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[00:00:00] Jan Griffiths: Welcome to the Automotive Leaders Podcast, where we help you prepare for the future by sharing stories, insights, and skills from leading voices in the automotive world with a mission to transform this industry together. I'm your host, Jan Griffiths, that passionate, rebellious farmer's daughter from Wales with over 35 years of experience in our beloved auto industry and a commitment to empowering fellow leaders to be their best authentic selves. Stay true to yourself, be you, and lead with Gravitas, the hallmark of authentic leadership. Let's dive in.

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This episode is released on Thanksgiving Day, 2024, in the USA. And I want to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our guests, our listeners, our supporters, our entire community. My heartfelt thanks and gratitude for everything that you do to support the mission of Gravitas Detroit and of the Automotive Leaders Podcast.

We are on a mission to change the culture in the automotive industry, and you are a huge part of it. Your contribution in terms of giving us your time and attention, your energy, if you're a podcast listener, thank you, thank you, thank you! And now, let's take a moment to talk about something that you can do to show your gratitude to your team.

It's not very often these days that we take the time to write a handwritten note. This is the perfect opportunity, whether it's after your Thanksgiving meal or the day after on Friday. Most of us have that day off in the US, so take a few minutes and write an individualized, handwritten note to each person on your team. Make it authentic. Don't make it sound like corporate speak. Just thank them for being a part of the team and point out a specific contribution or behavior that you like about that person that they bring to the team. You'll be amazed at how powerful that simple handwritten note can be. So, think about doing that for your team over this Thanksgiving holiday.

This is a time to give thanks and show our appreciation and our gratitude to our families, our friends, our business colleagues, our community. Just take some time and express your gratitude to the people that you care for, whether it's in your personal life or your professional life. And with that, have a great Thanksgiving holiday, and stay tuned because we have an exciting episode ready for you in two weeks' time. We are going to be talking to the Head of Automotive for TikTok. I know, right? You're probably thinking, what? TikTok, automotive in the same sentence? Yep, and you're going to find out what that's all about in two weeks. See you soon.

Thank you for listening to the Automotive Leaders Podcast. Click the listen link in the show notes to subscribe for free on your platform of choice, and don't forget to download the 21 Traits of Authentic Leadership PDF by clicking on the link below. And remember, stay true to yourself, be you, and lead with Gravitas, the hallmark of authentic leadership.