Strong By Design Podcast Ep 335 The 5 C's of Credibility ft. John Streitmatter
On this episode of the Strong By Design Podcast, Jared and John discuss the 5 C's of credibility. How are we valued as ‘credible’ in a space of leadership? Is this an area that we can develop?
The reality is, in order to be an effective leader, you have to be able to shape your credibility with those around you. Listen today as John gives insight into what this can look like practically for you.
John R. Streitmatter, MBA, is a Director at the Leadership Research Institute (LRI). He serves as an executive coach, trusted strategic advisor, and facilitator to leaders to enable them to clearly articulate a future vision and strategy, and then engage their followers to achieve it. John is known for his ability to synthesize discussion to the essence and integrate seemingly disparate data and points of view together into agreement and action.
"It takes a long time to build up a good credibility balance. It can take a few poorly taken, poorly thought out steps to wipe out lots and lots of your credibility balance." - John Streitmatter
Time Stamps
01:02 – Welcome to the ‘Strong by Design’ podcast
1:51 - Get to know today's special guest, John Streitmatter
4:00 - The leadership transition: John recounts his journey to 'Leadership Research Institute'
7:40 - The currency of Leadership and influence: The importance of Credibility
11:29 - Discover the Three things of 'Credibility Bank Account Balance'
14:30 - Understanding the asymmetrical risk of Credibility
18:56 - What makes people follow people: The 5 C's of Credibility explained
23:57 - Managerial and Technical Competence: The importance of knowing your GOAL
31:38 - 'Composure of Credibility': How to respond to situations rather than reacting to situations
41:55 - John on how to determine whether someone has credibility
44:40 - Be fully Present: The importance of validating
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