The Chris LoCurto Show

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Next-Level Leadership LIVE Q & A by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

http://chrislocurto.com/delivering-constructive-criticism-to-a-high-i-personality-style/On today’s podcast, we are doing something a little bit different. We are taking your call-in questions over the phone.We are super excited to try this out. Let us know if you enjoy this type of show. We want to know your thoughts so, leave a comment at the bottom of the post.Now on to our first question!Question 1: One of the individuals that I coach is a great team member, has a ton of potential, and has been really receptive. Something came up last week when we were meeting that totally stumped me.He’s a high D personality style, has a lot of I as well, so really can be sincere but on the job he’s totally task. As he and I were breaking down kind of what was going on on some of the actions that have happened and the behaviors that he had exhibited recently.The thing that came out is that he doesn’t care about the individual that he’s working with at the moment. That’s pretty much how he said it and it kind of floored me for a minute.He and I both have a good relationship. I let him know that I wasn’t judging his comment but I was totally bewildered, I didn’t know what to say. I don’t know where to go.Here’s what we hit:Adapting your personality styleGaining Self-worth in a roleThe need for controlThe role your root system plays in your leadershipFear of failingWhat questions to ask to guide a team member to self-discoveryDelivering constructive criticism to a high I personality styleQuestion 2:I’m having a harder time than I used to of taking a breath and making the time to be there with the individual rather than just trying to get through the agenda so I can get to the next thing. I don’t know how to get back to a place of patience and just focusing on the individual.The balance between the task at hand and a teachable momentPerspective when it comes to pressure and stress

http://chrislocurto.com/making-the-call-how-to-guide-your-teams-conversation/What is leading? Do you want to know my definition? It's taking people to a place of thinking democratically.Some of the most successful companies on the planet, long-term successful companies, have a democratic process.What I've done for decades in my leadership is find out what people know. Get out of their heads the thoughts that they're having, the information that they've got, if they've got input.Treat them with dignity. Treat them in a process that says, "Your input is not only worthy, but it's desired. I want to know what you think."Your role as a leader is to LEAD people. Your job is to make them successful, not the other way around.

Bad attitudes will ruin your team. I say it all the time, champions want to be around other champions.Negative team members will poison those around them, and ultimately your champions will leave because of it.http://chrislocurto.com/7-ways-to-lead-a-negative-team-member/Listen leaders, you’ve got to take action. You have to do something about it, because I can promise you this…allowing one negative team member to chase off two champions is going to implode your team.if you don’t stop that right now, then what you are allowing the negativity to shape and mold your culture.These team members are literally forcing culture on you, and the company, or at least that team.If you are a team leader, it is absolutely shaping your team’s culture. DO NOT allow it. It is dangerous!

http://chrislocurto.com/how-to-move-forward-when-you-feel-stuck/I am all about solving problems, fixing things, getting my hands dirty, and discovering the why behind the what...but what do you do when you feel stuck?Today on the podcast, we hear from Jill, who is struggling with just that.“Hi Chris, my name is Jill, I'm 45, I am not married, never married, no kids and havefound myself in a situation where I am not working, I've been looking for a job sinceNovember, I moved across the country two years ago and still am not connected atall.I did that because I felt that's what the Lord was asking me to do, but I knowthat I'm extremely closed down and I have a business, I'm an AdvoCare independentdistributor, have been since 2002 and can't seem to get myself to do that businessand it's all about not having a belief in myself.I hear on your podcasts about life plan and agree that that's exactly what I need to do but I found myself having zero money, no ability to get to it and honestly I don't know what to do anymore.I'm extremely unhappy and that's not the kind of person I am, so any hope as far as advice or action plan would be very, very welcome. Thanks Chris, I love everything you do.”Wow! I know that there are a lot of people right now that can relate to Jill's question.

http://chrislocurto.com/5-ways-jewish-wisdom-leads-to-successFolks, on today’s show, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, who is the best-selling author of Thou Shall Prosper, and Business Secrets From The Bible gives us five ways that Jewish wisdom leads to success.

http://chrislocurto.com/the-3-negative-mindsets-holding-you-back-right-now/You have permission to feel worthy. You have permission to know that you are valued by somebody who is way more important than somebody else on this planet. You have permission, so make the decision right now. Make the decision right now. Choose.

168: How To Lead A People Person by Chris LoCurto: Entrepreneur, Leadership Coach, Life Strategy, Blogger

http://chrislocurto.com/3-leadership-styles-that-show-up-in-the-workplace/We just wrapped up our Next-Level Leadership Retreat here in Nashville and we did some crazy, fun exercises with the leaders.One of the things I wanted to do was help them to see what styles worked, and what styles didn’t.We broke everyone up into teams, and then just “randomly” (wink wink) assigned a specific style leader to each of the teams.Of course, my team had a little fun setting this activity up because roles had to be reversed. We knew the personality styles of the leaders in the room, and we chose roles for them that would go against their normal style of leading.We knew these leaders would have difficulty with the leadership roles that we gave them. It was the perfect setup!The 3 types of leaderships that we set up:The Democratic LeaderThe DictatorThe Absent LeaderThe Roles:The Democratic Leader – Tax the collective intelligence, see what kind of information your team has. Get input, grab information, and then make the decision to move forward.The Dictator – Don’t take input from the team. Tell them what they are to do.The Absent Leader – Don’t give direction, and don’t give input in the process.You put a room full of leaders in place; they’re all going to be ready for competition. They all love challenge. They’re goal was complete the challenge, win. Do whatever it takes to win.But, it had nothing to do with the challenge itself, it had to do with leadership styles and learning leadership styles.Here’s what I want you to know about each style and the team underneath these leaders: The Democratic LeaderWhat we discovered is the happiest team, the calmest team, and the team that worked best together. Everything that came from that process was positive. Every comment was positive.Every single person on the team was like, “This is great. We didn’t have any problems. We enjoyed the process. We liked it.” Everything worked out well.Why? Because everybody felt like they were a part of the process. Everybody felt that if they had an opinion on something.This is not leadership by consensus. This was let me hear, let me hear what your ideas are, and I’ll make a decision on what direction we go in. That is treating people with dignity.That is treating people with respect. That’s allowing them to give you information that you may not have. They feel a part of the process.When you lead me that way, I have buying. Why? Because I believe you believe in me. I believe you want to hear what I have to say. Even if you don’t go with it, even if you don’t take my advice, you still are trying to hear from me.Therefore, I feel more loyal to you in this process. I have ownership of the project.The DictatorWe discovered that the frustration of the team members who had great information, that could cause the team to win. They were shut down because the leader would not take their input. They made the decision on what was going to happen.How many of you are like this person? Do you find yourself not getting information from your team members? Do you find yourself having to be the one with all of the answers?The Absent LeaderWhen we took at look at the team, we discovered they were so frustrated that their leader was not giving input, knowing that he had information. The frustration was very high. Even higher than the teams that had dictators.If you’re somebody who is not leading your team, if you’re somebody who is just letting things happen, if you’re somebody who is not engaged, then guess what’s happening?You are creating a culture of fear. You are creating a culture of confusion. You are creating a culture of people who don’t have respect for you as a leader, who don’t know what to do in their job.