5 Things Your Team Will Never Forget About You

What will people remember about you as a leader?

Not your title. Not your results. Not your resume.

In this solo episode, Rhoda breaks down five leadership behaviors that leave a lasting impact on your team. This is a practical, honest conversation about how you show up, how you build trust, and how you shape your leadership legacy in everyday moments.

If you want to be remembered as a leader who made a difference, this episode gives you a clear place to start.

What You’ll Learn
 Why leadership legacy is built in everyday interactions
 How your behavior shapes how people experience you
 The connection between trust, consistency, and credibility
 What separates leaders who are respected from those who are remembered
Mentioned in This Episode
 Rhoda’s upcoming book: Make Them Remember 7 Principles to Shape the
Leadership Legacy You Leave Behind

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Closing Thought Your leadership is being remembered in real time.
Make it count.

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:00

Hey, what's your secret? You got the kind of that leads when speechless. It could be model multitasking genius.

SPEAKER_01 0:06

Yeah, you got it all. Welcome back to Breakthrough Conversations with Rhoda and Company, where we have real conversations that help you grow, they help you lead, and they help you what? Breakthrough. Today's episode is titled Five Things Your Team Will Never Forget About You. It's a solo conversation. Today is me, myself, and I speaking to all of you. And I want to talk about something that every leader should think about, but most they really don't think enough about. And that is what will people remember about you as a leader? Not your title, not your resume, not your results on paper. They will remember how you made them feel. And they will remember who you were when it mattered most. And I've worked with leaders across multiple industries. I've coached them, I've developed them, I've seen the best, and unfortunately, I've seen the worst. And I can tell you something with a great amount of certainty, and that is there are a few things your team will never forget about you. And that includes me. There are some very positive stories and memories, but I'm positive there are some that are less positive and didn't get to experience me in the moment where I had evolved and matured as a leader. So for those that perhaps are listening, please forgive me. So let's get into it. Remember, I said it's five things your team will never forget about you. Number one, they will remember how you made them feel about themselves. You can be brilliant, you can be strategic, and you can drive results. But if people leave interactions with you feeling small, feeling unheard, or feeling invisible, that's what they will carry. And I remember early in my career, working my way up from the parking garage to the boardroom, I never forgot the leaders who saw me before I even saw myself. They didn't just manage me, they affirmed me. They would say things like, Rhoda, I see something in you. Rhoda, you have the potential to make a lot of money. Rhoda, you can do more than this. And those words stay with you. And guess what? The opposite stays with you too. So ask yourself this. When people leave a conversation with you, do they feel better or worse about who they are? That's number one. They will remember how you made them feel about themselves. Number two, they will remember if they could trust you. Trust is not built in big speeches, it's built in small moments. It doesn't come 9-1-1 when you need it. You have to already have it built and stored up. Did you keep your word? Did you own mistakes? I've seen leaders lose trust not because they made a mistake, but because they tried to explain it away. They took, they wouldn't take ownership, they lacked accountability. Or because they lacked the courage to be honest and forthcoming and assume that there would be conflict. So they run from it. People don't expect perfection. They really just want honesty and transparency. I worked in environments where trust was really, really high, and I worked in environments when it was really, really low. And in those environments where it was really low, everything felt harder. Same work as the high trust environment, different leadership. Guess what, leaders? Your team is always asking these questions. Can I trust you? Can I rely on you? Are you consistent? And they answer those questions based on what you do, not what you say. So the second thing they remember about you is they will remember if they can trust you. The third thing they will remember is how you showed up in the hard moments. Anyone can lead when things are going well, but how do you show up when things are going wrong? When there's pressure, when there's conflict, when there's uncertainty. Do you stay steady or do you shift? I remember being in situations where everything was on the line, deadlines, pressure, expectations. And I watched leaders closely. Some panicked, some played the blame game, some disappeared. And then there were leaders who leaned in. They stayed calm. They were cool. They took ownership. Those are the ones people follow. Your team is watching you most when things are hard. That is when your leadership is defined. So the third thing they will remember is how you showed up in those hard moments. The fourth thing they will remember if you develop them. People don't forget leaders who invested in them. Not just giving them work and delegating and dumping, but growing them, being very intentional about their growth and development. Did you coach them? Did you challenge them? Did you open doors for them? Did you create an environment where it was safe to learn, to fail, to grow, to glow? One of the things I am so very proud of is not the roles I've held, it's the people I've developed along the way. People who started in one place and are now leading, thriving, growing. That is legacy. And if your team leaves you the same as when they came, you manage them. That's what you did. If you lead and they're better, they're stronger, they're more confident, you led them. So the fourth thing people will remember is if you develop them. But your team is watching what you do. Did you live it or did you just say it? I've seen leaders talk about transparency, but operate in silence. I've seen leaders talk about development, but never coach. They wouldn't even approve you to engage in a development opportunity. I've seen leaders talk about trust but micromanage. People see it. And once they see the gap, it's hard to close that. Alignment builds credibility, misalignment breaks it. So that fifth thing people will remember is if your actions match your words. So here's what I want you to sit with. If your team describe you today, what would they say? Not what you hoped they would say. What would they actually say? Because your leadership is being remembered right now. Every meeting, every decision, every interaction, every one-on-one that you cancel or you don't have. Every time you're looking and checking emails when they're talking to you and you're not listening, everything is being watched. What are they remembering about you right now? This isn't about being perfect, and it's not it is not about being all mushy and lovey-dovey either. It's about being intentional. If you want to be remembered as a leader, you have to lead in a way that leaves a positive mark on people and not a traumatic scar. That's the work I'm doing in my upcoming book, Make Them Remember. Seven Principles to Shape the Leadership Legacy You Leave Behind. Leadership that people carry with them long after the role is over. And to everyone listening, take one of these five and work on it this week. That's how leadership grows, that's how it evolves, that's how it matures. Thank you for tuning in to Breakthrough Conversations with Rhoda and Company. And your breakthrough begins with how you choose. Notice I said, how you choose to leave. What will they remember about you? Thank you for listening.

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