Every one of us has personal goals, but we all share similar ways to achieve them. Just like having different takes on everyday events, the tools we use to get to the finish line may not sit well with other people. The kind of attitude that is normal for us  - what we use as motivation - may come out as too aggressive or rude to someone else. This is why being a leader involves understanding the culture of those around you. We have to make sure we see their perspective before jumping to conclusions.

In this episode, I share how one training session at the pool taught me a valuable lesson in leadership and culture. I discuss who Rich Clifford was, his status, our goal for that training day, and what he said that made me raise an eyebrow. I discuss the importance of understanding the culture of the people you work with. I also explain why sharing the same purpose is more important than having the same tools to achieve it.

“The key is to understand whether you share the same purpose with that teammate or colleague and you’re just using a different tool to try to get to the same point.” - Kathy Sullivan

This week on Kathy Sullivan Explores:

●     How a walk to the swimming pool taught me about leadership and culture

●     Who Rich Clifford was and what it was like meeting him for the first time

●     Why his self-motivation rubbed me the wrong way

●     Why I didn’t think a competitive spur was an ideal way to inspire excellence

●     The two tools we all use to accomplish a goal

Spaceship Not Required

I’m Kathy Sullivan, the only person to have walked in space and gone to the deepest point in the ocean.

I’m an explorer, and that doesn’t always have to involve going to some remote or exotic place. It simply requires a commitment to put curiosity into action.

In this podcast, you can explore, reflecting on lessons learned from life so far and from my brilliant and ever-inquisitive guests. We explore together in this very moment from right where you are--spaceship not required.

Welcome to Kathy Sullivan Explores.

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