506. Transformational Leadership Principles Hidden in Dr. Becky’s Parenting Book (Part 2)

The ONE Thing

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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This episode wraps up our two-part series on what leadership lessons we can learn from parenting expert Dr. Becky Kennedy, author of Good Inside. If you caught part one, you know these lessons aren't just for parents—they’re tools for anyone who wants to show up better in their relationships and at work. We dive into the last three lessons Jay took from Dr. Becky’s work: The Power of Repair, Resilience Over Happiness, and Playing the Long Game. We start with the power of repair—the idea that it's never too late to take ownership and mend trust, whether it's with your child or your team. Then we explore why great leaders prioritize resilience over happiness and learn to tolerate discomfort so that growth can happen. Finally, Jay shares how Dr. Becky’s philosophy of always choosing the long game can change not only your parenting, but your leadership legacy. Leadership isn’t about perfection—it’s about reflection, accountability, and choosing growth over ease. Let’s model what we want to see, in our kids and in our teams. Challenge of the Week: Look for a moment where you can recognize that two things can be true at the same time. Maybe you’re a strong leader who’s struggling right now. Maybe a team member is usually dependable but underperforming. Acknowledge both sides. It will change how you approach the challenge. *** To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: the1thing.com/pods. We talk about: Why self-awareness around triggers is key to great leadership How repair builds trust after mistakes What it means to lead for the long game, not the quick win Links & Tools from This Episode: Read: Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy Free Resources Want to be a guest or share feedback? Email [email protected] or send us an audio note at Speakpipe.com/the1thing. Produced by NOVA

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0:00.0	On Monday, we dropped the first four lessons of the seven lessons I learned on leadership
0:06.1	from a parenting expert.
0:07.7	And that parenting expert is Dr. Becky Kennedy.
0:10.2	Here's the author of Good Inside.
0:12.2	Fabulous book, fabulous program.
0:14.3	You should definitely listen to her any chance you get.
0:16.8	Today, we're going to cover the second half of those lessons, lessons five, six, and seven,
0:21.7	just as impactful for you as a leader, as a parent, as someone who just wants to have better, deeper relationships.
0:27.2	I hope you'll enjoy it as much of the first episode. Here we go.
0:30.2	I'm Jay Papazan, and this is The One Thing, your weekly guide to the simple steps that lead to extraordinary results.
0:48.3	Thank you. to the simple steps that lead to extraordinary results. All right, lesson five, the power of repair.
0:51.2	Now, this is huge in relationships, especially with our children, but the idea of
0:56.7	the power of repair also is powerful in the context of leadership. So I'm going to start kind of
1:01.4	heavily on the parenting side and then lead you into the leadership side because I had to
1:05.9	really digest the parenting side of this and also having been a former child part of this before I could
1:11.8	really put it in context of leadership. But I know that she went deep on this on the Mel Robbins
1:16.7	podcast. It's also in the book, Good Inside, that I keep referring to, that I just thought, wow,
1:21.6	this is the best parenting slash leadership book I've read in a long time. But she talks about
1:26.5	our triggers, our stories from our past
1:29.5	playing out in the present. So many things that trigger us as parents are actually us reliving
1:37.0	moments that are unresolved from our own childhood. So if our parents were constantly yelling at
1:42.1	us because we were late for the school bus, guess what we're likely to be triggered with with our kids?
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