Positive Leadership Tip | Ep 19: Do This When Your Team is Frustrating You
The Jon Gordon Podcast
Jon Gordon
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🗓️ 24 September 2025
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In this episode of Positive Leadership Wednesday, I tackle what to do when your team is driving you up the wall. I break down the common frustrations leaders face and reveal why your reaction can make all the difference. Learn practical ways to shift your mindset, navigate tough moments, and turn team tensions into opportunities for growth. If this speaks to your experience, share it with a fellow leader who could use a boost!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive leadership tip. |
| 0:06.2 | When your team is not performing well, it could actually be very frustrating. |
| 0:10.7 | I have been there. |
| 0:11.7 | And there's so many times we actually want a different team. |
| 0:15.6 | I've been there as well. |
| 0:17.4 | But I believe that every team we have, we have for a reason. |
| 0:21.5 | They're meant to make us a better leader. |
| 0:24.5 | They're meant to make us better and we're meant to make them better. |
| 0:28.4 | So instead of getting frustrated with your team and getting anxious and getting mad |
| 0:36.1 | and wanting to make some changes right away. First, look at the problems, |
| 0:41.9 | look at the challenges, look at the issues, look at the gaps, and start identifying the solutions. |
| 0:49.3 | And as you get in there and you start working with them and coaching them and working through those problems |
| 0:55.3 | and those challenges and identifying the solutions. It actually makes you a much better |
| 1:01.1 | leader and it makes them a whole lot better. Use the frustration and the challenge as an opportunity |
| 1:06.7 | to coach more, develop more, and lead better. And when you do this, you and your team both |
| 1:14.1 | will grow. How do I know? I'm actually going through that right now, and I'm following this advice. |
| 1:21.4 | All right, have a great day. Lead positive. |
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