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That’s a lot of dogs!!!  Well….I’m not talking about real 4-legged dogs.  DOGS stand for Disciplines Of Growth Success.  There are 5 categories you need to not only understand, but focus some of your time in.  You will probably be naturally gifted at some of these Disciplines and others you will not.  However, you will need the Disciplines you are not good at.  You don’t have to be great at all 5, but you have to acknowledge their importance, so you aren’t held back to what you can actually accomplish.

The good news is that even if you aren’t good at some of these Disciplines, you can improve your ability in them, making you the most effective version of you.  So, have an open mind and challenge yourself to be better at all 5 DOGS.  This podcast episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, is all about investing in yourself!

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You’re dreaming of doing something big.  You’re about to do something big.  Then…..it hits.  Imposter Syndrome.  Who the hell are you to accomplish something?  Are you good enough, talented enough, smart enough….and the list goes on and on.  Well, guess what?  It is actually normal when imposter syndrome hits.  Every successful person you know has had their doubts and challenges.  Many people give up better they break through.  That’s exact what it is, a breakthrough.

On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about how normal imposter syndrome is and that, once you realize it’s a process, you can process through it.  If you haven’t listened to last week’s episode, Why Everyone Needs 5 DOGS, go back and listen.  It will reframe your prospective on yourself.  Then, come back to this episode and discover that you can achieve the dreams you want by giving imposter syndrome the thought process it deserves.

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Work evaluations are a standard work practice.  After all, how else can you help your team get better without feedback?  The question really is, is the feedback you’re giving current, accurate and effective?  On this week’s episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we break down what’s wrong with the current evaluation system and how you can fix it.  It may sound like a boring topic, but I think we all have a story of receiving a bad evaluation and how that changed our focus of work.

If you really want to empower your team forward, break the old cycle of evaluations and make feedback meaningful.  Evaluations shouldn’t be for HR style documentation to “hold people accountable.”  It should be, and can be, a great tool to moving your team forward by acknowledging their daily behaviors and decisions that support the Vision and the Strategy.  Evaluations…..what an amazing tool to move your team forward!

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Productivity.  Every business and every leader wants high productivity.  Things have to get done, and they have to get done right now.  You know the feeling, the pressure, the need to produce.  Sometimes, leaders do not realize that there is a hidden productivity killer, and it’s them.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, understand how behaviors influence not only what gets done, but how it gets done.  As I’ve always said, the leader’s attitude is the thermostat for the team’s culture.

It’s a hidden killer because you can’t necessarily measure it, but you sure can feel it.  You know when your team is rocking it out and when your team can’t seem to get out of their own way.  Here’s the good news.  Once you realize how you can easily influence your team’s productivity simply based on how you carry yourself.  We give clear, strategic advice to help you get the most out of your team and along the way…..make you a better leader!

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The art of truly being successful with people revolves around the letter Q.  Knowing when and which Q to you need to be can either help you be successful or hurt any progress you could have had.  As they say, IQ gets you in the room and EQ keeps you in the room.  There’s also another Q too many people rely on and that’s GQ.  Yes, just like the magazine, some people think it’s about image or having expensive, shiny things.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we breakdown when the right Q is for you and how focusing on the wrong Q can hurt your credibility and disconnect you from your team.

The good news is that knowing your Q and using it at the right time helps you to help your team.  Don’t miss understand, it’s not about being a certain way to look a certain way, it’s about being the right leader at the right moment.