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How to Acknowledge People Effectively · Mosaic Sparks with Lesley George

• 0:01
  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever seen the name of your home country somewhere unexpected and smiled?
• 0:07
  SPEAKER_00: That happens to me when I notice where a Disney cast member is from on their name badge.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_00: A little piece of home creates an immediate connection.
• 0:19
  SPEAKER_00: That small detail gives us today's leadership spark as we welcome new listeners and celebrate a milestone together.
• 0:29
  SPEAKER_00: So welcome, welcome to Spark in 10, which is the mini episode of Mosaic Sparks, where we celebrate our sparklers and share one lesson to carry into the week ahead.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: As you know, I'm your host, Leslie George, and I want to give a warm welcome to our new listeners in Berlin, Germany, Greenwich, Connecticut, and the Dominican Republic.
• 0:54
  SPEAKER_00: Oh my goodness, it makes me smile to imagine these conversations becoming part of your day wherever you are.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_00: To those joining us from the Dominican Republic, I want to say this Caribbean woman is especially happy to see another part of the region represented.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_00: Whether a friend sent you an episode or you discovered us on your own, you now have a place in our sparkler family.
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_00: So on October 4th, Mosaic Sparks with Leslie George turned six months old.
• 1:36
  SPEAKER_00: Congratulations, Sparklers! Thank you for making this podcast such a joy for me to produce.
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_00: You have welcomed my voice into your routine, shared conversations with people you care about, and sent messages that encourage me to keep creating.
• 1:56
  SPEAKER_00: When you tell me an episode helped you understand something differently or gave you the courage to take a step, I carry that with me into the next recording.
• 2:07
  SPEAKER_00: Producing a podcast means speaking into a microphone without seeing the faces on the other side.
• 2:14
  SPEAKER_00: Your responses give me a glimpse of the people these conversations are reaching.
• 2:20
  SPEAKER_00: That connection makes the milestone meaningful to me.
• 2:24
  SPEAKER_00: Let's make room for your celebrations.
• 2:28
  SPEAKER_00: If you have a birthday or anniversary this week, I hope you feel loved and celebrated.
• 2:35
  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps you finished that project, started a new job, or finally sent the application you have been sitting on.
• 2:47
  SPEAKER_00: What about keeping that promise to yourself when it would have been easy to let it slide?
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, we know a lot about those, right?
• 2:59
  SPEAKER_00: Give that progress some recognition.
• 3:03
  SPEAKER_00: So send me your milestone so I can celebrate with you in an upcoming Spark intent to include where you're listening from.
• 3:12
  SPEAKER_00: And I love seeing the places our community calls home.
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  SPEAKER_00: So here's a leadership lesson this week.
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  SPEAKER_00: Acknowledge people specifically.
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  SPEAKER_00: As a Caribbean-American woman, seeing someone's roots recognize means something to me.
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  SPEAKER_00: That name badge that I talked about in Disney that I mentioned gives me an opening to ask about their home so they can share a little bit, and I can share a little bit about mine.
• 3:44
  SPEAKER_00: That simple interaction can become a personal conversation because someone made that detail visible.
• 3:52
  SPEAKER_00: We can bring that same attention into how we lead.
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  SPEAKER_00: Learn a person's name and pronounce it correctly.
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  SPEAKER_00: And maybe if you fumble, may ask the person to pronounce that for you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Remember something that they shared.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you appreciate their contribution, tell them that what you have noticed.
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  SPEAKER_00: It can be something like, you made sure our new guests felt welcome.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that gives someone a clear picture of the care that you saw.
• 4:33
  SPEAKER_00: Think about a time someone remembered an effort you thought had gone unnoticed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Perhaps they asked how your project turned out, or thank you for your patience during a difficult moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: There is warmth in realizing someone paid attention.
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  SPEAKER_00: So this week, choose one person and acknowledge something specific about them or their contribution.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give them words they can carry into the rest of the day.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_00: If you would like to connect beyond this pod, I have a new community that I just started on school, S-K-O-O-L, and the name of the community is Spark Out Loud.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's free to join.
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  SPEAKER_00: Come share your celebrations, connect with others as we build out this community and put these conversations into action.
• 5:32
  SPEAKER_00: I would love to welcome you there because this is a way that after you listen to me on the pod, we can come.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can come in to this ecosystem and we can have communication.
• 5:46
  SPEAKER_00: So if today's Spark brought something to mind, send them this episode.
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  SPEAKER_00: You can also leave a review to help others discover Mosaic Sparks with Leslie George.
• 5:59
  SPEAKER_00: So until next time, continue to unbox your brilliance and brag about the gifts, the growth, and the evidence in your life.
• 6:13
  SPEAKER_00: So keep turning your spark into action.
• 6:19
  SPEAKER_00: So until next time, bye for now.