{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Leadership is Hard!","description":"Being a leader is not for the faint of heart. It\u2019s easier to take the path of least resistance. It\u2019s easier to tolerate bad behavior than it is to address it. However, great leaders are less concerned with their own discomfort of having a hard conversation than they are about the overarching direction, goals, and needs of the organization. Today\u2019s show is about the not-so-glamorous side of leadership because in the end, leadership is about behavior not about position and people will listen to what you say but they will believe what you do! \ud835\udc47\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc58\ud835\udc52\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc64\ud835\udc4e\ud835\udc66\ud835\udc60 \ud83d\udcdd \ud83d\udd11 It\u2019s not unkind to be clear and you don\u2019t have to be ugly to be candid. \ud83d\udd11 It\u2019s hard to act in a way that aligns with your words. \ud83d\udd11 Leaders do the hard things. Leaders can stand on their values and the values of the organization in which they are leading. \u210d\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd5e\ud835\udd56\ud835\udd68\ud835\udd60\ud835\udd63\ud835\udd5c \ud83d\udcda Think about the things that you\u2019re not doing because they\u2019re hard. What is that difficult conversation that you\u2019re refusing to have because it\u2019s hard and you don\u2019t want to hurt somebody\u2019s feelings? Is there a way that you can reframe that difficult conversation to be a conversation that needs to be had for the good of the person and the good of your department, organization, or business? What is that behavior that\u2019s been exhibited that you\u2019re not changing because it\u2019s hard to do so? Find that behavior and do something today that\u2019s different. \ud835\udcef\ud835\udcfe\ud835\udcf5\ud835\udcf5 \ud83c\udfa7 \ud835\udcea\ud835\udcf7\ud835\udced \ud83d\udcf9 \ud835\udcea\ud835\udcfd \ud83d\udd17 \ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf7 \ud835\udceb\ud835\udcf2\ud835\udcf8  Be sure to tune in each week for new episodes!  Learn more about the host here: https:\/\/laurelrutledge.com Let\u2019s connect: Instagram: @laurel.k.rutledge Facebook: Laurel K Rutledge Linkedin: Laurel K. Rutledge MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Check out The Rutledge Perspective on YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@therutledgeperspective  Thank you for listening!  Thank you so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.  Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!  Subscribe to the podcast.  If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, or Stitcher. You can also subscribe from the podcast app on your mobile device.  Leave us a review. \u2028 Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on the platforms, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review.  #therutledgeperspective #hereforapurpose #leadershipfromtheheart #dopeblackpods #blackpodcastersassociation  ","author_name":"The Rutledge Perspective Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/laurelrutledge.com\/","html":"