Agile Digital Business - Llamas: A Lesson in Leadership and Team Roles

Llamas: A Lesson in Leadership and Team Roles

12/14/20 • 8 min

In Episode 36 of Agile Digital Business, hear insights about leader selection, and about allowing team members to self select into ideal roles.

Vickie Maris, host of the show, teaches in the professional development classroom (and virtual learning spaces) on leadership lessons gleaned from the raising and training of llamas, ponies, and other livestock on her farm.

https://vickiemaris.com/coaching

http://dawnofpromisefarm.com

Show Notes for Episode 36

00:00 Introduction to information about a leader in the USA, NASA astronaut John Glenn - the third person and first American to orbit the Earth. In 1957, he made the first supersonic, transcontinental flight across the United States.

:54 The name of John Glenn is listed in Chapter 2 in the book, Why A Students Work for C Students, by Robert T. Kiyosaki. The list includes 50 people who didn't finish school. There are several presidents, authors, movie directors, playwrites, musicians and business founders and owners on the list.

2:36 Introduction of this episode of Agile Digital Business.

3:13 Leadership development program is referred to: Foundations in Leading Meaningful Change.

3:30 My Zoom call llama, Heartsong, joined me for teaching in a session of a virtual program on Leading Meaningful Change. This lesson was in situational leadership.

For information about booking a llama for your next virtual training or online coffee chat: Book the llamas for an appearance -- heartsongllamasonline.com

4:07 Think about how you select leaders for your organization.

4:33 Consider helping out Wikipedia if you use the web tool as a resource. The fundraising campaign is going now, but they welcome your donation at any point throughout the year. (Click the link to donate.)

5:14 Music plays and then you hear a setup to the instructional content. The audio was captured outdoors, and is a download from a Zoom call.

5:46 You will hear the reactions of people who were enrolled in the Leading Meaningful Change Foundations program.

6:12 The latest book by Beverly Patwell is Leading Meaningful Change: Capturing the Hearts, Minds and Souls of the People You Lead, Work With and Serve.

6:30 Vickie Maris teaches a short example about team roles by discussing a llama pack string hiking out on the trail. It's important to position llamas in the best role for each individual llama as they work on the trail. The ideal role for Heartsong in any scenario, is to serve as the lead llama. She selects this role if she is out grazing with the herd in the pasture or if she is working with a group on the trail.

7:40 Consider allowing your teams to self select into the roles they are best suited for.

8:00 Bev invites people to follow Vickie Maris on LinkedIn where you can hear more insights like the one she shared with her llama Heartsong. https://linkedin.com/in/vickiemaris

8:15 Thank you for listening to Agile Digital Business. An invitation to subscribe to the show is included.

#teachinspireconnect #agiledigitalbiz

In Episode 36 of Agile Digital Business, hear insights about leader selection, and about allowing team members to self select into ideal roles.

https://vickiemaris.com/coaching

http://dawnofpromisefarm.com

Show Notes for Episode 36

2:36 Introduction of this episode of Agile Digital Business.

3:13 Leadership development program is referred to: Foundations in Leading Meaningful Change.

3:30 My Zoom call llama, Heartsong, joined me for teaching in a session of a virtual program on Leading Meaningful Change. This lesson was in situational leadership.

For information about booking a llama for your next virtual training or online coffee chat: Book the llamas for an appearance -- heartsongllamasonline.com

4:07 Think about how you select leaders for your organization.

5:14 Music plays and then you hear a setup to the instructional content. The audio was captured outdoors, and is a download from a Zoom call.

5:46 You will hear the reactions of people who were enrolled in the Leading Meaningful Change Foundations program.

6:12 The latest book by Beverly Patwell is Leading Meaningful Change: Capturing the Hearts, Minds and Souls of the People You Lead, Work With and Serve.

7:40 Consider allowing your teams to self select into the roles they are best suited for.

8:00 Bev invites people to follow Vickie Maris on LinkedIn where you can hear more insights like the one she shared with her llama Heartsong. https://linkedin.com/in/vickiemaris

8:15 Thank you for listening to Agile Digital Business. An invitation to subscribe to the show is included.

#teachinspireconnect #agiledigitalbiz

Previous Episode

Leader Effectiveness | Pete DeLisle Interview Part 2

Pete DeLisle, PhD, uses memorable case studies and stories to reflect on leader effectiveness that you can incorporate into your own style of leadership. He is my guest in Episode 35 of Agile Digital Business.

Show notes, time codes and key take-aways:

0:00 A snippet of Pete teaching about the reciprocity behaviors of the Apollo 13 (you can watch the movie as homework!)

:35 Intro of Episode 35 of Agile Digital Business

:55 Request that you grab a screenshot of the show and share it on your favorite social media channel

1:16 Reminder that you can find key takeaways from this episode and others when you search on: #teachinspireconnect #agiledigitalbiz

3:04 Pete was a guest in Episode 32 of the show for the Part 1 interview

3:30 Welcoming Dr. Pete DeLisle back to the mic!

4:15 Pete teaches in the executive education. You can hear more of Pete's bio back in Episode 32.

... Framing the leader effectiveness theory ...

4:38 Introducing elements of leader effectiveness: awareness of self; awareness of other people (what's going on with them); situational awareness (what's going on around you). Leadership is the ability to influence people with or without authority.

6:42 "Leading without authority, to me, is a much higher form of leadership." - Pete DeLisle, PhD

6:58 The ability to make hard decisions.

7:30 The next element of the ability to lead is foresight.

7:46 Working through the what-might-happen-if scenarios.

8:06 Foresight causes a leader to develop a sense of preparedness.

