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The Leadership Lightning Round - Creating a Remote Team Culture featuring Monique Lindner

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Introduction to the Lightning Round

Speaker 1

It's the Lightning Round reflective and connect with the listeners on a more personal level . And , without further ado , let's get to the questions .

Speaker 2

But this sounds like a time for us to roll into the lightning round . How are you feeling about that ?

Speaker 3

I'm excited . Let's bring it on .

Speaker 2

Let's do this . You're going to be fantastic

Favorite Leadership Word

Speaker 2

. All right Question number one what is your favorite leadership word ? All right Question number one .

Speaker 3

What is your favorite leadership word Within ?

Speaker 2

Leadership from within . Okay .

Leadership Inspiration Sources

Speaker 3

Question number two who do you look to for leadership inspiration ? Oh , honestly , my clients .

Speaker 2

Okay .

Speaker 3

Question number three Cup half full or cup half empty ?

Speaker 2

oh

Leadership Style Reflections

Speaker 2

, half full . Okay , question number four what would you like to improve about your leadership style ?

Speaker 3

a little bit more emotional detachment at times , which is really , and it doesn't mean I'm not involved , it just means I can respond . I'm not feeling sensational and emotional in a roller

Closing Thoughts

Speaker 3

coaster at times , which is different for autistic people . But yeah , that's what I'm practicing .

Speaker 2

Okay , and the last question what do you think is your leadership strength ?

Speaker 3

Oh , communication , because it's very clear , to the point , still kind and patterns and behaviors . I can see and that's one of my favorite autistic strengths too . I can see behavior patterns or patterns of structure , team structure , business structure , anything within the shortest amount of time and I can help create a better version of that .

Speaker 2

Perfect . Well , thank you so much . That was the lightning round . How do you think you did ?

Speaker 3

Well , I'm not . I think it was helpful , I hope .

Speaker 2

I think you did amazing . You did fantastic . There is no wrong answer . It's all very open-ended questions , for well . I hope I think you did amazing . You did fantastic . Thank you , there is no wrong answer . They're all very open-ended questions , for well . I guess they're not all open-ended questions , but they're all questions about leadership stuff and it's just meant to give everyone an opportunity to get to know you a little bit better .

Speaker 3

Yeah .

Speaker 1

That's it . That's all you have been treated to five leadership-related questions and the responses from this week's guest . We hope you have enjoyed this edition of the Lightning Round brought to you by Trench Leadership , a podcast from the front . Take care and remember leadership without passion limits the depth of your vision .

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