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Description
As schedules get busier, it's easy to get frustrated. With your team, with your clients, or just with the general public. In a continuation of "Nice People Don't Finish Last", Marty Grunder shares how leaders at every level of the organization can be part of the solution and not part of the problem. Marty urges people to stay calm and collected under pressure, especially leaders. The challenges of managing stress and avoiding outbursts, using techniques like "Notice, pause, allow" are explored to help control reactions and improve communication. By taking responsibility for their emotions and remaining composed, leaders can gain respect and contribute to a more positive work environment.
In This Episode:
- The book, Winning With Accountability
- Stress and losing your cool
- The wrong way to handle issues
- Seeing a therapist to improve your reactions
- Reacting without escalating to anger
- Using “Notice, pause, allow”
- Controlling your reactions if you want to succeed in your organization
- Clarifying intentions
- Keeping your cool increases respect
- Taking responsibility
- Share this episode with someone who might benefit!
The Grow Show podcast is sponsored by STIHL and brought to you by The Grow Group - a leading coaching and education firm for landscape professionals. Your host is Marty Grunder, president and CEO of The Grow Group and Grunder Landscaping Co., one of the most successful design-build operations of its kind in the Midwest. The Grow Show shares ideas, tips, tactics, and insights that will help you grow your landscaping business.
Resources:
Book: Winning With Accountability
Book: You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader