Teach Me to Fish "Helping Leaders better understand what drives People"

#51 People on our team do things like this. A conversation about preparing for command w/ Matt Leclair & Trivius Caldwell.

Matt Leclair Episode 51

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  • What do you want your organization to be known for? This is your unit’s reputation. 
  • What do you want to be known for? This is your reputation. 
  • Your reputation and your organization’s WILL BECOME ONE.

 Three Buckets:

1.        Know exactly who you are. “This is what I believe.”

2.        Figure out what the organization needs. “WIN = What’s Important Now.” 

3.        Create a culture of execution. “People on our team do things like this.”

1.        Know exactly who you are. “This is what I believe.”

a.        Things I Value 

b.        What you can expect from me. A contract with myself. 

c.        Things I expect from the People on our team. 

Key Docs: Command Philosophy, Guidance for All, Senior Rater phil., Expectations

2.        Figure out what the organization needs. “WIN = What’s Important Now.” 

a.        What are the current People saying?

b.        What does the senior leadership want?

c.        What is getting in the way? “The Environment always Wins”

Key Documents: Leader development, Expectations, 8 Month Sketch

3.        Create a culture of execution. “People on our team do things like this.”

a.        Disciplines of execution “What we do is who we are” 

  • Goals
  • Actions
  • Scoreboard
  • Accountability

b.        Battle Rhythm – How we operate day to day. 

c.        80% of our results come from 20% of the things we do. Do what matters most. 

Key Documents: Command Group Efficacy, Battle Rhythm, CDR’s Intent for execution, 8 Month Sketch, Ideal Day. 

 

Executive Level Leadership

o   You can’t do this alone - Build a board of trusted advisors. 

o   Clarity is King - Why you do it, who it’s for. 

o   Execution is discipline – 1% better every day, habits, routines,#NoDaysOff

o   Everything starts with you. You demonstrate what you want. 


Why Teach Me to Fish?

Catch someone a fish, feed them for a day.
Teach them to fish, feed their family for life.


Our purpose is to help Leaders better understand what drives People to serve. In any organization, the core of recruiting and retaining talent revolves around leadership. And not just average leadership, but motivated, values-based, inspirational leadership.


Our Pursuit here is to get a little bit better every day.

Progress = Small Victories and stacking habits.

Habits like Getting up early, working your butt off, learning something new, Being positive and Surrounding yourself with phenomenal People.

Thanks for investing some time for yourself and thinking about the kind of People and experiences in your life that inspire you to be the best version of yourself.


I hope these conversations spark some ideas on what you can do to inspire People too.

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