{"id":1513,"date":"2025-06-09T10:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T10:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2025-06-09T11:10:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:10:27","slug":"leadership-hokey-pokey-why-your-team-is-dizzy-and-not-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/leadership-hokey-pokey-why-your-team-is-dizzy-and-not-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Hokey Pokey: Why Your Team is Dizzy and Not Dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You put your values in
You take your values out
You preach about culture
Then you twist it all about
You do the Leadership Hokey Pokey
And you spin your team around…
That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nope. That\u2019s what confusion is all about.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s be real: Inconsistent leadership doesn\u2019t inspire confidence – it creates chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One day you’re fired up about systems. The next day you’re rewriting the vision. Last week you said team culture is everything, but now the only thing getting attention is pushing production to add better numbers to the board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This kind of leadership keeps people guessing. And when your team is constantly guessing, they stop trusting. Not because they don\u2019t like you. Not because they don\u2019t believe in the mission. But because the rules of engagement keep changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me share a bit of my own story here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m a visionary. Not just a \u201cdream it up and forget it\u201d kind of guy. I study, I grow, I surround myself with some epic people, and I\u2019m obsessed with being better every single day. I read, I listen, I challenge myself to think bigger. That sounds great on paper… but it comes with a dark side: consistency is flippin hard<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you\u2019re the idea person, there\u2019s always something new on your radar. A new framework. A new habit. A new way to lead. And before you know it, you\u2019re leading your team in circles without even realizing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve had to learn the hard way that momentum doesn\u2019t come from starting something – it comes from sticking with something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I made a rule for myself: Don\u2019t let anything leave my mouth or hit my team\u2019s radar unless it\u2019s already somewhat halfway baked and moving with some momentum. Because if I don’t anchor to that, I\u2019ll whip out a new strategy every week and unintentionally jerk my team around like a ride at a carnival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the truth I\u2019ve learned: Your team can handle a lot of things – but inconsistency isn\u2019t one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019ll give you grace when you mess up. They\u2019ll show up when things are hard. But they won\u2019t follow someone who constantly changes the playbook mid-game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clarity is kindness. Consistency is credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you say you value accountability, you better not flinch when it\u2019s time to have hard conversations.
If you say culture matters, don\u2019t let your top performers poison it without any consequences.
If you say you\u2019re building leaders, don\u2019t micromanage every single decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to build trust? Stay consistent.
Want to build momentum? Finish what you start.
Want to build a great culture? Walk the talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have to stop dancing around what you believe. Put both feet in.
Live it. Speak it. Model it. Repeat it. Over and over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No more Hokey Pokey leadership.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because at the end of the day, your team doesn\u2019t need just another motivational speech. They just need a consistent you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cA leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.\u201d
\u2014 John C. Maxwell<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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You put your values inYou take your values outYou preach about cultureThen you twist it all aboutYou do the Leadership Hokey PokeyAnd you spin your team around…That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about? Nope. That\u2019s what confusion is all about. Let\u2019s be real: Inconsistent leadership doesn\u2019t inspire confidence – it creates chaos. One day you’re fired up … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1514,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,4,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-integrity","category-leadership","category-personal-growth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1513"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1519,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1513\/revisions\/1519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1514"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samgembel.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}