{"id":21037,"date":"2022-11-09T13:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/music-can-make-you-a-more-effective-leader\/"},"modified":"2022-11-09T13:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-09T13:57:42","slug":"music-can-make-you-a-more-effective-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/music-can-make-you-a-more-effective-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Music Can Make You a More Effective Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Music<\/p>\n

GUEST POST from Shep Hyken<\/strong><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a rock star with an album that makes millions to say, \u201cMusic changed my life.\u201d You can be the leader of an organization, searching for a way to overcome an obstacle or challenge plaguing you\u2014potentially for years.<\/p>\n

The key to resolving an ongoing leadership challenge could lie in the music you\u2019re listening to. Listening to the right music can actually shift the way you think, help you overcome obstacles and make you a better leader.<\/p>\n

Suppose you\u2019re feeling frustrated with your team, wondering why they\u2019re not as motivated or engaged as you are, why they aren\u2019t handling customers the way you would like, why you can\u2019t fully delegate or something else. In that case, you\u2019re probably asking, \u201cHow can I get them to change?\u201d<\/p>\n

But that may not be the right question. What if you asked instead, \u201cWhat can I change in myself?\u201d What if the thing you need to change is your internal environment<\/em>, not your external one<\/em>?<\/p>\n

This is the tough question that The Leader\u2019s Playlist<\/em><\/a>, the book debut I had the chance to interview Drumm for an episode of Amazing Business Radio<\/strong>. In the interview, she talked about game-changing ways leaders can become more effective. Specifically, she shared a powerful, practical tool for shifting unconscious perspectives and behaviors that may create a poor leadership outcome. That tool is music.<\/p>\n

According to Drumm, music is a \u201cbrain hack for shifting ineffective leadership patterns.\u201d From her decades of coaching top executives, including billionaire CEOs and high-profile political figures, Drumm knows that when someone is struggling as a leader, especially if they\u2019re feeling strong emotions such as burnout, frustration, imposter syndrome, etc., it\u2019s often because there\u2019s an internal \u2018playlist\u2019 on repeat that is shaping how they view their circumstances\u2014not outside pressures.<\/p>\n

Drumm says, \u201cThis playlist of thoughts is keeping them stuck. It\u2019s become that soft background music they may be unable to hear, but it\u2019s there, hijacking their emotional state.\u201d<\/p>\n

The internal playlist is typically rooted in childhood \u201cwounds.\u201d Drumm highlights common \u201cplaylist titles\u201d she encounters in the executives and leaders she coaches, including, but not limited to:<\/p>\n

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  1. I am all alone<\/li>\n
  2. I am not good enough<\/li>\n
  3. I am trapped and confined<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    These subconscious messages are deeply embedded in the leader\u2019s psyche, and it\u2019s a challenge for most leaders to simply think or decide their way out of their playlist.<\/p>\n

    During my interview, I asked Drumm if playing music can dramatically change a mood. She quickly answered, \u201cYes,\u201d so I shared a short story about a favorite song I listen to in the morning when I need a little boost to get me going. The song is Perfect Day<\/em> Music can alter your mood, clear your head and change how you think over time. Drumm\u2019s book outlines a strategy for using music to tap into your subconscious. Change the way you feel, and you shift your thought patterns. Her goal is to help leaders create a playlist that reflects the life they want to lead, understand how their current playlists came to be and learn how the power of music can unlock a leader\u2019s true potential.<\/p>\n

    So, if you\u2019re struggling to lead your team effectively, check for an internal playlist playing in the background, and then create a literal playlist to help rewire those beliefs. As Drumm says: your personal evolution sparks your leadership evolution!<\/p>\n

    This article originally appeared on Forbes<\/a><\/p>\n

    Image Credit: Shep Hyken<\/p>\n

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    GUEST POST from Shep Hyken You don\u2019t have to be a rock star with an album that makes millions to say, \u201cMusic changed my life.\u201d You can be the leader of an organization, searching for a way to overcome an obstacle or challenge plaguing you\u2014potentially for years. The key to resolving an ongoing leadership challenge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21037"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21037\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}