The Wake Up Eager Workforce Podcast

Overview:

• Suzie interviews Bill Gentry, PhD. author of the book: How to Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For: A Guide for New Leaders
• Compelling Stats - leaders are struggling
• Non Verbal Communication Research
• Personal and professional leadership journey
• What flip your script means and six flips all leaders need to make
• Contact Suzie or call 770-578-6976
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Timing on Recording: @ 4:50 ---

Topic 1: Welcome, Bill's Background, Audible.com

• Opening Bill Gentry quote, “Flip your script – Understand that if you want to have success in leadership it is less about me, and more about we and your team."
• Compelling stats reveal that new leaders are struggling
• Background on Bill Gentry, Ph.D.
• Bill's Website: www.williamgentryleads.com
• Brave Leaders Inc. where Bill is the Executive Director
• Bill's Book can be found on Audible.com - How to Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For: A Guide for New Leaders (Free copy if start a new 30 day trial with Audible)

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Topic 2: Getting to Know Bill Gentry, Ph.D.:

• Favorite guilty pleasure t.v. show & famous actor
• Most challenging and most rewarding moments as a leader
  An act of bravery and Brave Leaders Inc.
• Bill's story and journey
• Who has had the greatest influence on his career...

Timing on Recording: @ 24:00 ---

Topic 3: Non-Verbal Communication Insight - Dev Tools He Used

• Non Verbal Communication Research
  - Six non-verbal channels influence how others perceive how successful we will be -
  1) dress 2)tone of voice (BIGGEST IMPACT) 3) facial expressions 4) rhythm and use of time 5) space and touch with people 6) gestures and posture
  - Leaders have to mindful of all six at all times, every day.
  -All eyes are on you, all the time.
• Dev Tools: Course Bill helped designed and participated in by: The Center of Creative Leadership - Maximizing Your Leadership Potential
• Give and get feedback - ask for it. Mirror what you want people to do.
  (WUE Tools for the feedback process: Feed Forward = One page Overview and WUE Podcast #23 - Magic Motivation Tools Feed Forward and Triad Calls )
• If you want to be seen as effective after receiving feedback: say thank you, share your takeaways/goals and invite them to hold you accountable. (Mirror what you want people to do.)

Timing on Recording: @ 42:40 ---

Topic 4: What it Means to Flip Your Script and Six Flips

• Flip Your Script from me, myself and I TO we and team
• Six Flips:
  1) Mindset
  2) Skills - particularly in the areas of Communication and Influence
  3) Relationships (BIGGEST IMPACT - DO THIS NOW)
  - have a proactive conversation with all new Peer to Boss relationships, do not leave this unspoken with former 'best friends' you are now managing
  - focus on Direction, Alignment and Commitment
  (Suzie Mentioned the Dashboard tool, here are two tools for understanding:
  Podcast #20 - Setting Performance Expectations the Easy Way w/ a Dashboard
  and a video demonstration of the Dashboard Process - Three Easy Steps )
  4) Do It All Attitude - learn to delegate, develop, mentor
  5) Perspective - dealing with politics, broaden your focus, your network matters
  6) Focus - character strength (CAN BE MOST CHALLENGING)
  - there's a lot more grey area as a leader
  - values alignment - get clear and let others know, use to guide decisions
  - In senior roles - integrity means the most to their success; if we are not gauging this in younger leaders - you could be promoting people into senior leadership roles.

Timing on Recording: @ 1:06:00 ---
Topic 5: Closing Questions and How to Contact Bill

• This person comes to mind - when I think of most successful, and here's why...
• Advice to my 25 year old self
• Bill board - Flip Your Script, Less About Me, More About We
• Advice: Don't go it alone, find: mentors, advisors and coaches
• Contact Bill at Brave Leaders, Inc. (Working with leaders in organizations.)
  - Ted Talk Video Bill mentions w/ Brave Leaders Inc. Founder and Best Selling Author Brene' Brown - over 29 million views, The Power of Vulnerability
  - Bills Book and Website: www.williamgentryleads.com

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