114: Matt Schlegel and Raising Self-Awareness

Unlabeled Leadership

I invite guests to share personal stories about acts of leadership that help shape their lives. In Episode 114, Matt Schlegel describes his transition from individual contributor to manager. He talks about how he helped two teams with distinct cultures work together effectively. He then advises us on how to build the leadership muscle.

Prologue

Matt is the Managing partner at Schlegel Cascade, focusing on cost reduction. He is the Principle of Schlegel Consulting, where he provides consulting, coaching, and several workshops designed to help teams succeed through team cooperation. He is the author of Teamwork 9.0, which is written to propel teams to collaborate and perform amazingly!

01:26 Part 1: From Individual Contributor to Manager

Matt describes his transition from an individual contributor to a manager and how he started using the Enneagram.*

08:19 Part 2: Merging Two Distinct Cultures

13:31 Part 3: Building the Leadership Muscle

* Because of limited reliability and validity testing, Unlabeled Leadership and Gary DePaul do not endorse any personality typologies, systems, or tests. However, the study of personality, what people are like, and human individuality is worth exploring, especially when the study opens positive communications among groups of people.

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⁠Transcript through Otter (expect some inaccuracies)

Episode links

Matt’s LinkedIn Profile, website, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube

Matt’s book, Teamwork 9.0

Wikipedia, The Enneagram

Gary DePaul’s website⁠

Gary’s books:

⁠What the Heck Is Leadership and Why Should I Care?⁠

⁠Nine Practices of 21st Century Leadership⁠

⁠⁠The 2022 HRBP Report⁠

Lead on!