Candidly, I have to remind myself of this on the tough days which many times are more often than the lighter ones.
Leadership at its core is about solving problems.
The bigger problems you can solve, the better leader you will become.
And consequently, the more money income you will receive.
Thus, do not complain or shy away from problems.
Realize the value of leadership is having problems to solve.
Embrace them, solve them, and level up your leadership.
Leading from the front.
As a leader, it’s essential you develop delegation skills. Ultimately, you are orchestrating your team’s performance so you need to have a higher-level perspective of the entire mission. This skill will aid you in ensuring better execution for the benefit of your team, clients, and following.
Although the dichotomy of leadership is that you also must never lose the willingness to lead from the front.
As there are many times you must roll up your sleeves and do the dirty work when needed. This too will give you the needed ground-level perspective and also garnish support from your team.
In summation, delegate early and often. But keep in mind that you should never ask anyone to do something you wouldn’t be willing to do yourself. This is effective leadership.
Onward.
“There are no bad teams, only bad leaders.” – Jocko Willink
This is a tough pill to swallow for any young leader, but it’s the truth.
The leader’s attitude sets the tone for the entire team. The leader drives performance – or doesn’t.
This applies not just to the most senior leader of an overall team, but to the junior leaders of teams within the team.
As leadership is needed at every level up and down the chain if an organization is to be successful.
Happy Mindset Monday! 🙌
Our franchise-wide Spring Challenge kicks off today with thousands of men and women around North America taking a massive step towards their fitness goals.
This inspires me deeply and I hope it does the same for you! 👊
As getting healthy and fit is one of the most selfish and selfless things you can do.
Yes, selfish because it helps you. Although it is also incredibly selfless as when you get better, you make everyone around you better.
And if that wasn’t enough, our global Fit Body clients are also answering the call to help combat extreme poverty in Ukraine while getting fit in the process.
As sadly, extreme poverty is still a reality we face even in our modern-day.
And the unprovoked actions taken by Russia’s Vladimir Putin against the people of Ukraine have made the problem in this region exponentially worse.
Thus, with our Fit Body client’s help, we are answering the call. 🤙
Every time our members work out at a session and also check in on Facebook or Instagram through the months of April-June, each of our global locations will donate to ChildFund.org to help the Ukrainian relief effort.
This is selflessness in its highest forms. ❤️
In conclusion, my message for today…
Thank you for investing in your health and fitness. Thank you for trusting us as your fitness coaches and our brand. Thank you for following along with our email content designed to uplift you. Thank you for checking in and coming together to do some good in the process. And thank you for sharing this national piece of press we were recently featured in, as the cause is building momentum thanks to you! 🙏
== > Fit Body’s solution – Yahoo News
Make it a great week!
-Coach Bryce
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I read this quote by Benjamin Franklin in the fall of 2003. It stuck with me deep in my subconscious but I admittedly I didn’t take action until 2008.
Although single-handedly, it’s made me a better leader of myself primarily, which is 70% of leadership
And then consequently a better leader of others as a ripple effect.
“Early to Bed, Early to Rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”
Simple, not easy as it requires self-discipline. But I highly recommend following its guidance for the betterment of yourself and your team as the 3 promises have held true for me and will for you.
I’ve recently been re-reading Jocko Willinks book “Leadership Strategy & Tactics” and was reminded of some combat leadership takeaways which applies to you, our team, company and mission.
Please read 2x times over!
Cover and move. This principle applies to teamwork. Ultimately no one can do everything alone. A team works together towards a common mission against a common opponent. Teamwork is everything on the battlefield of life and business.
Keep it simple. Complexity is the enemy of execution. Why is Apple so successful? Very elegant but simple technology. Same applies to the game plan. Simplify whenever possible to ensure execution remains strong.
Detach. As a leader, you must detach from the situation by removing emotion and to gain perspective. This is very challenging and why emotional intelligence is extremely important in strong leadership, although in short supply. The best leaders can take a step back and review any situation objectively.
Prioritize and Execute. As a leader, there’s an endless amount of tasks any organization needs to execute. As if you are not progressing forward, you are dying. But to overcome “analysis by paralysis”, review your tasks. Prioritize which are most important. Start with the most important and begin executing. Take a deep breath, then rinse and repeat. Highly effective although easier said than done.
We hired an HR and leadership consultant Anne Laguzza to speak to our Fit Body Elite Mastermind group a few weeks ago. There were many take-aways but her talk on “Crucial Conversations” was especially valuable.
What are Crucial Conversations you might ask?
There are tough conversations you don’t want to have. But ones that are needed in order to resolve any situation needing adjusting so the team can win.
Unfortunately and whether we like it or not, these are realities in business and in life.
In fact, the stronger the leader, the more willing they are to lean into crucial conversations which is a big leadership lesson for today. To add more value, here are the 7 steps for you to implement in your next crucial conversation so you have a framework as your guide.
Today we go through the grand finale which ties together our previous 4 leadership lessons..
The 5th dysfunction, inattention to results, is the ultimate dysfunction of a team and refers to the tendency of team members to care about something other than the collective goal or mission of the group.
As results need to be the ultimate focus on any strong team!
So to put a bow on these last 5 weeks of leadership learning..
We learned in our previous weeks that in order to lead any team..
Foundationally, you need trust which fosters healthy conflict, healthy conflict in turn fosters commitment, commitment fosters accountability, and accountability fosters results.
These dysfunctions tie together as a domino effect and why teamwork and leadership are so challenging but mission-critical to any winning organization.
Please keep these in mind in all aspects of your professional and personal lives.
Onward.
We learned in our previous weeks that in order to lead any team, you need trust which fosters healthy conflict, healthy conflict in turn fosters commitment, and commitment fosters accountability
But what if you have a break in the chain of being able to hold each other accountable?!
Sady, this becomes insurmountable for any team.
Why?
Only with a strong level of accountability, can you produce results.
In fact, as part of our EOS model in operating our business, every critical aspect of the business requires 1 person to “own the accountability.”
This is because if multiple people are accountable to any task or department, then no one is.
As accountability forces positive pressure to drive results.
And results are what every successful team needs in order to continue to operate which is the 5th dysfunction of a team
More next week!
Last week we learned that only with strong team trust, can we engage in true healthy conflict. And only when we are able to engage in a healthy conflict where teammates feel heard, can a team get true commitment or “buy-in” from its people.
Why is this important?
Because if there is a lack of commitment, this prevents any team from making decisions that the company can stick to for the long term.
And you know that long-term consistency is an ally to leadership and results.
So if a company cannot stick to long-term commitments, there’s a lack of accountability to the results which is another downfall of any organization.
This is what we will discuss next week.
Simple concept, yet extremely important and not easy, as many leaders miss this approach.
So to recap…
In order to lead any team, you need trust which fosters healthy conflict, healthy conflict, in turn, fosters commitment, and commitment fosters accountability.
Is this beginning to make sense?
More to come next week on dysfunction number 4 which is the avoidance of accountability.
Bryce Henson, CEO of FIt Body Boot Camp
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