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Colleagues, Last week I talked with Dr. Christie Cooper about the DiSC leadership styles. Today, in part 2 of our interview, we focus on change. Once again, this is a sector agnostic episode. Different leadership styles need different things during change:
Understanding others’ styles can help you meet their needs proactively. Note: If you would like to explore your team’s leadership style, you are in luck! There are multiple options ranging from free (😃) to modest ($1,000 + 150/person) to pricey ($5,000+). If you are interested in any of these options let me know. Even the free option will be helpful. Thanks again to IXL for sponsoring today’s episode!  Cheers!
Frederick
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Colleagues,
Choosing hope. Choosing health. Choosing to win the day. These are all choices. And we can choose each day. The key is to be intentional. I can choose to hope my child will recover. Or I can choose to be hopeless. Because here is the truth (IMHO*): We will almost never choose to be hopeless, but we will almost always default to hopelessness in the face of tragedy. We’ll look at health and winning later this week. Cheers! Frederick *IMHO = In my humble opinion 😉 Colleagues,
Today I’m working with a group of non-profit leaders in Franklin, NC. One of the topics we are looking at is imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome is the feeling that you are not worthy or capable of being in the position you are in. Commonly, there are a range of degrees:
About 10% of my participants fall into the none category. About half fall into very high. Imposter syndrome can be debilitating and it sucks the joy out of work. I teach my leaders five strategies to quell imposter syndrome, but the fifth one is the simplest. Just reframe what imposter syndrome is. Imposter syndrome is the feeling you get when you are doing something that is helping you grow. Seth Godin said it this way: “Imposter syndrome is the sign that you are pushing your edge.” Framed this way, I can lean into imposter syndrome and accept it as part of the price of growth. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues,
On Monday, I lamented pushing my workout further and further into the day and concluded that it wasn’t good to continually push things off. I have, however, found one exception. If I’m designing a training experience, there are times when I become stuck. I lose focus, none of the activities seem compelling, the material gets too complicated. It just becomes a mess. Pounding my head against the wall, trying for a breakthrough, almost never works. What does work? Pushing it off to later. There are times we are set up to do some things better than others. Strategic leaders are aware of these rhythms and learn to capitalize on them. Cheers! Frederick Colleagues, While each DiSC leadership style has strengths, they also have negatives associated with overusing a single style, which is more likely to happen under stress:
When a team is aware of both the strengths and weaknesses of the different styles, it’s much easier for them to talk openly about what they need from each other, thus creating a more cohesive team. Again, there is more detail in yesterday’s podcast.
I’m happy to acknowledge Kaleidoscope Adventures as a sponsor of yesterday’s episode of The Assistant Principal Podcast! I appreciate their support and encourage you to connect with them if you are thinking about planning a school trip!  Cheers!
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