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title: Podcast | Becoming a Confident Leader Today While Empowering Tomorrow’s Talent
description: How good leaders are able to recognize their direct reports' unique talents and harness that potential to grow both the employee AND the organization.
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# Podcast | Becoming a Confident Leader Today While Empowering Tomorrow’s Talent

 by [Pursuant](https://resources.pursuant.com/author/pursuant) | Mar 24, 2022

The Great Resignation has shed light on the timeless reality that effective organizations require empowered people. Good leaders are able to recognize their direct reports' unique talents and passions and harness that potential to grow both the employee AND the organization... but how is this accomplished? In this episode, our Executive Vice President Rebecca "Becca" Segovia shares how she grew into the effective leader she is today, as well as some key resources and frameworks you can leverage to become the leader YOU want to be. 

Some key takeaways:

- Learn how to see the gifts in your employees so you can maximize their talents
- A framework of questions you can ask to find out how your team members are wired
- Cultivate an abundance mentality even when working within limitations
- Running lean and achieving your goals, simultaneously 

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Book mentions:

- [5 Dysfunctions of a Team](https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/ref=sr_1_1?crid=31LYHCZSMROI5&keywords=5+dysfunctions+of+a+team+book&qid=1648060316&s=books&sprefix=5+dys%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1) by Patrick Lencioni
- [The Three Signs of a Miserable Job](https://www.amazon.com/Three-Signs-Miserable-Job-Employees/dp/0787995312/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1648060437&sr=1-1) by Patrick Lencioni
- [The Ideal Team Player](https://www.amazon.com/Ideal-Team-Player-Recognize-Cultivate/dp/1119209595/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Z4EUHTUOBJ8&keywords=the+ideal+team+player+by+patrick+lencioni&qid=1648060529&s=books&sprefix=The+ideal%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1) by Patrick Lencioni
- [Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't](https://www.amazon.com/Good-Great-Some-Companies-Others/dp/0066620996/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12CQ3H25LITSS&keywords=good+to+great+by+jim+collins&qid=1648060586&s=books&sprefix=good+to+g%2Cstripbooks%2C72&sr=1-1) by Jim Collins
- [Measure What Matters](https://www.amazon.com/Measure-What-Matters-Google-Foundation/dp/0525536221/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L0JTDIXQFVZJ&keywords=measure+what+matters&qid=1648060684&s=books&sprefix=Measure+%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1) by John Doerr
- [Radical Candor](https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Revised-Updated-Saying-dp-1529038340/dp/1529038340/ref=dp_ob_title_bk) by Kim Scott
- [Strengths Finder](https://www.amazon.com/StrengthsFinder-2-0-Tom-Rath/dp/159562015X/ref=sr_1_2?crid=33Y6HAXT42EQJ&keywords=strength+finders&qid=1648060856&s=books&sprefix=strength+finders%2Cstripbooks%2C83&sr=1-2) by Tom Rath

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