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April 19, 2017
One Thing Podcast: The Leadership Gap | What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
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Why do we all get stuck at some point in our lives?
If you are listening to this podcast, it’s because you want MORE out of life. You want to achieve greatness… but, too often, we get stuck along the way.
Lolly Daskal, the author of The Leadership Gap, believes we get trapped in the gap when we ask the wrong questions. Before you consider how to achieve your goals, or why you have those goals, ask yourself a different question:
Who am I?
Great Conversation between Geoff Woods and Lolly Daskal on What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
In this episode you will learn:
[10:20] How you can leverage gaps to achieve greatness.
[19:00] How to identify who you are (and how to be who you want to be).
[26:10] The ONE simple equation you need to navigate uncharted waters in your business or personal life.
The ONE Thing to take away from this episode:
Before you understand what to do or why you’re doing it, at any given moment, you need to know who you are being. To do that, you need to look inward.
Who are you being while you are living and leading? Are you proud of who you are? Are these the things you want to do?
Check your gut. If you’re not happy with what you feel, you can make a choice: keep doing the things that brought you into the gap or do something different.
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Learn more about The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You And Your Greatness: Book
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Podcast: Ideas That Make An Impact
How to Discover Your Leadership Style
Podcast with Ask Jeremy and Lolly Daskal
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About Lolly Daskal
Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world. Her extensive cross-cultural expertise spans 14 countries, six languages and hundreds of companies.
As founder and CEO of Lead From Within, her proprietary leadership program is engineered to be a catalyst for leaders who want to enhance performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives, and the world. Based on a mix of modern philosophy, science, and nearly thirty years coaching top executives, Lolly’s perspective on leadership continues to break new ground and produce exceptional results.
3 big ideas discussed in this episode:
Lolly read one book a day for 27 yrs (lessons learned)
(7 Archetypes) there is a gap in every leadership style, how to discover yours
Greatness is available for everyone
To Connect with BIG Thinkers and Hear More BIG Ideas: http://TheBookDistrict.com
Show Notes:
READ BOOK A DAY, DONE THIS FOR 27 YRS (LESSONS LEARNED)
”If I’m a disciplined person then I have more freedom in my life.” More discipline more freedom.
The more you read a book a day in the morning helps you work out your mind muscles. It allows you to have a fresh idea every day.
Read books that interest you.
(7 ARCHETYPES) THERE IS A GAP IN EVERY LEADERSHIP STYLE, DISCOVER IT
·When you read a book a day you will find out what are people writing about and most books talks about how we should do things when we should that in our business and for Lolly, there is a gap.
The foundation element of true success for any human being that is looking for life purpose, is you have to figure out who you are before you could do the how, the when, the where and the why.
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl- if people can find meaning on the sufferings and problem they go through it would give them purpose.
Joseph Campbell thought me about the stories that we tell ourselves and how within ourselves the darkest parts is where we find treasure.
Carl Gustav Jung thought me that there are archetypes within us. We have triggers within us and we need both, the dark and the light. We need the good and we need the bad.
We need failure and we need success in order to be a whole person.
7 ARCHETYPES of leadership styles- the rebel, the explorer, the truth teller, the hero, the inventor, the navigator and the knight.
The rebel is someone who is very passionate about an idea and a cause, in able to do that they need to use the characteristics of their confidence.
Confidence comes from your capabilities plus your competence, meaning what you are really good at and what you really mastered that gives you inner confidence to be able to succeed.
Confidence is believing you are able while competence is knowing you are able.
Once you know you are able then you can master anything.
The gap is that sometimes we feel we are the imposter who has self-doubt it can cause you to be that rebel who wants to do something magnificent.
This model is situational and it’s not about that we lean into one.
Before any interaction always ask yourself, “If I want to unleash my greatness, which archetype do I need to be?”.
GREATNESS IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE
Measure who you are and what you do by your own metrics.
Don’t compare yourself to others instead always do better than yourself.
Greatness lies within you, you just have to choose it.
If we want it, we have to take responsibility for ourselves.
Greatness is about unleashing the best version of who you are.
Quotes:
Instead of being a fixer, learn to be a navigator.
Confidence is believing you are able while competence is knowing you are able.
