Whether you have your own business, or you’re in the process of building out a team, one of the pillars of an organization is strong leadership. And the kind of leader you will become dictates the kind of culture you’re creating within the team. In today’s episode, veteran and leadership coach Jody Fletcher shares some powerful leadership principles you can start applying to your own team or organization immediately.
Here are some power takeaways from today’s conversation:
Episode Highlights:
[06:01] The Ninth-Letter Leader Principle
“I” is the ninth letter of the alphabet. I, me, and mine are pronouns that project individualism, ownership, and selfishness. People don't want to work for ninth-letter leaders, but there's also a positive side to a self-aware ninth-letter leader. It's a leader that says they know their core values and what they stand for. They do the very best they can to show up as the best version of themselves every single day.
[07:15] The Biggest Contributor to Bad Culture
Culture is directly related to or the direct responsibility of the leader. Anytime there's bad culture, there's generally a bad leader. Good humans don’t automatically become great leaders. They need the right training, mentorship, and coaching. But if you’re not a good human, you’re never going to be a great leader. As a leader, you have to figure out what motivates them to lead and they need to start the journey of self-awareness because the more self-aware you are, the better human you are, and the better leadership potential you have.
[11:55] What is Dynamic Leadership?
The only thing you can control is yourself. Everything else is all based on influence through inspiration, which is dependent on the person you’re working with. Being a dynamic leader means meeting your people where they are, and that changes daily per person. Get it into your heart and soul that it's not about you, it's about them.
People have a really hard time having candid, difficult, or uncomfortable conversations with somebody on their team. But if you've built solid relationships with your people, they're going to be open and appreciative of how you're trying to make them better.
[30:41] How to Start Saying No
Oftentimes, when we say yes to something and we end up doing the thing that we didn't want to do, we resent whoever it is that has caused us to do that thing. And so, you're not showing up as the best version of yourself. When you learn to say no to something you really don't want to do or can't do, you're going to be a better version of yourself.
Establishing boundaries to build time for yourself is part of self-care and self-worth. And if you don't do those, you're never going to show up the way you want to show up both – at home, in other relationships, and at work.
Resources Mentioned:
Essentialism by Greg McKeown
