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The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

As Kobe Bryant once said, “There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own.” That’s why the Learning Leader Show exists—to understand the journeys of other leaders so that we can better understand our own. This show is full of learnings taught by world-class leaders—personal stories of successes, failures, and lessons learned along the way. Our guests come from diverse backgrounds—CEOs of multi-billion dollar companies, best-selling authors, Navy SEALs, and professional athletes. My role in this endeavor is to talk to the most thoughtful, accomplished, and intentional leaders in the world so that we can learn from them as we each create our own journeys.
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Dec 4, 2017

The Learning Leader Show

"As the leader, you are responsible for EVERYTHING that happens in your organization."

Show Notes:

  • Commonalities of leaders who sustain excellence:
    • Humility
    • Constantly looking to improve
    • Learning
    • Willing and able to take criticism
  • Incredible story of a mutiny within the ranks because of a platoon commander's ego
  • Way Of The Warrior Kid - The message for children
    • Be humble
    • Don't give up
    • Work hard
  • Ramadi -- The epicenter, insurgency in Iraq
    • The confusion/fog of war
  • A firefight... Between friendly forces: Who's at fault?
  • Jocko took ownership - "As the leader, I'm responsible for everything that happens on that field. It wasn't your fault, it's mine."
  • "If you make a mistake, you must own it."
  • Owning the mistakes created confidence and trust with Jocko's boss
  • How do you handle a bad boss?
    • Make them look good
    • Ask for feedback, advice, ask for their approval, build them up
    • Isn't that manipulation? "Yes..."
  • "It's not just what you preach, it's what you tolerate."
  • Decentralized command -- Empowering junior leaders to make important decisions. Front line leaders must be empowered. Why? Speed
    • Being empowered as a quarterback to call an audible -- Why this was an optimal way for us to attack a defense and ultimately win games. The coaches needed to trust and empower me to do this
  • Are leaders born or made?
  • Characteristics of great leaders?
    • They take complex things and simplify them
    • They are articulate
    • They are loud (seems strange, but it's true for military leaders and a quarterback)
  • How much can you learn?  You must detach emotion, and be decisive.
  • