Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement 3772: An Excerpt from the book The Compass Within by Robert Glazer on Leading with Core Values
Oct 14, 2025
Explore how Robert Glazer transformed his leadership by discovering his core values. He reflects on moving from inauthenticity to a genuine approach, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness. Glazer outlines a practical process for defining actionable values and demonstrates their crucial role in decision-making and relationships. Discover how clarity in values led to his professional growth and paved the way for authentic leadership, ultimately fostering trust and accountability within teams.
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Patchwork Leadership Realization
- Robert Glazer describes imitating others' leadership and feeling unnatural while leading a larger team.
- He recounts enforcing an iron-fisted solution at a conference that didn't sit well and felt like running someone else's playbook.
Leadership Program Spark
- Attending a leadership program pushed Glazer to reflect on personal principles rather than external skills.
- He spent six months afterward defining his own core values and began using them to guide decisions and time commitments.
Define And Use Core Values
- Do develop a clear, refined list of core values and refer to them regularly when deciding and committing time.
- Use values to double down on aligned people and deprioritize commitments that don't fit your values.