Greatness lies within you, you just have to choose it.
Greatness is about unleashing the best version of who you are.
Websites:
www.lollydaskal.com
BOOK: The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You And Your Greatness
www.thebookdistrict.com
Books:
The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
Connect with Lolly:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/LollyDaskal
Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/lolly.daskal
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/LollyDaskal
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April 18, 2017
Why Every Leader Should Have A Little Rebel Inside
To achieve something significant in the world, to have a meaningful influence, you need to be a rebel.
A rebel knows how to challenge the status quo and make an impact.
It’s the executive assistant who, frustrated by her nonresponsive boss, coordinates a meeting with the company’s vice presidents to help her develop a strategy for bringing about change.
It’s the manager of a team raising money for philanthropic causes who asks his team members to consider not only raising money but also giving and working toward the cause themselves.
It’s the security guard who, when his ideas for improved internal security are ignored by management, sets aside some of his personal time each week to teach and guide employees on the importance of security.
Every leader—no matter what position or title—has a rebel within. The question is how healthy or repressed your rebellious side is. Here are ways to recognize the rebel within:
A rebel has strong convictions. A leader who stands strong in their convictions creates an environment of certainty for everyone. When you are absolutely convinced that your decisions and principles are the best choice, you inspire others to follow you, and they in turn will absorb those beliefs and make them their own.
A rebel has inner confidence. To be a great leader requires confidence. Rebels demonstrate a strong sense of self-assurance, so people gravitate to them and anticipate that great things are in store. This high level of confidence comes from an inner passion to make meaningful things happen in a way that creates a real difference.
A rebel is a disruptor. A rebel never considers the status quo acceptable; they have an inner need to change things up. But they do it with a purpose: to make things better for others. They’re mindful that how they lead as very important as what they set out to do. When you lead by example, inspiring and influencing with your actions and words, others tend to trust them and admire you. Rebels disrupt people as well as things—they want people to know greatness lies within them.
A rebel knows their strengths and skills. Unfortunately, many people in positions of leadership and authority lack the capacity to truly lead. They are not credible, trusted or respected, and they don’t have the command to influence others. But rebels are aware of their strengths and lead with them. A commitment to continuous learning, growth and evolution keeps leaders rebellious and wise.
A rebel has influence and impact. Influence grows when you cede power without being forced to, when you care for others without being required to, when you empower others because you want to, when you serve others because you choose to. This kind of drive grants rebels tremendous influence and impact. They have a way of persuading people to do what they want.
A rebel is a trend spotter. Rebels are always planning and creating and thinking about what comes next. They’re gifted at connecting the dots between strategic priorities and peoples’ work, organizational problems and opportunities. They earn respect because they’re good at coming up with ideas and plans and equally adept at making things happen—not only for themselves but for the greater good.
A rebel is passionate about a cause. Rebels lead from extreme passion for a cause. Their focus is almost exclusively on others and how to serve them. One of the reasons rebels are so effective as leaders is that people understand that what drives them at heart is a cause bigger than themselves.
Lead from within: Rebels are those who know the why’s of their life, so they can bear all the hows of their leadership.
Check out my new book:
The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness
After decades of coaching powerful executives around the world, Lolly Daskal has observed that leaders rise to their positions relying on a specific set of values and traits. But in time, every executive reaches a point when their performance suffers and failure persists. Very few understand why or how to prevent it.
Additional Reading you might enjoy:
The Test Every Great Leader Must Pass
12 of The Most Common Lies Leaders Tell Themselves
Leadership: Claim Your Calling
The One Quality Every Leader Needs To Succeed
To Trust Means To Be Careless
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April 17, 2017
On Assessing A Person’s Archetype
Lipps: Does Executive Leadership Coach Lolly Daskal assess someone’s predominant archetype upon meeting them?
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Can One Person Be All 7 Archetypes?
Lipps: Can an individual be all 7 archetypes? Lolly Daskal (www.LollyDaskal.com), Executive Leadership Coach and Author of “The Leadership Gap,” shares the answer.
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Making An Impact Through “The Leadership Gap”
Lipps: Why is Lolly Daskal (www.LollyDaskal.com) doing a lot of work to promote her new book “The Leadership Gap?” The answer might be different from what you’d think.