8:32 Pete talks about the ethos of the US Coast Guard. Their motto is semper paratus. Their underlying ethos is: "We have to go out. We don't necessarily have to come back."

8:50 The last element of effective leadership is commitment. The three levels of engagement include volunteer, duty and reciprocity.

10:30 A question about the stage of a career at which a person thinks about the elements of an effective leader.

11:53 Ensuring that you're taking care of the folks you're working with. "If you don't have folks to do the job, frankly, the job doesn't get done." - Pete DeLisle, PhD

12:37 "We see many organizations that just drive people into the ground. They treat people as if they're expendable. They may be successful for a short period of time, but they don't last long.

Sometimes we see organizations that are much more concerned about the welfare of folks, and they forget how to do business." - Pete DeLisle, PhD

13:20 "If I owned this business, how would I be handling this situation?" - a lens to use when viewing the actions of a leader. - Vickie Maris

15:45 References to the movie, and the real-live event of Apollo 13 ("One of the best movies on leadership and problem solving that you'll ever see." - Pete DeLisle, PhD)

17:30 Astronaut Capt. Jim Lovell's act of courage was to say out loud, over the air, in front of everybody, "Houston, we've got a problem."

18:15 The team on the ground had an absolute commitment to help them be safe and to get them home.

20:00 This episode is sponsored by the group coaching and courses offered through Mastermind.com by Vickie Maris.

Coaching Group: Introduction to Live-streaming and Engaging in Social Media

Coaching Group: DIY Course Creation and Recording of Direct-to-Camera Videos

Self-Study: DIY Course Creation and Recording of Direct-to-Camera Videos

22:45 If you would like to learn more about Pete DeLisle's schedule for teaching in professional development programs, send an email to agiledigitalbusiness @ gmail dot com, and we'll forward your inquiry to Pete. He is teaching in online environments as well as upcoming in-person events.

23:35 Story of Ken Mattingly on the ground in the simulator troubleshooting while his colleagues were in space.

25:11 Story of hearing Jim Lovell and Gene Kranz speak during the Ag Alumni Fish Fry for Purdue University, 2007.

26:10 Relating the story and movie of Apollo 13 to Vickie's dad, Jim Maris, a military pilot and also an educator.

28:16 Discussion about the times when rules need to be broken.

28:37 Brief story about the D-Day experience in a sky full of B-24s with lights out and in radio silence.

30:40 Pete describes an example of when a leader has to consider disobeying an order.

33:04 Pete shares an example of the captain of a US Navy Aircraft carrier making a decision to take the USS Theodore Roosevelt offline.

37:00 Homework ass...

Next Episode

Experiential learning event with an acoustic rock band & other leadership development programs

0:00 Welcome to Season 4 of Agile Digital Business podcast. Introduction by the host, Vickie Maris. Topics of leadership, personal development, team development and team communications.

:34 Insight about the music for the podcast and the accordion in the mix.

1:37 Upcoming leadership and team development programs; and music events

2:12 Frontline Leadership, April 6-7, 2022 - taught by Gar Trusley and Paul Slaggert; hosted in Indianapolis, Indiana by the Kelley School of Business Executive Education (this leadership program was previously named Supervisory Development when it was offered in South Bend, Indiana)

2:30 Developing the Effective Technical Leader, April 5-7, 2022, is taught by Dr. Pete DeLisle. The program is held in Bloomington, Indiana and is also hosted by Kelley School of Business Executive Education. This program was previously called Engineering Leadership when it was offered in South Bend, Indiana.

3:22 Take the Everything DiSC "Workplace" assessment & participate in a 90-minute facilitated discussion (virtual), "What's your style in Everything DiSC?"

4:35 Learn about the custom program you can bring to your team - an experiential learning event with an acoustic rock band about team communications

4:56 Music dates

5:02 Scott Greeson, Vickie Maris & Brady Joseph - music via a FB Live; 8:30 pm EST from the Facebook page

5:35 Concert at TAF on May 7, 2022; 7:30 pm EST - Scott Greeson, Michael Kelsey, Vickie Maris and Courtney Von Drehle

6:47 Notes about the new version of the introductory episode for Agile Digital Business.

7:44 Mention of a possible new show name in the works for the podcast.

8:02 In Season 4, host Vickie Maris is exploring the topics of leadership, personal development, team development and team communications.

8:10 Vickie Maris is a certified facilitator of the DiSC Profile, or more specifically, the "Workplace" profile in the portfolio of content from Everything DiSC. She also facilitates The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team. Both these are Wiley brands.

8:21 The podcast was on hold in 2021 as the business was being launched: Teach. Inspire. Connect.

8:47 Several speaking engagements occurred in 2021 and several more speaking and facilitating engagements are on the books in the new year.

9:11 Background about Vickie Maris

10:51 Feeling grateful for the podcast medium.

11:02 Capturing nuggets of wisdom in leadership, team development and team communications.

11:32 Information about the opportunity to take the Everything DiSC Workplace assessment and to participate in the virtual, 90-minute discussion.

12:33 Information about the team experiential learning event with an acoustic rock band

13:12 In the program, you can select which assessment you would want to have your team take. A few of the options include Everything DiSC Workplace, Everything DiSC Productive Conflict, Everything DiSC Agile EQ and more.

14:40 What is an Authorized Partner - Everything DiSC and The Five Behaviors

15:15 How to enroll in facilitator certification for Everything DiSC or The Five Behaviors

15:45 Thank you for checking out Episode 37 of the show

16:20 How to set up a call for talking about how any of the

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17:18 Include the hashtag #teachinspireconnect when you share out the podcast in your social media channels.

18:07 Let's go out and Teach. Inspire. and Connect!