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# On Leadership
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- - Watch this series on YouTube [ #DayOneInsights] ( https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dayoneinsights )
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+ - Watch the full series on YouTube [ #DayOneInsights] ( https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/dayoneinsights )
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- Some quick notes:
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+ Here are some summarized notes for some common aspects for leaders. This is targeted for
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+ entrepreneurs but does apply to anyone who want to be a good leader
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## [ Amy Cuddy - Be the best boss] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R49CMHpM6s )
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- To be an effective leader
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- - Likeability, Trustworthiness trumps Strength, confidence, Decisiveness
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+ - Your Likeability, Trustworthiness wins over Strength, confidence, decisiveness (and other
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+ attributes)
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- Let your team know, why they should trust you?
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- - You don't get trust by default, you earn trust?
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+ - > Remember You don't get trust by default, you earn trust!
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## [ Susan Cain - How to lead introverts] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbhctpQVyJk )
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- - You won't be able to lead introverts if you don't under who they are, what their needs are?
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- - There is no one size fits all strategy
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- - Figure out the team, where each member complements each other and then you are going to be greater
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- than the sum of your parts
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+ - You won't be able to lead introverts if you don't under who they are and what their needs are?
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+ - There is no one size fits all strategy when it comes to team members
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+ - Figure out the team, where each member complements each other and put them in a position to
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## [ Mark Cuban - 3 essential rules for entrepreneurs] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFls-kcnJxU&list=PLaQihAe6OdwLCqg2drq3k_LXyPh-WCcAR&index=2 )
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> When you are a manager, you have to be able to kick your own ass before someone else does it for
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> you - Adapted from a quote by Mark cuban
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- - Selling is not convincing, but helping
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- - All entrepreneur's lies to themselves
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- - Be brutally honest
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+ - Selling is not convincing, but helping!
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+ - All entrepreneur's lies to themselves, That are doing good, everybody loves us, However You should
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+ ...
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+ - Be brutally honest with yourself
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- What do we do well?
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- What do we not do well?
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- - What are the challenges?
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- - How can we improve them?
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+ - What are the challenges?
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+ - How can we improve upon them?
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## Writing smart goals
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- ** Realistic** : How can we realistically achieve this
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- ** Timing** : How soon do we need to do this?
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- ![ Smart goals] ( ../../../assets/ images/2021/06 /smart-goals.png)
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+ ![ Smart goals] ( images/smart-goals.png )
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## How to give useful feedback
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- [ Kim Scott - How to give useful feedback] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJHgryZ1Hs )
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- Think of feedback more as ** guidance**
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- - Good stuff people do => Do more of it => Praise
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- - Bad stuff people do => Stop doing it => Criticism
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+ - We want, Good stuff people do => Do more of it => Give praise
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+ - We want, Bad stuff people do => Stop doing it => Give criticism
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- Give guidance with a spirit of being Humble, helpful
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- - Trying to help the person solve/fix a problem
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+ - You are trying to help the person solve/fix a problem
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- You want to give guidance immediately and in-person
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- - Feedback is measured ** not at your mouth** but at the ** other persons ear**
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+ - Remember: Feedback is measured ** not at your mouth** but at the ** other persons ear**
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- You need to see how the other person is reacting to the feedback
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- > You want to give praise in public and criticism in private
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- Praise is specific and sincere
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## [ Adam Grant - The trick to successful brainstorming] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIY_Zk3IiW4 )
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- See below images to understand problems with brainstorming and its solution
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- - Quick summary: Ask people to write down their ideas separately in advance and then discuss
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+ - > Ask people to write down their ideas separately in advance and then discuss
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- ![ Brainstorming] ( /assets/ images/2021/06 /brainstorming-problems.png)
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+ ![ Brainstorming] ( images/brainstorming-problems.png )
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- ![ Brainwriting] ( /assets/ images/2021/06 /brainwriting.png)
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+ ![ Brainwriting] ( images/brainwriting.png )
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## [ Kim Scott - Care personally. Challenge directly] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWaJ2pkDiWU )
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- - Radical candor - Care personally + Challenge directly
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- - Correct style ✅, Impromptu feedback delivered in person with compassion
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- - Just say what you think
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- - Obnoxious aggression - Challenge directly + Don't show that you care
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- - You are just being a jerk
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- - Ruinous empathy - Care personally + Don't challenge directly
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- - Trying to be nice, but not help people improve
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- - Manipulative insincerity - Don't care personally + Don't challenge directly
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- - Political, passive aggressive, backstabbing behavior
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- - Don't judge someone, but try to move to radical candor
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- ![ Move to radical candor ] ( ../../../assets/images/2021/06/radical-candor-quadrants.png )
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- Here is [ another video by Kim ] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFgu0nOHCcE ) , they have a YouTube
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- channel for the same
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+ - 4 quadrants
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+ - ** Radical candor ** - Care personally + Challenge directly
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+ - Correct style ✅, Impromptu feedback delivered in person with compassion
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+ - Just say what you think
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+ - ** Obnoxious aggression ** - Challenge directly + Don't show that you care
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+ - You are just being a jerk
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+ - ** Ruinous empathy ** - Care personally + Don't challenge directly
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+ - Trying to be nice, but not help people improve
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+ - ** Manipulative insincerity ** - Don't care personally + Don't challenge directly
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+ - Political, passive aggressive, backstabbing behavior
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+ - Don't judge someone by their behaviors, but try to move more towards radical candor
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+ ![ Move to radical candor ] ( images/radical-candor-quadrants.png )
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+ Here is [ another related video by Kim ] ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFgu0nOHCcE )
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