Month: June 2021

Episode 88: Jerry Lorenzo and Craig Groeschel – Leading with Compassion and Empathy

Posted on June 22, 2021 by - Leading Others, Podcasts, Servant Leadership

SUMMARY:

How does intuition and creativity intersect with day-in, day-out, practical leadership? What does it take to overcome fear and insecurity, even when the stakes are high and the future of your company may rest on the next great creative design? In this episode, Craig Groeschel interviews fashion designer, Jerry Lorenzo (Fear of God) and explores topics like weighing data against intuition, how to lead with compassion and empathy, and the critical role of daily disciplines in a leader’s life.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

DATA VS. INSTINCT: Keep instinct ahead of data; let the data support your decisions, not necessarily become the basis for them.

COMPETITION: Watching others’ success can push you to greater things.

OTHER-FOCUSED: Compassion and empathy are critical tools for a leader. Once you’re leading with a heart that has compassion for others, you can take yourself out of the equation. Let your vision be guided by what you can give to the world; nothing is really yours until you give it away

SELF-LEADERSHIP: Prioritize nourishing yourself each morning, before you start your work. Ask, “how can I get better so that I can better serve the people I’m leading?”

THE COST OF SUCCESS: There’s never a time to coast. Others paid a cost for you to get where you are. How are you stewarding that?

THE PRIVATE PRICE OF PAIN: Don’t let your work be dictated by your moods. Show up, whether you “feel like it” or not.

DISCIPLINE: If you struggle to embrace discipline, you will struggle to lead.

LOOK AT INTENTION BEFORE OUTCOME: If there are performance issues, don’t merely focus on what is or is not getting done, focus on why there may be performance issues. What’s going on in someone’s life?

RISK: Discipline and practice helps combat insecurity and fear.

ADDING VALUE AND MISSION: The way you do one thing is the way you do all things.

 

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RELATED LINKS:

Jerry Lorenzo (Fear of God) 

Craig Groeschel 

Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast 

Myles Munroe 

Todd Henry 

Accidental Creative 

The Accidental Creative Podcast 

CreativeLeaderRoundtable.com  

Global Leadership Network 

The Global Leadership Summit 

Chuck Surack Story 

Bozoma Saint John 

Episode 87: Unleashing the Power of Productivity with Charles Duhigg

Posted on June 7, 2021 by - Culture, Leading Organizations, Podcasts

SUMMARY:

Have you ever spent an entire day frantically working, only to finish and wonder if you’ve actually accomplished anything significant? Is there a way to truly be more productive and not simply busier? Paula Faris interviews New York Times best-selling author Charles Duhigg on how to distinguish between mere busyness and true productivity, and also shares real-world, practical techniques to super charge not only your own productivity, but also the productivity of the teams you lead.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

Defining Productivity

  • Busyness and productivity are not the same thing.
  • The most important question you can ask yourself is, “What deserves my attention right now?”
  • Productivity looks different for different people and different contexts.
  • We need systems and habits that give us space and time to ask ourselves, “What is most important right now?”
  • Knowing your “why” helps you define productivity for yourself.

 

Building Better To-Do Lists

  • Make shorter, not longer lists. A “To-Do List” is not the same as a “Memory List.” Just 3 things suffice.
  • Ask yourself, “What’s the most important thing to do today?”
  • Productivity comes from prioritization.
  • If you’re putting something off because you dread doing it, it’s likely the most important thing you should be doing.
  • Look at your Memory List and ask yourself, “Which of these items, if I accomplished them today, would I feel best about?”

 

Principles of Productive Teams: Psychological Safety

  • Saturday Night Live succeeded, in part, because of the psychological safety created by show creator Lorne Michaels.
  • Ostentatious listening from a team leader allows people feel heard and encourages everyone else on the team to start listening as well.
  • Team norms differ from team to team, but what matters is that the team feels like they are able to choose those norms for themselves.

 

Principles of Productive Teams: Effective Culture

  • The most effective startup culture is a “Culture of Commitment”: culture is not based on rules or stars but rather based on a company maintaining its commitment to its people at all costs, helping them to be their best at their work.

 

Principles of Productive Teams: Lean Management

  • Whoever is closest to the problem is often the expert on that problem (and therefore should be empowered to solve the problem).

 

RELATED LINKS:

Charles Duhigg 

The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business 

Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business 

Paula Faris 

Called Out: Why I Traded Two Dream Jobs for a Life of True Calling (Paula Faris) 

The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (Michael Lewis) 

The Surfline App: Check the Ocean From Wherever You Are 

Dawn Patrol App: Track your waves, Relive your surf, Share your session 

 Jamie Franklin, True Leadership Builds a Culture Where People Thrive 

Rory Vaden 

Amy Edmondson 

Global Leadership Network 

Global Leadershp Summit 

 

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