Not just a broken record
Why good leaders keep repeating themselves
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Hello fellow Enablers,
Whilst facilitating a recent peer mentoring session with an Aquilae Academy team I felt self conscious.
Once again I was bringing the topic back to Fulfilling Performance, albeit from a fresh angle.
I caught myself wondering:
Are they politely squirming, thinking “Here we go again… it’s like listening to a broken record”?
But then I remembered something I heard years ago:
Only when your team members start doing impressions of you delivering your message can you be sure that they’ve received it.
As leaders we often get bored or uncomfortable repeating the same messages long before our people have had the chance to absorb them.
In this case, I needn’t have felt uncomfortable.
The leaders in the Academy Team confirmed that they valued hearing the message again, especially from a different perspective. Each time, it helps them understand it better and consider how they can enable Fulfilling Performance for themselves and those they lead and care about.
Here’s a short clip from that session of me sharing this same message and laughing at my own “obsession” with Fulfilling Performance.
Reflection prompts
What are the key messages you need to get across to your team members?
Are they doing impressions of you sharing them yet?
If not, I suggest you keep finding opportunities to repeat yourself until they are!
The Fulfilling Performance Hub
I’m planning a virtual session to connect leaders who are interested in enabling Fulfilling Performance for themselves and those they lead and care about.
If that sounds interesting and you’d like to be notified when I schedule it, just let me know and I’ll add you to the list.
CAREER-VIEW MIRROR #231
Paul Ripley: From drum solos to driving mastery and safety advocacy.
Paul Ripley left school at 15. He became a pro drummer, built and sold an amplifier business, bought a Ferrari and then spent 45 years becoming one of the world’s most respected advanced driving coaches.
He’s worked with elite car manufacturers, written for The Daily Telegraph and Evo Magazine, and served as Channel 4’s “Driving Doctor” on Driven.
In our conversation, we talk about:
🛠️ His deep-rooted discipline and early entrepreneurial spirit
🚘 What true high-performance driving means
🧠 Why emotional control and mindset matter more than horsepower
📣 His journey into media writing and presenting
🎯 The transformative moment when his father asked: “What do you love?”
Paul has helped countless professional and amateurs drive with more clarity, control and safety. His is a wonderful story and I'm proud to share it with you.
🎙️ Have a listen and let me know what resonates for you.
🎧 Listen now: Apple Podcasts / Online / Spotify
Check out the directory of all our guests and episodes on Instagram.
“Go to people” need people to go to!
The Aquilae Academy: Guided peer mentoring and coaching for executives, senior leaders and business owners.
Running a business or holding a senior position in an organisation can be very rewarding. At the same time it can be challenging and even lonely.
There are certain topics we are either unable or uncomfortable to discuss with colleagues no matter how self aware and open we are.Sometimes it is just not appropriate to discuss an issue with a colleague. Maybe they are the issue!
Our partners and friends may want to listen and help but they may not have relevant experience or be completely independent.
The Aquilae Academy is for senior leaders and business owners who:
acknowledge that they can’t and don’t have to do it alone
value interdependence and
are looking to continue learning and growing with the support of a team of like minded peers
If this sounds like you, contact me and I’ll happily tell you more.
Thank you,
Andy
E: andy@aquilae.co.uk