284: Steve Fredlund - True Visionary Authentic Leadership
As a leader, you have a clear vision for the future; you rally the troops and pump them up\u2026 then what? Today, we will find out what a true visionary does with their team that sets everyone up for future success.
Steve Fredlund spent 25 years in Fortune 500 companies, including Medtronic, 3M, Thrivent Financial, and Allianz. Steve\u2019s 20 years of nonprofit leadership experience includes 6 boards of directors and a community-wide effort to transform a community in northern Rwanda.
Recently, Steve started Small Small Business, where he and his team provide entrepreneurs, small business owners, and nonprofit leaders with a level of support usually only available to larger organizations. In this episode, we learn from Steve\u2019s incredible insights on being a visionary in your leadership.
Jump in and reveal the way to true visionary authentic leadership.
In this episode:
- There is a value to \u201cplaying small.\u201d Steve gives us some background on his perspective on life and experience in driving impact through non-profit.
- Learn how Steve\u2019s skill in \u201cstarting things\u201d fuels his leadership style and how managing and leading is a different ballgame than igniting something.
- Steve talks about how leadership can\u2019t hold to one single skill anymore. We need to start thinking about leadership differently.
- Steve reveals exactly how leaders can stay ahead and adapt to changes. It boils down to staying engaged and interactive with your team, followers, stakeholders, etc.
- Are leaders happy? Steve explains how his research suggests most aren\u2019t and how we can start turning this around.
- Why are non-profit organizations becoming the benchmark for some of the world\u2019s best leaders? Steve breaks down the best way to set a vision for your team, step by step.
Key Takeaways:
- Operate from a place of gratitude
- Leaders are the catalysts for progress
- Leaders set the vision and rally the troops
- Keep an eye out for emerging leaders and what makes them successful
- Leaders need to stay engaged and interact with their followers
- Get clarity of vision, then surround yourself with the right people
Tweetable Quotes:
\u201cLet\u2019s live life large and try things out.\u201d - Steve Fredlund
\u201cHope is not a strategy\u2026 That\u2019s not going to get you any closer to happiness.\u201d - Steve Fredlund
\u201cThe world is spinning a million miles an hour. You don\u2019t have to keep up with it.\u201d - Steve Fredlund
Connect with Steve on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Check out https://stevefredlund.com/ and discover your most authentic self.
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