Prepare Your Leadership

Hello, Cadre crew. Happy Monday. First Monday of March. Welcome. Hopefully it's now spring, you know, kind of turning over the winter leaf. Getting warmer. Hope you're having a great start to your Monday. If you dark, keep that going. If not, let's take a reset right now here about halfway through the day. Later on, you know, we'll do our three things of three and then we'll get into kind of leadership, identity development model and what that all entails. So happy Monday. I'll get started. Let's start with the three things of three.

So first thing is what are three things that you're noticing right now? It could be feelings, sensations, can be anything. Maybe you're hungry. Hi, Jules, Welcome. Starting off with three things of three and kind of what you're feeling right now. How are you feeling halfway through the day? Sensations, feelings, emotions, maybe a mood carrying over. So what are three things that you're feeling right now? And throw it in the chat if you want, or else just kind of note it to yourself. Good afternoon.

Thank you for being with us, Jules, here today. So we have three things of what you're feeling, what we're noticing, what are three things, what are three intentions that we have for the rest of the day? So this could be a way to use our emotion for good. Maybe if we're anxious about something, maybe we can use it to help us focus and get stuff done to help that. So what are three things, what are three intentions that we have for the day? Maybe it's just checking things off your to do list or maybe it's just getting a meal in.

If you're hungry, happy, frazzled, unorganized. Sounds like a chaotic morning. Jules, I'm there with you. Hi, Dr. Leslie Davis. Welcome. Thanks for joining. We're going through kind of a halfway through the day reset. Three things that we're feeling currently and three things, three intentions that we have for the rest of the day can be just a goal to do list. Maybe it's using our emotions for good. Stay happy, take a breath and get organized. Good here, Jules. And what are three great gratitudes that we have currently right now?

Could be from the weekend, could be from early in the morning, could be something. Coming up this week, what are three things we are currently granted, grateful for? So name, so recap this. Name three things that you're feeling, sensations, emotions, anything that you're kind of going through right now. And then what are three intentions that you have for the rest of the day? And then what are three gratitudes that you have A good way kind of just to reset here halfway through our Monday, halfway through our work day, if you're working to kind of get started on the second half of the day.

So maybe as you're thinking through that, I'll jump through an article that I came across this week. It was a 2006, so a little bit older, but it's all about leadership identity. And again, I know there's a lot, me and a lot of people on here. Oh, here comes Loki, wants to say hi. This is Loki. Everybody say hi, Loki. Okay, we'll get back. So leadership is not just about a formal position, but anybody can be a leader. You know, you can lead yourself, you could lead your family, you could lead maybe a coach.

So it doesn't just have to be a leader in organization, everybody can be a leader. So let's look at the leadership identity development model. So what, what is kind of the path that leaders have as they develop throughout their career? It always starts with awareness when they're younger. So recognizing that leadership exists just broadly. So getting exposure to and being involved on a team, maybe parents start noticing that leadership ability in yourself a little bit when you're on those youth teams, you know, captain of the team, maybe you're leading Boy Scout troops or Girl Scouts.

So you kind of have that little spark of leadership when you're younger. And then exploration or engagement, this is when you become involved in those groups seeking experiences. So you're doing more in that, being in more groups, getting involved, and starting to kind of develop that informal leadership pattern. Then leader identified. So that's when you get associated with those leadership positions. So seeing leaders as taking charge. So you're trying new roles as a leader, identifying what it takes to be a leader and doing that and taking on those responsibilities yourself.

And then fourth stage, well, kind of a lot of stages, leadership differentiated. So it's understanding that leadership is a shared process. So now that you're in a leadership role, you're learning more that leadership is a shared process, generativity. So it's developing a passion and for mentoring and, and investing in other people. And the last one is integration and synthesis. So overall, it just starts from a young age, getting exposed to leadership, learning what leadership entails, trying out positions, learning from them, and then growing and kind of expanding your thoughts of a leader as not just a position, but as helping others and doing good for others.

So what are kind of the main takeaways? I want you. You can look up leadership identity development model and, you know, build from yourself, but you don't have to. The major takeaways that come from this is that move beyond from a leadership as a position mindset. So you don't need to be a leader in your community to do good. You don't need to be a leader in an organization to. To do good. Many so it's effective leaders recognize that leadership can come from anywhere in the group at any time. So it's kind of being that voice for all speaking up and doing good.

The importance of mentorship and role models as a leader. So if you're young and you're getting into leadership, the importance of having a mentor, someone you can turn to and be a support group or, you know, looking up to somebody, having a role model. But then also if you're an experienced leader, it's mentoring and being a role model for those other leaders, being somebody that they can look up to. And again, it's not just in an organization. It could be in the community, could be in kind of anywhere that you look.

And then shared leadership is the future. So that's kind of the final development stage where leaders turn from, I'm leading towards kind of like, how can I help this team? So it's building cultures where leadership is a group effort rather than just a position. So it's how can I put people in the best environment for them to succeed? And that's kind of final stage. So it's envisioning that, you know, it doesn't come down to one person, but every person is accountable, is responsible for leading the team.

So one question I'll leave you with. Thinking about, thinking about your own journey, your own past experiences, thinking about the role models and mentors that you had. Where do you see yourself kind of in this development process? And what's the next step for you? What's the next stage for you to take on? Is it being a role model or mentor for other people? Is it just growing and getting more leadership experience, if that's what you're into? Or maybe getting your voice out there and then. So what can you do to.

To be a leader in your group? Maybe it's not even a group. Maybe it's yourself. What do you need to take on to help lead yourself? You know, accomplishing goals, meeting your, your standards, your values. What, what, what leadership do you start? What leadership do you need to start taking on? And then a third thing to think about is who is your support group, your mentors, role models, who's your cheering squad? If you have one, amazing. If not, maybe finding a role model and that doesn't mean having to have a person to turn to.

Oftentimes role models could be somebody you're reading a book about kind of those kind of role models. You can find role models nowadays in a lot of different places with access on the Internet. And the last thing is how can you uplift other people? So leadership is not just about taking charge and being a good faith. But it's a but it's about how can you help other people succeed. So what can you do in your group, in your environment, in your community to help uplift others? Because that is the true meaning of leadership.

So again, go back, think about midday. Three things of three kind of has a reset where three things you're feeling, sensations, emotions, moods, maybe you're just hungry. What are three things? What are three intentions that you have for the rest of the day? Three things you want to get done, maybe three emotions that you want to get across to your team or to your co workers. And then what are three things you are grateful for today on Monday, March 3rd. So that's all I got for you today, Cadre.

I hope you have a great rest of your day and rest of your week. I'll catch up with you next week when I'm down in sunny Florida. So have a good rest of your week. Thanks for joining. Bye.