Reader:

Today we begin a 5 part leadership series! The T.A.S.T.E. MODULE.

TRUTH - ACCOUNTABLILITY - SUPPORT - TRUST - EMPOWERMENT

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“The T.A.S.T.E. Leadership Module: Lesson #1 – Truth”​
Truth is the first—and most important—component of successful leadership.

The first person who deserves truth is you. But what is truth? Is it the way you see people, events, and results—or the way they really are?

A simple definition: truth is being in accordance with fact and reality. Since leadership is built on decision-making, you must see people, events, and results as they actually are. That starts - with you.

The challenge? We see the world through paradigms—filters shaped by our environment, experiences, and biases. These filters can distort facts.

(For example) At dusk, you see a shadow on a wall and assume it’s a person. You cross the street to avoid a confrontation, only to realize it was just a tree. The “threat” was your brain reacting to a past story you read, not the truth in front of you.

As a leader, you must separate facts from feelings. Ask yourself: How do my actions—and the way I lead—affect my team’s performance? Then adjust what you think and do, to align with reality.

Your team deserves truth, too. Just as students who are passed without learning never reach their potential, team members who aren’t confronted with deficiencies can’t grow. Truth means addressing problems and celebrating successes. What gets rewarded, gets repeated.​

Truth must also flow both ways. If a team member raises an issue with your words or actions...listen.

If they’ve misunderstood --- clarify.

If they’re right---thank them, and change.

Without truth, nothing else in leadership works. It is the foundation of effectiveness.

Morning Minute Challenge:

Identify one of your paradigms or traits that is keeping your team from competing at a championship level.

Commit to change to help your team achieve their potential.

TRUTH: The first and most important component of leadership.

(In our next session, we will discuss Lesson #2 in the T.A.S.T.E. Leadership Module “ACCOUNTABILITY.”)

That’s today’s Morning Minute!

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As always, your comments, your questions, and your observations are greatly appreciated! Reach out to me at ​lab@larryonlearning.com​.

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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 earn more.

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​"Information, Anticipation, Planning, Execution!" Discover the repeatable formula that turns setbacks into success stories. Learn how this process was used to turn around a struggling restaurant into a thriving, successful business. Use this simple but effective process to help you create success from chaos!

​"Don't Just Set Goals...Track Them!" How KPIs turn big objectives into daily progress! You can't Improve what you don't measure. Learn how that KPI's turn your goals into measurable activities. Discover a real live example of how that realistic goals are made easier to understand by using KPIs!

​"The 6 Essentials of Project Success!" We all need a process for building, planning, and launching successful projects. Discover how that having a template for project planning keeps you organized leading to successful events. Learn how to use these 6 powerful steps to plan, create, execute and analyze your next project.

​"How Do You Overcome Feeling Inadequate?" Discover the 3 primary reasons that make individuals feel inadequate. Learn how that self doubt negatively affects your ability to be more, do more and earn more. And remember: As you SEE yourself...you ARE!

​"Your Problem Solving Process That Builds TRUST!" Problem solving requires that you have a consistent process, especially when you or someone on your team made the error. Learn the 5 step problem solving process that I coach leaders to follow every time. Discover 2 examples: 1) A problem handled well, and 2) A problem handled poorly. Then ask yourself how would you have handled either problem differently?

"Speak to Lead...Not to be Liked!" Recently we covered how to make Confident Decisions. Discover why that making a decision is incomplete without a method to communicate that decision. Learn the 5 ways to use your speech to lead your team with clarity, purpose, and confidence in the execution of your decisions.

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I would like to encourage you to reach out this week to someone who is struggling. This could be a family member, a team member, or a friend. At times, everyone can use a warm smile, a helping hand, or a way to solve a problem. Be supportive, be helpful, and be the kind of person you would want to help you if you were struggling. By helping someone else, you set yourself up to be helped when you need a friend. In other words, pay it forward!

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May God bless you, your family, and your team.

And, may He continue to bless the USA!

Larry. A. Bonorato

864-630-2625 lab@larryonlearning.com​

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