Gautrey Unleashed

From Today’s Struggles to Tomorrow’s Triumph: The Consequences of Not Mastering the Day Job

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The future is shaped by the choices we make today. Failing to control the day job sets the stage for future struggles. 

Don't underestimate the impact of today's decisions on tomorrow's outcomes. Influence your present, invest in strategic planning, and be the architect of your destiny. The path to long-term success begins with seizing control. 

Don't let today's challenges become tomorrow's regret; take charge, influence, and witness your triumphant journey unfold.

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Leadership’s Subtle Tool: Expectation Management

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Among the myriad insights from my in-depth coaching of top-tier leaders, the transformative power of expectations stands out prominently.

The anticipations and beliefs of these leaders don't just impact their personal decision-making; they ripple out, influencing team morale, dynamics, and overall performance.

Effective leaders are adept at cultivating expectations that resonate with success, thereby instilling confidence and inspiration throughout their ranks.

This nuanced tool, though occasionally sidelined in leadership discourses, can truly be the demarcating factor between a team that thrives with enthusiasm and one that merely gets by.

  Read: The Power of Expectation  (one of the Extraordinary Lessons in Influence) Read More

Causing Offence and Being Offended

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People are so easily offended these days. It’s ridiculous.

And deeply damaging to the progress as an individual, of organisations, and humanity.

Worrying excessively about who you may offend is a wasteful drag on productivity. While appropriate to be somewhat mindful of unnecessary offence, “you cannot please all of the people all of the time.”

Rather like trying to be perfect. Waste of effort and energy. You just need to be exceptional in the critical areas based on your purpose, and avoid fatal imperfections.

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Handling Power Carefully

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Like it or not, power is at the heart of the work of an influencer. You may well dislike the notion of power. If so, you have probably seen and felt abuse of power. For sure, it can create much harm. Power is the name of the game because it produces the capacity to influence, and all that is good in the world arrives as a result of influence. Read More

Emotional Dexterity

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If you are not in control of your emotions, who is? One of the most important aspects of professional performance is managing your emotions, in a deliberate and premeditated way, for an intentional impact.  When you can do this, you have achieved what I refer to as Emotional Dexterity. But, how many can do this, with ease? For most people, the emotions they experiences are outside of their control, at least initially. Recently, one very senior head-hunter told me he had never met anyone who could control their emotions - I beg to differ. Read More

Confidence

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Several things need to be borne in mind when it comes to confidence.
  • Lack of confidence, when noticed by others, creates wariness - "Why is this person lacking confidence, do they not believe what they are saying or asking me to do?"
  • Low confidence undermines competence. You have the skills and capability, but your internal dialogue mutes your performance.
  • Feeling a lack of confidence signals an amazing opportunity - you're right on the cusp of learning something new, and venturing where you've never been before.
  • Fantasies about what others think is a common cause, and while somewhat valid, is usually massively exaggerated.
  • Everyone, yes everyone, will feel a lack of confidence many times in their careers/lives - it's natural and part of the learning process. The problem is when you allow it to paralyse your action.
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Ten Years! Seven of the Best

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This week marks the tenth anniversary of my blog, which I find hard to believe. Harder still is to note that in those ten years I’ve published nigh on 1,000 articles and 500 videos, all focused on helping people to succeed with greater impact and influence.

To mark the occasion I’ve pulled out the seven articles I most frequently refer to in my private coaching work and for the time being, have made these public so you can read, enjoy and hopefully, benefit too. Read More

Your Track-Record

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Your track-record of results will speak volumes about the value you can add to people's lives. Whatever your track-record is like, it could be improved, and actually, quite easily. Here's how. Read More

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