Redefine Leadership: Short Takes

Entrepreneurs (and new supervisors and managers) become leaders through a process of learning. In this third episode in the Entrepreneurs and Leadership series, we discuss the function of learning and the specific challenges experienced by new leaders.

Leadership relationships are how people work together to complete tasks in an organization. In this video, we introduce the concept of leadership relationships for the new leader or entrepreneur who is scaling a business. Learn the difference between interchange and emotion relationships, and how each type limits the quality of work that the organization produces. Get actionable tips about how to improve each type of relationship.

This excerpt from the full "Building Leadership Relationships for Entrepreneurs" episode is the example of inventory. If your organization struggles to consistently manage resource inventory, this is for you. Quit running out of raw materials and supplies; learn how to create and structure interchange relationships so that your team can perform their tasks.

Leadership is a good thing to do. I mean that statement with all of the weight of the word "good." Vision is a story each person tells themselves (hence why it is a function) and this is why leadership is good.

Coaching is a hot topic these days. Everyone is trying to become a coach, or trying to become a coach of coaches. But that is unrealistic for most of us. So what is the real value of this kind of book? What do we get, as leaders from where we are, when we understand coaching?

When entrepreneurs start to hire new employees and scale the business, they need a new way to talk about vision. (This is true of all new managers, in fact!) These are the three common mistakes: 1. Not telling the whole story of vision. 2. Not using the right words, ideas, and expressions. 3. Not telling the story in the right forms or frequency. Learn how to talk about the story of vision in this episode, and get the full handout with SEEING EXERCISES at: www.thedefinitionofleadership.com/vision-for-entrepreneurs

Ever had someone complain, and you just didn't know what to do? Listen to this episode and you will. The tactic also illustrates the difference between unconscious, undirected learning and a deliberate learning process. The tactic is the one useful piece of Cy Wakeman's book "No Ego" which I also review. Don't read it.

We look for leadership advice in the wrong places. This is why players aren't coaches, and what we should do instead.

Atomic Habits by James Clear applies the learning process to building good habits. But it also offers insightful lessons for us as leaders, including the power of organizational culture and thoughts to reframe our perspective of learning.

Accountability is only possible with clear, complete expectations. Learn how to communicate these in this episode, and check out the two related SEEING EXERCISES on www.thedefinitionofleadership.com .