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Lipps: Hero vs. ByStander
What is the gap of the Hero vs Bystander? Lolly Daskal Executive Leadership Coach and Author of “The Leadership Gap,” discusses.
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The Road Ahead with Jared Nichols and Lolly Daskal
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Join Jared Nichols as he talks with Lolly Daskal, about how small-business owners can enhance their performance and make a meaningful difference in their companies, their lives and the world. Lolly has developed a program based on a mix of modern philosophy, science, and nearly thirty years coaching top executives to help her clients produce exceptional results.Lolly Daskal is one of the most sought-after executive leadership coaches in the world, and was designated a Top-50 Leadership and Management Expert by Inc. magazine. She has appeared in HBR, Inc.com, Fast Company (Ask The Expert), Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and others, and has written a new book, The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness.
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April 15, 2017
TheWorkLife Hub Podcast
Agnes: What a privilege talking to Lolly Daskal, one of the most successful Executive Leadership coaches in America about her RETHINK system and her new new book The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness.
Lolly: Greatness is a destiny that is available to everyone, but we have to choose it. Are you choosing greatness? Because it is available to you.
Agnes: What a privilege talking to Lolly Daskal, one of the most successful Executive Leadership coaches about her RETHINK system and her new new book The Leadership Gap: What Gets Between You and Your Greatness.
THE LEADERSHIP GAP CRISIS
The new world of work is demanding more from all of us. Our skills and competences need to be versatile, we need to be agile and adapt to the different challenges that both work and also life throws at us. The times of the cookie-cutter solutions are truly behind us, and navigating unprecedented change requires creative problem solving, adaptability and being mindful about finding the most appropriate answers to the given challenges. In particular Leaders at all levels may be faced with new challenges, that their previous experiences haven’t equipped them for. Rising up in the ranks based on competence and expertise in a given area doesn’t automatically prepare us for the challenges of leadership, for engaging and motivating employees.
7 ARCHETYPES WITHIN ALL OF US:
Throughout her coaching and consulting practice, Lolly Daskal worked with over 1000 individuals in over hundred organizations, and her clients were experiencing the same issues and challenges, no matter which company or what country they were from. Based on her experience and knowledge, the recognition of these universal patterns and the corresponding science and philosophy, Lolly distilled the essence of her work in the RETHINK system, an acronym which hints at the underlying philosophy of her work, but also stands for the initials of the 7 archetypes Lolly identified reside within all of us: the Rebel, the Explorer, the Truth-teller, the Hero, the Inventor, the Navigator and the Knight. In our podcast Lolly kindly unpacks the Rebel for us. Beyond identifying these archetypes, Lolly also introduces us to the gap that exists between stepping into our Greatness in each archetype or sabotaging ourselves with self-doubt, arrogance or inaction and thus leading from the Gap.
I am sure, by listening to Lolly you will revisit a number of situations when you perhaps knew what needed to be done, but something happened, a hesitation, a thought and you chose a different, perhaps more comfortable, easier path.
FROM INSIDE OUT:
The Leadership Gap book will help you with perhaps one of the most difficult aspects of development: turning inward and finding the strength and the answers from within. The more we accomplish, and we get the confirmation from the outside that our methods are working, the more difficult it gets to look inwards and be mindful about the gaps that exist between what we are, and what we could be, thinking that what has worked for us in the past will take us to the next level. Do you have the kind of success you want? Do you have meaning and purpose in your life, and are you able to truly unleash your Greatness? To help you with answering these questions, for a limited time you can access a complimentary assessment (which is otherwise 97 USD) on the website of the book, where you can also find out more about the RETHINK system and Lolly’s work, as well as order your copies.
You can also connect with Lolly via Twitter or pre- order her book at THE LEADERSHIP GAP
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April 14, 2017
THE LEADERSHIP GAP:” Focus On “Who” You Are Being
Lolly says, If you want to get your leadership right, you have to get yourself right.
As human beings we will never be perfect but we can be the best versions of ourselves.
What is going on inside us is just as important as what we are doing on the outside.
Finding out who we are is one of the most courageous acts we can do.
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