The Illumify Game Changer

Minisode 1.40 – “They’ll tune out.” – How leaders can ensure they’re heard.

As a leader, every time you speak, you have an opportunity to advance your leadership initiative. But first they have to hear you, and you can’t assume they’re even listening. In this minisode from episode 40, Marianne reveals what you can do to ensure they tune in to your every word. Listen to the full episode here: [Link] Produced by NOVA [https://novapodcasting.com]

40. Why they could tune out the leader.

If leaders can’t engage others, they won’t be able to ignite their meaningful change. But don’t be fooled that when you speak, they are even listening. There are a lot of reasons why they may not even hear you. As Jonathan learns in this Illumify Game Changer episode, it’s better to know what those are before you open your mouth to speak. 01:03 Reflecting on the importance of language to leadership. 02:40 Reference Cards, and the meaning of “collective” 04:45 Amplify Card 33: What concerns them about this? 10:40 They may be mostly happy where they are so it’s irrelevant to them. 13:13 Some would be squeamish about those words and ideas. 14:25 The moral overtone might be too heavy for some people. 18:35 Importance of common factual reality of truth, with examples of life and death stories. 22:50 “I don’t think my vision works unless it applies to every individual.” 28:30 There’s deep truth in our need for each other. 33:48 How do you address concerns about sharing a home when others posed a threat in the pandemic and there’s value in working remotely? 36:15 The 3 parts of the vision. 42:35 It’s truth among us that leads to trust and gives a deep strength that runs through the whole community. 47:33 The importance of due diligence to ensure you are heard. 59:05 It can be quiet resistance. They just withdraw. Follow them to see what they do. 1:01:05 A story about how culture can have a huge bearing on how we interpret what we hear. 1:04:10 Due diligence questions. Produced by NOVA [https://novapodcasting.com]

Minisode 1:39 – “If they can’t see it, they will not act.”– The Leader Sees What They Cannot

One of the primary reasons that meaningful change fails to ignite is because those on whom it depends to be realized just don’t see it the same way as the leader does. In this brief episode from episode 39, Marianne explains that we are each a unique composite and that determines our perspective. Leaders must be able to distinguish between their own perspective and those of others, and bridge the gaps. Listen to the full episode here: [Link] Produced by NOVA [https://novapodcasting.com]

39. The Leader Sees What They Don’t

Leaders can’t ignite their vision of meaningful change all by themselves, or they would. But others won’t act unless they, too, can see what the leader sees could be, or at least have a glimpse of it. In this Illumify Game Changer episode, Jonathan answers the question that can ultimately determine whether his vision ever gets realized – or not. 01:30 Amplify Card 32: What can’t they see? 02:15 A narrative on perspective 07:18 Do you see how you have a different perspective from the others? 08:35 A story of how people need help seeing because they don’t see that it matters. Even when it’s visible. 14:16 The importance of symbolism to your communication. 18:40 Picking up different lessons from life can infuse my vision and help others see and feel things. 19:10 The more sentient your vision can be, the more it will appeal to a variety of people. 21:16 We are a “composite” of our experiences, expertise and insights that give us a particular perspective. 23:25 If they can’t see it, they will not act. 27:25 Helping people see what lies beyond. 29:18 Can they see what your vision of a “shared home” looks like? 30:55 The metaphor of being the only one moved by a scene in a film. What do you see that they don’t? 34:54 Why shame, and not embarrassment? And how they differ. 41:35 What I see is not a film. It’s really happening. It really matters. 45:00 What to do when they can see it but don’t want to see it? 48:50 Your responsibility as a leader. Produced by NOVA [https://novapodcasting.com]

Minisode 1:38 – “Assumptions are based on what was and what is, not to what could be.”– Vision vs Assumptions

In this brief excerpt from episode 38, Jonathan discovers the importance of surfacing prevailing assumptions as they can hold others back from seeing the leader’s vision of what could be. And if they can’t see that it is meaningful to them, they will not act to help realize it. Listen to the full episode here: https://illumifygamechanger.com/episodes/38-the-leaders-costly-assumptions [https://illumifygamechanger.com/episodes/38-the-leaders-costly-assumptions]  Produced by NOVA [https://novapodcasting.com]