257 The One About Lollipop Moments

For those long-time listeners, you know that I love learning and talking about Leadership, and I love bringing guests on the podcast who can share their leadership knowledge and expertise with you, which is why I couldn’t wait to share this interview with you!

My guest today is Drew Dudley, a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, educator, and speaker. A mentor of mine introduced me Drew’s TEDx Talk “Leading with Lollipops” a few years ago, and since then I have shared Drew’s Talk with dozens of people. If you haven’t watched it yet, I encourage you to do it now. We have a link to Drew’s TEDx Talk below.

Drew Dudley is someone who has a refreshing perspective on leadership and he is an excellent storyteller. The first time I met him, I couldn’t stop smiling, and hopefully by the end of this episode you’ll feel empowered to be an extraordinarily intentional leader.

Bottom line: Drew Dudley is going to inspire you to become a new kind of leader.

Your roadside friend, as you travel from client to client.

-Trace

Timestamps:

Thanking the best audience in Water Treatment, the Scaling UP! Nation and upcoming events [01:54]

Introducing Wall Street Journal best-selling author and TEDx Speaker, Drew Dudley [13:45]

Tedx Talk experience and shaping your story [17:42]

The origin of the “Lollipop Moment” [21:36]

Creating change with Lollipop Moments [28:08]

Leadership as conscious acts [33:24]

Becoming intentional with the language you choose to use [37:20]

Getting Leadership right in business [40:40]

What is Drew’s book “This is Day One: A Practical Guide To Leadership The Matters” about? [47:04]

Catch Drew Dudley in-person at the AWT Conference in Vancouver! [50:06]

Lightning round questions [52:47]

Thinking On Water With James [1:05:25]

Thinking On Water With James:

In this week’s episode, we’re thinking about the shelf life of industrial-strength sodium hypochlorite or bleach. How long will a drum of sodium hypochlorite last? What factors can impact its shelf life? Do heat and light have an impact? Will contact with certain metals have an impact? What is chemically happening to the sodium hypochlorite to reduce its shelf life? What are the possible consequences of feeding it after it is beyond its shelf life? How does understanding the shelf life of sodium hypochlorite impact the volume ordered when usage rate is considered? Take this week to think about the shelf life of industrial-strength sodium hypochlorite and what it may mean to you.

Quotes:

“When leadership is all about power, influence, and prestige it doesn’t connect with young people.” – Drew Dudley

“One of the challenges isn’t whether we have enough schools teaching Leadership, it’s how they’re teaching Leadership, especifically, what examples they are using.” – Drew Dudley

“The key to any talk, TED or otherwise, is ‘what’s the story’?” – Drew Dudley

“The Lollipop Moment is about a moment in life where somebody let you know that you had a bigger impact than you are aware.” – Drew Dudley

“Useful compelling ideas are inherently motivating.” – Drew Dudley

“Every great story begins with an act of stupidity” – Drew Dudley

“It’s not the goals you’ve set, it’s not the goals you reached; and it’s how you behaved in pursuit of these goals.” – Drew Dudley

“Moments of personal impact are the only source of power that are accessible to everyone on earth.” – Drew Dudley

“Leadership is not about random acts, it’s about conscious acts.” – Drew Dudley

“Never allow someone who you know is a person of worth to diminish themselves in front of you.” – Drew Dudley

“If you present how you feel about something, it can’t be argued with.” – Drew Dudley

“Research shows that the more people in an organization that understand their own personal values and can live them everyday, the better the organization is going to be.” – Drew Dudley

“In Leadership, you never steal anything, you benchmark a good practice.” – Drew Dudley

“Please tell your story, share it with people. Vulnerability leads to extraordinary connections.” – Drew Dudley

“As a speaker, what you’ve been given is the gift of other people’s attention and the opportunity to change minds.” – Drew Dudley

“When we put ideas out in the world, we have no idea where they’re gonna land.” – Drew Dudley

Connect with Drew Dudley:

TEDx Toronto – Drew Dudley “Leading with Lollipops”

Phone: 1-855-685-3253

Email: support@drewdudley.com

Website: www.drewdudley.com

LinkedIn: in/dayonedrew

Twitter: @DayOneDrew

Instagram: @dayonedrew