What to when there’s a gap between your enthusiasm and your team’s motivation …
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Transcript
Welcome back to
“Irresistible Communication”.
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:Two minutes, twice a week.
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:No nonsense advice on
leadership communication.
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:If you’re listening to this, it's likely
that you have an ambitious roadmap
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:and the dream of changing the game.
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:But do you sometimes sense
a gap with your team?
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:Does it sometimes feel like your team's
just not as fired up as you hoped?
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:That your grand mission and
their day-to-day might be
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:living in two different worlds?
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:Perhaps.
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:That's because you're leading the
way, but not lighting the path.
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:Here's the gentle reminder.
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:Your team is more than
a set of skilled hands.
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:They are individuals, each
with aspirations, ideas,
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:and stories of their own.
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:While your direction is essential,
so too, is their perspective.
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:While your passion is the initial thrust.
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:Their excitement is
the sustained momentum.
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:Maybe it's time to loosen the reins
a bit, to see where collective
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:imagination can take you.
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:You've got the end goal in sight.
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:That's clear, but how
about letting them in?
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:Not just on the what, but
also the why and the how.
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:This isn't about giving away power.
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:It's about fostering
genuine collaboration.
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:Think dialogue over
directive, synergy over solos.
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:So, the next time you're laying
out strategies, perhaps invite them
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:to the drawing board to co-create.
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:Because when everyone feels
ownership of the dream, that's
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:when you'll see some real magic.
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:Keep lighting the path.
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:And please share this with a friend.