263 Master Confidence, Humility, and Leadership with Brad Lomenick
Dec 8, 2015
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Leadership expert Brad Lomenick discusses balancing confidence and humility, discovering identity and calling, mastering the concept of hustle, work-life balance, and the importance of family, faith, and friends.
Confident and humble leaders are the best leaders, making others the heroes of the story.
Self-awareness and understanding one's unchanging identity are crucial for navigating career changes and avoiding assignment dictating identity.
Deep dives
Developing a Three-Legged Stool of Leadership
Brad Lomannick, a strategic advisor and leadership consultant, discusses the importance of humility, hunger, and hustle in leadership. He emphasizes that confident and humble leaders are the best leaders, with a healthy ambition that acknowledges the bigger story beyond themselves. He also highlights the significance of authenticity, openness, and self-awareness as internal habits of a successful leader.
Identity, Calling, and Assignment
Lomannick delves into the concept of identity, calling, and assignment, emphasizing the need to differentiate them. He shares his personal experience of transitioning out of a long-held role and the challenge of separating identity from assignment. Lomannick encourages individuals to understand their unchanging identity, explore their purpose or calling, and view assignments as chapters in their journey rather than defining their identities. He advises against letting assignments dictate one's identity and emphasizes self-awareness in order to navigate career changes.
Increasing Influence and Leadership Development
Lomannick offers practical advice for increasing influence, including emulating behaviors of desired positions, seeking learning opportunities, and connecting with admired leaders. He stresses the importance of authenticity, continuous learning, and reaching out to influential individuals. Lomannick encourages a posture of constant growth, willingly sharing credit and opportunities, as well as a focus on being the best in the current role before aspiring to the next level. He also advocates for cultivating a culture of execution and having a mindset of always striving to be the best in the world at what one does.
Defining Greatness as Cultivating Thriving and Flourishing
Lomannick defines greatness as the ability to create an environment where others around him can thrive and flourish. He expresses his desire to leverage his platform to benefit others and believes that true greatness is not achieved solely through personal accomplishments, but through the success and growth of those around him.
"Brag about the people around you. Make them the heroes of the story." - Brad Lomenick
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