Cadre Today and Bold Followership

Well, hey there, Cadre. How are you? I hope you are great. It's midday on Monday. Normally you see my face nice and early in the morning, but I'm popping in around lunchtime if you're in the center states. So I hope that things are well for you in this part of your journey as well. This morning you've had the chance to check out Luke and Matt and Gene coming up later today, Nick is going to take you on a walk. And then of course, the cadence of the Cadre continues on. Jules. By golly, I was hoping I was gonna see you this afternoon for our daily check in.

My friend, how are you? I hope you're good. Well, hey, on Mondays, Professional development Day, I always talk about following. Why? Because what do we got in a leader if there's no one following? The answer is not a lot. We got a lot of noise. We got a lot of people thinking they're doing a lot. But in reality, leaders who are leading if no one's following aren't. Aren't making much more than sandcastles. So today I'd like to talk about the idea. Hey, speak, wonder, how are you, my friend? I love those two emojis together.

The coffee spurs on the writin and the writing makes the coffee necessary. You know, later on this week, I'm going to be hosting a giant conference on accountability. It doesn't sound like a fun word, but in reality, accountability is one of my most favorite things. Accountability means that we're actually going to be doing the things that we dream about doing. Accountability normally, though, is turned into a pretty icky word. Accountability is the word that's used against us, right? Accountability is the word that is okay, we need to hold you accountable.

In other words, we need to. Another word that's turned into an icky word. Micromanagement. I actually love micromanagement. I love being managed with the uniqueness that is going to ensure that I am being seen for exactly who I am. I tell you, in all the worlds in which I manage people and things, I always manage people with specificity. I always manage people seeing them for who they are and what they need from me and from the world around them. So this conference on accountability, accountability is front of mind today.

And especially in the world of followership, it is so, so, so, so important because leaders, you need to be held accountable. Often leaders think that because they're leaders, I'm going to change that. Often in a world where leaders aren't in relationship with their followers, it is easy for leaders to not understand the beautiful dance that accountability places them in. Leaders have certain responsibilities that they need to be in nuance with, just as followers do. So let's say the followers are within their off time, their down time, their rest time.

They should be able to go, hmm, But I know that the leader is doing the things that the leader needs to do. So when I jump back into the dance, the game still going on, and vice versa. Followers trust and communicate with your leaders. Leaders trust and communicate with your followers. And all of a sudden you will see that there is this beautiful relationship forming and that relationship, an accountability relationship, a relationship that the right hand understands what the left hand is doing and vice versa.

I think sometimes leaders we go, ha. Now I am in the seat of non accountability or the seat of not having to, because all of the doing is within the follower and the leader is above that or outside of that. Y'all, we're all a part of the puzzle. We are all incredibly integral to the work being done. If we don't understand what each person's part of the puzzle is, that's the beginning of the falling apart. So my invitation for you today, no matter who you are or where you are at within the system of the professional systems that you are in, again I make the distinction.

Professional work is the what we do and the personal work is the who we are. So think about the what you do's in this world. If you go, gosh, I don't know why this person's a part of the what I do. Spend some time figuring it out. And if there really isn't a reason why that person is a part of what you do, that's a problem. Y'all have a great rest of your day and then tomorrow morning I will be coming to you live from Training House, a new location for Livestream, but also a new location for a Cadre Live event where we will be moving, grooving and connecting on a monthly basis.

Y'all, we'll talk to you later.