Unpacking Your Leadership Style with Dr. Andrea Vitz
Episode Overview
Reflect on how your upbringing influences your leadership style. Identify and break negative cycles learned from parents. Use compassionate methods instead of fear and shame for discipline. Seek feedback on your leadership style for improvement. Understand the emotional states behind decision-making.
You have to actually take that as a huge gift, because this is an opportunity to upgrade your leadership
Have you ever wondered where your leadership style comes from? In this episode of 'Levelheaded Talk', Dr. Andrea Vitz and Jon Leon Guerrero dive into the roots of our leadership and communication styles. With a mix of humour and deep reflection, they explore how our upbringing shapes the way we lead today. Dr. Vitz shares personal anecdotes about her family, highlighting the influence of her father and grandfather on her storytelling and humour.
This sets the stage for a broader discussion on how family leaders, consciously or not, teach us to lead. Whether it’s your mum, dad, grandparents, or other caregivers, their emotional states and decision-making processes leave a lasting impact on us. Dr. Vitz encourages listeners to reflect on their own leadership styles by examining the emotions their parents often displayed when making decisions.
She suggests an eye-opening exercise: write down all the traits you disliked in your parents and then check if you exhibit any of them yourself. This can be a humbling experience but also a crucial step in improving your leadership skills. Jon adds his insights, sharing how generational changes have influenced his own leadership approach. They discuss the importance of breaking negative cycles, like using fear and shame as disciplinary tools, which only lead to resentment and further mistakes.
Instead, they advocate for more compassionate and constructive methods. By the end of the episode, you'll be inspired to take a closer look at your leadership style and consider how you can make positive changes. It's a thought-provoking journey into self-awareness and growth that you won't want to miss.