Why Leaders Fix the Wrong Problem | Kevin St. Clergy
Show by Kent Kniebel
Kevin St. Clergy hit .550 one season, then missed every pitch the next, and the adults around him decided it was an attitude problem. It was an eyesight problem. Kevin, author of Blind Blaming, joins Kent to unpack why capable people spend months or years fixing the wrong problem, and the simple method he uses to stop.Guest: Kevin St. Clergy is an author, speaker, and entrepreneur who built and sold a digital marketing company, now runs mastermind groups for business owners, and wrote Blind Blaming from his TED Talk, "Solving the Wrong Problem Perfectly."In this episode:07:17 - What blind blaming is, told through a baseball season gone wrong10:29 - Why root cause analysis stalls inside your own team, and the Reflect, Connect, Decide method14:23 - Three fatal flaws: availability bias, confirmation bias, and solving the wrong problem on repeat18:08 - When the missing piece is personal: sleep apnea, low testosterone, and the problem nobody checked20:57 - The five whys, and where blind blaming picks up when they run out26:04 - The 1-3-1 method for "got a minute?" interruptions29:36 - M3 Mastery: mindset, margins, and momentum36:27 - Advice for leaders chasing a promotion, and a reading list for the newly promotedResources mentioned:Blind Blaming by Kevin St. Clergy (blindblaming.com, also on Amazon and audiobook)Kevin's TED Talk, "Solving the Wrong Problem Perfectly" (search YouTube)Beyond Blind Blaming podcast (search your podcast app)The Mountain Is You by Brianna WiestBuy Back Your Time by Dan Martell (Kevin points to the chapter on systems and playbooks)Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin Hardy10X Is Easier Than 2X by Dan Sullivan and Benjamin HardyThe One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard and Spencer JohnsonLeadership and the One Minute Manager (situational leadership) by Ken Blanchard and coauthorsThe Leadership Secrets of Santa ClausThe five whys and the 1-3-1 method (frameworks discussed)Links for today's show:Kevin St. Clergy on LinkedInKevin's website and bookKent Kniebel on LinkedInThe Promoted Leader ToolkitMusic for this podcast comes from a live recording of the song Needle & Thread and is provided with permission by Pert' Near Sandstone. Check them out on pertnearsandstone.com and on all major streaming platforms.Enjoyed the episode? Leave a rating and review wherever you listen. It helps more leaders find the show.
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