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Careful To Not Weaponize Reality-Based Leadership With Your Team
This week's episode is all about a common pattern that happens when people are really excited about Reality-Based Leadership, or they just learned some of our new techniques after a session.
They accidentally begin weaponizing Reality-Based Leadership, and the ideas. We get it, you're excited about some new approaches and really looking forward to trying to shift a place your team has been stuck, or an individual has been stuck for a long time. What often happens, is people grab the harshest part of the message and use it on the person that's running away from them the fastest, and then the content doesn't work.
This is one example of many that are talked about in this week's podcast of where the loving part of Reality-Based Leadership gets weaponized and used for evil. So today's episode, Cy and Alex discuss some of the ways that great techniques that can work most of the time, get used in a way that's harsh and actually backfires for people that are excited about Reality-Based Leadership.
This can affect even the most seasoned practitioners of our content and tools, so this is a great reminder. In fact every two years just like what sparked this episode, there's usually an example that comes through that someone grabbed a deeper part of the philosophy and used that first in their very next meeting after a session, and we hear reports that it backfired, then the groups a little bit turned off from RBL.
This podcast is designed to help those who may have experienced setbacks, offering a chance to reset, as well as those eager to maintain the momentum they've built with their teams. It's all about preventing the misuse of the tools, practices, and techniques of Reality-Based Leadership, while ensuring we focus on loving people up so we can call people up to greatness.
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Here is a link to the tools mentioned in this podcast:
SBAR tool - https://info.realitybasedleadership.com/tool
Thinking Inside-the-Box tool - https://info.realitybasedleadership.com/box
Negative Brainstorming tool - https://youtu.be/AV6n69QCVnY?si=q7r_pglJsatIb-l2
Or grab all of the Toolkit tutorial videos, PDF and the new Call to Greatness Toolkit that accompanies the book here:
https://info.realitybasedleadership.com/greatness
In Part 3 of his How We Could Book Club Podcast Series, Alex Dorr shares his favorite quotes, insights, and lessons from the final section of his new book. In this episode, you'll learn three tools that help your team move forward productively even when facing resistance to change and uncertainty. It's a motivating listen for anyone looking to lead their team differently through ambiguity.
Episode Highlights:
00:01:25 - How the book took three years and is packed with real case studies
00:02:10 - Recap: the three parts of How We Could (loving up, calling up, answering the call)
00:04:26 - Introducing Part 3: answering the call to greatness
00:04:51 - Why fear is what really holds people back from taking action
00:07:07 - The three tools for next right action: SBAR, thinking inside the box, negative brainstorming
00:10:34 - When to use each tool
00:13:39 - Deep dive: how the SBAR cuts down workplace drama
00:19:30 - Deep dive: why "thinking inside the box" drives real innovation
00:22:39 - Deep dive: negative brainstorming and the Dr. Smith story
00:27:06 - Wrapping up Part 3 and celebrating the book launch
122: How We Could Book Series Part 2 - Calling People Up to Clarify the Problem, Take Accountability and Build Alignment on Your Team
In this episode, Alex Dorr breaks down his favorite quotes and insights from Part 2 of How We Could. You'll learn practical ways to clean up your thinking, build real accountability across your team, and make sure people are in the right role for what the situation actually requires. This is part two of a three-part series digging into the sections of the book that didn't make the final cut, sharing Alex's exclusive insights to enrich your reading experience.
Pre-order How We Could for you and your team (official release date is September 22nd): https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/pre-order
Episode Highlights:
00:00:18 – Welcome and episode intro
00:01:42 – Recap of Part 1 and transition into Part 2
00:04:04 – Part 2 begins: calling people up to greatness
00:04:22 – Step two overview: cleaning up thinking
00:09:34 – Why the five-step sequence matters (the "secret sauce")
00:14:17 – Diving into clean thinking: ego, stories, and facts
00:20:24 – Step three: accounting for our part in the mess
00:24:41 – Breaking down accountability: account + ability
00:27:30 – Step four: knowing your role in the solution
00:34:05 – Non-negotiables, procedures, and avoiding burnout
121: How We Could Book Series Part 1: Love People Up - Sharing Favorite Insights and Quotes from My New Book
In this episode, Alex discusses his favorite quotes and insights from his new book, How We Could. He goes deeper into everything that influenced what he wrote about in Part 1 and why he thinks it's important for your leadership and your team. This is Part One of a 3-Part Book Series discussing the biggest breakthrough insights from each part of the new book, from Alex's perspective.
Pre-order How We Could for you and your team (official release date is September 22nd): https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/pre-order
Episode Highlights:
00:00:20 Welcome back and two weeks from the launch of How We Could
00:01:29 Why Alex decided to do a three-part series through the book
00:03:03 Certification event announcement for November 12th and 13th in Dallas
00:03:11 A leader's story of using the framework during a sudden team transition
00:09:01 Introducing Part One, Loving People Up, and the structure of the book
00:11:23 The difference between empathy and sympathy
00:16:37 The keys to validating someone's experience and being a soft place to land
00:20:17 How rushing to fix a problem robs someone of the chance to evolve
00:26:36 Every frustration holds a call to greatness
00:30:29 Wrap up and closing thoughts on Part One
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