Eric Kapitulik, founder of The Program and a leadership expert with military roots, shares invaluable insights on team dynamics and personal accountability. He emphasizes the importance of defining core values to address common team challenges. Discover the critical distinction between goals and standards, and why focusing on the latter fosters a stronger culture. Eric also discusses the necessity of holding team members accountable, the essence of true kindness in leadership, and the excuses we must eliminate for personal growth.
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The Program's Origin
Eric Kapitulik started The Program after working with the Navy lacrosse team.
He realized they needed leadership development, not just physical training.
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Define Core Values
Define clear core values for any team, including families.
These values represent what's truly important and guide behavior.
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Values vs. Missions
Core values are more fundamental than missions, as missions can change.
Values provide a stable foundation for any team or organization.
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All of us are a part of teams at work and in our community. Even our families are teams. And most of us serve as both members and leaders of these teams. How then can we be our best in both roles?
My guest today has spent his career gaining on-the-ground answers to this question through his experiences as a Marine and special operator in the military and a leadership trainer of corporate and athletic teams as a civilian. His name is Eric Kapitulik, and he's the founder of the team and leadership development company The Program and the co-author of a book with the same name.
Today on the show Eric and I take a deep yet punchy dive into the keys of team and leadership development, and how these principles can be applied whether you're leading a family, a sports team, or a business. We begin our conversation discussing the biggest problems Eric sees in the teams he works with, why resolving most of these issues begins with the definition of core values, and how someone can figure out what their core values are. Eric then explains the difference between goals and standards and why teams should focus more on instilling standards and holding team members accountable to them. We then discuss the difference between being kind and being nice, why leading by example is insufficient, how Eric defines hard work, and the two excuses you need to eliminate from your life.
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