Mark “So Paris, welcome to the reluctant leader podcast.”

Paris “Thanks very much”

Mark “Now people that have heard the intro will know that I'm actually it's not me in the hot seat today, and I'm going to be passing over control to you. It's only been done once before, I did this on the first episode in series one where I handed it over to somebody to interview me. So I'm going to hand over to you to take control.”

Paris “Excellent. Well, I've prepped a nine hour interview Mark, so I hope you've got a shaving kit and a packed lunch and everything. Mark, first off, thank you for asking me to interview you, it's an absolute pleasure and I'm absolutely inspired by your story. And while I was reading about you, a story came to my mind I read about years and years ago, it was about the captain of the All-Blacks, the New Zealand rugby team. I think it was Sean Fitzpatrick, so this is going way back, but he just found out that he was going to be...

In new environments we tend to start out in a dependency state but as we learn and grow we gradually move through the dependency stages until we reach inter-dependent. 

Some will get stuck at the counter-dependent and independent stages, we should look out for this and take steps to lead them to interdependency.  

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If you’re struggling to make progress a change of scenery could make the difference

Coworking spaces are a new way to temporarily change your working environment 

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Having run, grown and sold a successful business you would think I would be ideal to be a Business Coach

Having a clear idea of what motivates me made me realise I would be much better suited to leadership coaching and mentoring as I believe it will make more of a difference, a key motivator for me.

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During a period of change, particularly when it is forced on us, we tend to go through 6 stages

When leading a team our objective is to smooth out the curve as much as possible

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Motivation is the energy you need to perform at your best so knowing what it really is that gets you out of bed in the morning is essential. 

During troubled times these motivational drivers and whether they are being met are felt even more

Find out what motivates you here https://www.thereluctantleader.academy/courses

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Before we can lead others we need to know ourself

What’s your behavioural style and how does that affect your leadership style?

What motivates you, what gets you out of bed in the morning?

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If you’re going out to network you need to go with an intention in mind. If that intention is only about gaining business then you probably not enjoy it and the added pressure with be felt by others in the room.

There will be opportunities to fulfil many key motivators at most events such as sharing expertise (Speaking), being part of something bigger than yourself and making a difference.

Check out these podcast episodes for more on getting the most out of networking

http://thereluctantleader.libsyn.com/series-4-episode-1-philippa-constable

http://thereluctantleader.libsyn.com/series-2-episode-4-stefan-thomas

http://thereluctantleader.libsyn.com/series-3-episode-9-sean-fergusson

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