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Who you are is your ultimate leadership strength
Do you ever wonder, ‘Am I living a life well-lived? Am I doing enough? Am I living up to my potential? Or am I wasting my time, letting life slip me by…’ If you have, then this podcast episode for you! I share the 9 principles for being an AMPLIFIER - someone who looks beyond results to true transformation, and life well-lived.
Why you should listen: leadership strategies for a life well lived
How being bored jolted me into a life-changing question: ‘what is a life well-lived?’
Jason Fried of Basecamp does not have goals or targets - he has 6 week improvement projects instead
Why RESULTS are for transformation, not for goals
Create a legacy of leadership development
#boundlessleadership
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Shownotes:
Tim Ferris interview of Jason Fried, Basecamp Co-Founder.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear.
Finite and Infinite Games by James Carse.
9 Principles of An Amplifier
Live with a bias for joy. Feelings take precedence as we realise the quality of our lives is dependent on the quality of our moments.
Who you are matters more than what you do. Character, values, and energy create lasting influence - way more than producing results.
Make compassion your default centre. Compassion keeps you calm and responsive, not reactive.
Capacity is key. Whatever you can do to expand your thinking, being, and doing - and those around you - is the key priority. Capacity is knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with the ability to engage in leadership.
Message drives service. Do the deep thinking around your messages: what do you stand for, what matters to you, what vision do you have for the transformation. A clear message keeps you focused on the right action.
Legacy without ego. Wanting to make a difference or an impact is not so much about how you will be remembered, but more about the transformation you contributed towards; Boundless Leadership legacy is to know that you contribute to something greater than yourself, rather to be known for your contribution. It’s the ideas, the principles behind the doing that are the real legacy work.
Self first, not selfish. FOCUS ON LOOKING AFTER YOURSELF FIRST, so there is more of you to give.
Results are for transformation. Results are not just for achieving goals, they are for creating a transformation - in self, others, community, business - to create a better state.
Do what you say. When you honour your word, you never worry about anything because you commit to following through. It also helps prioritise ruthlessly.
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Related episodes on leadership strategies:
E93 - Create gaps for better productivity, health, and focus
E92 - Stop Your Passive Aggressive Language Now!
E91 - How to be a successful CEO, Andrew Spencer, CEO Australian Pork Limited
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About your host, Canberra leadership expert Zoë Routh:
Canberra based leadership expert Zoë Routh on leadership strategies for a life well lived
Zoë Routh is one of Australia’s leading experts on people stuff - the stuff that gets in our way of producing results, and the stuff that lights us up. She works with the growers, makers, builders to make people stuff fun and practical.
Zoë is the author of four books: Composure - How centered leaders make the biggest impact, Moments - Leadership when it matters most, Loyalty - Stop unwanted staff turnover, boost engagement, and build lifelong advocates, and People Stuff - Beyond Personalities: An advanced handbook for leadership. People Stuff was awarded Book of the Year 2020 by the Smart WFM Australian Business Book Awards.
Zoë is also the producer of The Zoë Routh Leadership Podcast.