60. Execution without Team Culture Dies a Slow Painful Death.

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We’ve all heard the expression, short term gain-long term pain.  That’s what happens when teams are managed through fear like, hit these numbers or else.  It’s also an incredibly lazy way to lead people. In fact, I wouldn’t consider you a leader if this is what you do.  On this week’s episode on the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, I’ll explain that your Culture level will determine your level of Execution.  Don’t think that wow, I don’t have the time or energy to create a strong Culture.  The reality is, creating the right Culture is actually more about a change in mindset before actually doing anything.

Sure, you can have some execution based on force or tough love or the old do it or I’ll find someone who will.  You will win in the short term, but you won’t build anything.  You won’t build a team or create opportunities you didn’t even know you had. The fact that you’re listening to a podcast says you are not that kind of leader.  Take a short 24-minute journey into how you can drive Execution with a very strong Culture.

59. Once A Leader, Always A Leader…….Right????

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When you learn skills, you really don’t unlearn them.  You might be as proficient as you once were, but you still have them.  So, does that mean you are stuck always doing the same thing?  When you’re an auto mechanic, those are bankable skills but that doesn’t mean you want to fix everyone’s car in the neighborhood either.  On this week’s episode of the Leadership Lifestyle Podcast, we talk about how Leadership is different.  No, you won’t lead every little group you interact with, but you can contribute.  Leadership is a little bit different because it is behavioral.

You can’t be two different people behaviorally or you are faking who you are at some point.  The gift of leadership is two-fold.  One, you create other leaders.  The second, is that you can help just about any group of people solve problems, grow together and achieve goals.  If you’re an experienced Leader, you’re probably helping groups of people other than your work teams, and you don’t even realize it.  Once you do realize it, you can really be proactive in your ability to help others and continuously grow yourself.