Summary: One of the most important skills we need to learn as leaders is how to balance things effectively. This week I have the perfect guest to help us with that: keynote speaker and author Rocky Romanella. <br> On today’s podcast:<br> <br> We’re all leaders<br> What is balanced leadership?<br> What are you trying to accomplish?<br> We need to think about our legacy<br> <br> Links:<br> <br> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Tighten-Lug-Nuts-Principles-Leadership/dp/0998386308">Tighten the Lug Nuts: The Principles of Balanced Leadership</a><br> <a href="https://www.3sixtymanagementservices.com/">3Sixty Management Services </a><br> <br> We’re all leaders<br> Rocky believes that we’re all leaders. Sometimes we can get caught up in titles, but at the end of the day we’re all leaders at one time or another.<br> For him, leadership is leaving things a little better than you’ve found them. Are people better after they’ve interacted with you? Then you’re a leader. <br> What is balanced leadership?<br> Rocky noticed that great leaders always keep things in balance. Extremes are generally no good on either side. So how do you find this balance?<br> When you swing one way too far as a company or a leader, you get out of balance. Rocky began to develop the concept of balanced leadership.<br> Every time you need to make a decision, challenge yourself with three questions:<br> <br> Am I thinking like a customer?<br> Will my people understand the role that they play and why we’re doing what we’re doing?<br> Am I acting like an owner?<br> <br> What are you trying to accomplish?<br> Ask yourself “What is it that I’m trying to accomplish? What are the things that are important to me?”<br> Each one of us show take inventory of three key things:<br> <br> Who am I?<br> What do I stand for?<br> What won’t I compromise?<br> <br> Great leaders understand how to accept and handle bad news, they know when to apologize and when to move forward. <br> We need to think about our legacy<br> As a leader, you have to believe in your people many times until they’re ready to believe in themselves. <br> For Rocky, leadership is ultimately about legacy. Things are better because of you and people will remember you for the good things you’ve left behind.<br>
