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Would you want to be led…by you?

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Morning Minute 8.14.26

Be The Change You Want to Create Would you want to be led…by you?

What if the biggest obstacle to your team's growth isn't your people?

What if it’s the example they see every day?

Before expecting your team to change...ask yourself:

Am I already demonstrating the behaviors I expect from the team?

Today, let’s examine an important first step in team transformation as we employ the T.A.S.T.E. leadership model. ​

​Truth: Truth isn't something you require. It's something you model.

​Accountability: Accountability isn't something you enforce. It's something you practice first.

​Support: Support isn't what you tell people. It's what they experience.

​Trust: Without truth – there can be no trust. Trust isn't something you demand. It's earned.

​Empowerment: Empowerment isn't announced. It's developed through competence and trust.

Have you ever noticed a team transformation when only the leader was replaced?

In North Africa, George Patton assumed command of the American II Corps after the devastating loss at Kasserine Pass. One month later, employing Patton's battle plan, American forces defeated a German counterattack at El Guettar.

After years of disappointing seasons at Alabama, Nick Saban was hired. He changed the culture and expectations, eventually winning six national championships.

Same organizations.

Different leadership.

Different expectations.

Different results.

Leadership isn't merely changing what people expect of themselves.

It's preparing them—and then giving them a better plan for succeeding.

Here are some pertinent questions to ask as you begin the transformation that you desire:

1. If your team described your honesty, what would they say?

2. What are you asking your team to do that you aren't consistently doing yourself?

3. Who on your team needs encouragement today? Who deserves recognition?

4. Would your team describe you as trustworthy? What evidence would they give?

5. If you were absent tomorrow, who is ready to lead? If no one comes to mind...why not?

Leaders who utilize and practice truth, accountability, support, trust, and empowerment in their interactions with team members, customers, and clients will accelerate the team transformation that they are endeavoring to create.

At the end of each day, ask yourself 3 questions:

1. What did we succeed at today? Why?

2. What did we learn today? Why?

3. What will we do differently tomorrow?

​Culture…isn't what you say.

Culture…is what your people repeatedly experience.

Teams rarely rise above the example of their leader.

So, before demanding change from your team, become the change you want to create.

Keep Learning! Keep Leading!

And remember:

Information without transformation is wasted energy.

That is today’s Morning Minute.

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Einstein's definition of insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Today's Morning Minute isolates the primary reason most teams are not performing at a championship level.

Whenever I encounter setbacks or mistakes, whether by me or a team member, my first reaction is what could I have done differently that would have changed the outcome. What did I miss? What did I not see coming? What responsibility do I have for what happened?

This is what I mean by leading from the front. And, what I mean by being the change you are trying to create.

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Here are some recent Morning Minutes you may have missed with actionable ideas, useful instruction, and step-by-step methods to help you, your family, and/or your team to be more, do more, and achieve more.

​"We Are What We Focus On!" Our focus determines not only what we achieve - but whom we become! As we seek wealth, power, people, and influence in our professional and personal lives our focus may change to how we create success for others. We may develop the character required to help others succeed as well. Ask yourself why you are seeking success and how that your success may positively effect others.

​"Don't Just Solve Problems - Develop Problem Solvers!" Use this process to train your future leaders...one question at a time. Discover a disagreement among managers that one of them has brought to your attention...to solve. Evaluate the 3 options that you have when this scenario occurs. Learn the 4 questions that must be answered in order to get the best solution...one that they agree on before you get involved.

​"Let Them Think What They Will!" Why criticism is often the evidence you are making a difference. "Don't be distracted by criticism. Remember, the only taste of success some people have is when they take a bite out of you." Quote from Zig Ziglar. Are you giving too much weight to the opinions of people you would never take advice from? Discover the 3 reasons why other people talk about you behind your back.

​"Understand the WHY Before the WHAT!" Learn why beliefs and motives often predict behavior better than skills alone. Discover 4 decisions you should make before any hiring decisions. Understand how the why behind today's choices often predicts tomorrow's performance. For a list of probing interview questions request them at lab@larryonlearning.com.

​"Maintenance Preserves Yesterday - Leadership Create Tomorrow!" Both maintenance and leadership are important. How you balance them will ultimately determine your level of success. Discover the difference. Learn a time-tested process process for employing each to preserve what is great today while empowering your team to create a successful and profitable future.

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