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The Cranky Middle Manager Show #299 Liftoff Leadership with Betty Shotton
Posted on 11. Oct, 2011 by Wayne in General, Podcast
Do you have the courage to be a leader? If not, can you develop it? Today Wayne Turmel talks to Betty Shotton, author of “Liftoff Leadership, 10 Principles For Exceptional Leadership”.
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Show Notes
0:00 Welcome one and all. Today we’re talking about a book that uses piloting aircraft as its central metaphor. For that reason we salute Chesley Sullenberger. He’s the pilot that landed in the Hudson river. What’s so amazing is that everyone is so amazed by what he did….and he’s not. Nor should he be, and there’s a lesson there for all of us. When did competence and leadership become something besides our default position?
5:15 The quote of the week is from the over-rated but often right Antoine de Sainte-Exupery. Are you assigning tasks or painting a vision for your team?
6:00 Welcome Betty Shotton to the show. Pilot, entrepeneur, and author of “Liftoff Leadership, 10 Principles For Exceptional Leadership”. Leaders have a significant influence on the lives of the people they lead. Feeling the pressure yet? Isn’t it enough to just get the work done?
12:00 There are a number of questions we have to ask ourselves before we can get on with the job of leading others. Who are you? What gives meaning to your work, your life and your actions? If you don’t know this, you have no basis for your actions going forward.
16:00 Betty has listed 10 components of leadership (as all consultants do), but the one that stands out is courage. Betty talks about why courage matters, but more importantly, how you can build and strengthen it. This is a new look.
18:20 Leading is fine, but what do you do when someone doesn’t want to follow? Courage is a big part. Betty is also a big believer in at some point telliing them to get on board or letting them go if they can’t.
25:52 One thing Betty wants you to take away is that who you are as a leader has great impact on those who follow you. People are watching and using you as an example..be aware of what they’re seeing.
Betty’s Resources