- Quickest way to gain self-awareness.
Favorite Question: What’s it like to be on the other side of me?
Doing it is worth nothing, doing it right means everything!
Don’t argue.
Implement.
Close
Self-Awareness is a discipline.
Two Habits to help you in that.
238: Don’t let this become unbalanced
Wednesday, July 17, 2024 • Duration 19:53
Intro
We are not "balance" people.
Obviously, some things need balanced: Today talk about self-awareness
The Problem
Give a picture of self-awareness: Ripple effects of your decisions and your presence.
The problem is when others awareness of you exceeds your own level of self-awareness.
What happens when that becomes unbalanced:
You keep making messes that you're unaware of.
You slow down because you always have to re-calibrate yourself to current reality.
You will eventually lose your leadership. People will deal with a mess when you're winning, never when you're losing: Coaches
What makes this so Tricky:
Others, always, have a better a view of you than you do.
Literally: YOU CAN'T SEE YOU! So you don't know what it's like when you enter the room, or leave it!
Which means: Self-Awareness if not about gifting, it's about the discipline to gain that perspective.
Not Gifting: When someone says, "I'm really self-aware", they're not. Or they were at one time, but they're not.
There are habits of self-awareness that must be cultivated.
237: Two Words to Shorten Any Meeting
Wednesday, July 10, 2024 • Duration 09:18
Note: Purpose of this podcast is to save you time, we will do that and not go any longer than the content needs.
- We all hate long, unproductive, meetings.
- The two words: I agree!
- Meetings are long because…
People feel the need to weigh in and give their two cents; meetings are about better decisions because of a better perspective.
People hide a lack of clarity of thought behind many words. If I wanted your perspective I would have asked, I want to know what you would do.
- Implement this: Tell people, if you agree; say it. Then let’s move on.
Intro - “Thinking Limitations” - The Limitation: We think Input vs Desired Outcome - Series coming up of “And Here’s Why…” The importance of outcome-based thinking. Where we Fail - Start: I want to accomplish this. (Goal or Desired Outcome) - Next: In order to do that, I need to do this. (Best Guess) - Discipline: I did what I set out to do. Issue: Did what you did do what you wanted it to do? Why You Need Outcome Thinking - Someone’s else’s input will have different results for you than them. Physically, Eating, Preparation, Education. Different Pieces - People say “Think Process, not goals”. - Yes, goals are only met through process. - But you must think process and goals. Goals: S.O.M.E. Goals (Outcome Based) - Activity and Outcome must always stay connected- but outcome matters more than activity. Exercise - Toyota: 5 Why’s: Get to the root of the problem and not just deal with the surface issue. - Outcome-Thinking: 5 So What’s. WIthin 5 you better be at the Vision.
Wednesday, July 3, 2024 • Duration 21:58
The Limitation: We think Input vs Desired Outcome
Series coming up of “And Here’s Why…” The importance of outcome-based thinking.
Where we Fail
Start: I want to accomplish this. (Goal or Desired Outcome)
Next: In order to do that, I need to do this. (Best Guess)
Discipline: I did what I set out to do.
Issue: Did what you did do what you wanted it to do?
Why You Need Outcome Thinking
Someone’s else’s input will have different results for you than them. Physically, Eating, Preparation, Education.
Different Pieces
People say “Think Process, not goals”.
Yes, goals are only met through process.
But you must think process and goals.
Goals: S.O.M.E. Goals (Outcome Based)
Activity and Outcome must always stay connected- but outcome matters more than activity.
Exercise
Toyota: 5 Why’s: Get to the root of the problem and not just deal with the surface issue.
Outcome-Thinking: 5 So What’s. WIthin 5 you better be at the Vision.
235: Two Way Doors
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 • Duration 21:24
Intro:
– Jeff Bezos idea on decisions: Two Way Doors and One Way Doors.
– Implications
How This Changes:
– Pace:
– One-Way: Slow
– Two-Way: Relatively Quickly. Don’t need high confidence level, just some intuition.
– People:
– Two-Way: Few
– One-Way: Many points of input. Not just for better decision-making but because we’ll all have to live in the reality.
Failures:
– We treat every decision like a two way, or a one way.
– Two way Like a one way:
– Unnecessarily waste time and get significantly behind.
– Bad decision makers think they’re making decisions
– One way like a two way
– Resentment builds in.
– Paint yourself into a corner.
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