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"Remember, no one has the right to control your emotions, thoughts, and actions, unless you let them." - Kevin J. Donaldson

The ability to control emotions is a critical leadership skill because it directly influences decision-making, communication, and team dynamics. Leaders who manage their emotions well can think clearly under pressure, making rational decisions rather than impulsive ones driven by stress or frustration. Emotional control also helps leaders communicate more effectively, allowing them to inspire confidence and trust in their teams. When leaders stay calm and composed, they create a stable environment where others feel secure and motivated. Additionally, emotional self-regulation enables leaders to handle conflicts with empathy and fairness, fostering a positive and productive workplace culture. In essence, emotional control not only enhances a leader's personal effectiveness but also elevates the overall performance of their team.

Doc and Rich discuss the High Value Target of Controlling Your Emotions in this episode of Protect Your Patch.

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"Your life changes the moment you make a new, congruent, and committed decision." - Anthony Robbins

Do your actions, behaviors, and habits truly reflect alignment with the size and scope of your vision? Or is perhaps the inability to make strategic decisions, that will have the most impactful outcome, holding you back?

On this episode of Protect Your Patch, Doc and Rich discuss the importance of making strategic decisions and how the impact, positive of negative, this skill can have on your life.

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Theodore Roosevelt stated, "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month."

A few of questions for you to consider:
1. Why do you think that people tend to blame others for their failures?
2. Do you think it's possible that you are your greatest obstacle?
3. What habits and actions would you have to implement in your life to establish and implement a higher level of ownership?

In part two of our series on Breaking your mental sound barrier, we discuss world-class beliefs on ownership and taking personal responsibility.

Join Doc and Rich on this episode of Protect Your Patch and be prepared to take ownership and responsibility in your lives!

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What is a mental sound barrier, and how do we break through it? Many refer to this as their glass ceiling, an invisible mental barrier we put in place ourselves. This barrier prevents us from progressing not only in the workplace but in our lives as well.
For the next 7 weeks, we will be discussing how to break through those barriers using "High Value Targets" or methods.

"You cannot build a dream on a foundation of sand. To weather the test of storms, it must be cemented in the heart with uncompromising conviction."
-T.F. Hodge

This week Doc and Rich discuss "Defining Objectives Built on Conviction" in this episode of Protect Your Patch.

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A survey conducted by Gartner of HR leaders on their priorities for 2024 revealed that for the first time, organizational culture is in the top five priorities second only to leader and manager development. The survey further revealed that the reason culture is new to the top five priorities for HR leaders this year is, "largely because HR leaders believe they don’t measure culture effectively nor do they know how to truly drive culture change."

Wait, what?

Leadership and culture are two sides of the same coin that can be an enabler of success or it can create an environment where an organization flounders. HR is a critical function in organizations so this begs the question: Why has culture only now popped up in the top five HR priorities for 2024?

Doc and Rich discuss the HR role in culture in this episode of Protect Your Patch.

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When the check engine light in your car comes on, do you have a tendency to ignore it? Hoping that if you don't look at it, it will go away? But the next time you start your car, there it is once again shining bright on your dashboard. It could just be a minor maintenance issue, or a sign that there is something very wrong.

How about as leaders? We don't have that check engine light to warn us that we need some personal maintenance, or that there is something very wrong.

Doc and Rich talk about the importance of heeding the warning signs in our leadership abilities on Protect Your Patch.

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We tend to assume that leadership takes place under stable circumstances. Many of our theories of leadership conceptualize leadership under these “normal” and stable conditions. However, there is likely no situation where leadership is more important than during a time of crisis. It is a guarantee that at some point in a leader's career, they will be faced with some type of crisis. How you handle that crisis and move your team through those trying times is what separates the pros from the amateurs.
Leaders who are prepared to face potential crises possess qualities such as resilience, courage, the ability to think strategically under pressure, and emotional intelligence.

Doc and Rich unpack the importance of being prepared for difficult times on Protect Your Patch.

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Progress often comes at a high cost, and leaders making crucial decisions to secure their organization’s future may not always be viewed favorably. Even when change management processes are correctly followed, some may still resist the decision. Many hesitate to embrace new paths because it means stepping out of their comfort zones and facing uncertainty or unfamiliarity. This can also trigger fears of failure, loss, or the unknown, which can inhibit risk-taking.
For these reasons, leaders must lead with courage. They must face crises head on and make a firm stand for their decisions, especially when it comes to protecting the people that people they lead.

Rich and Doc discuss why courage is a critical element of leadership in this episode of Protect Your Patch.