

560: Dr. Barry Posner - Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Encourage Others to Act (The Leadership Challenge)
20 snips Dec 25, 2023
Dr. Barry Posner, author of The Leadership Challenge, discusses the 4 characteristics of leaders: honesty, competence, inspiration, and forward-looking. Kouzes and Posner's leadership theory emphasizes practices and behaviors, not positions. They explore the importance of values, sustaining excellence, passion, and finding joy in work. They also discuss embracing a mindset of doing what you love and the best leaders being the best learners. Core values and leadership traits are highlighted.
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Start With Clear Personal Values
- Leadership begins with clarity about who you are and what you value.
- Consciously articulate values to avoid hypocrisy and sustain long-term contribution.
Find Values By Reviewing Your Past
- Review your past decisions and life events to identify recurring themes and values.
- Use those threads to design a forward-looking legacy you can sustain.
Shoe Store Lessons Shaped Service
- Barry learned service and leadership working in his parents' shoe store as a child.
- That early customer-service mindset shaped his lifelong focus on serving others.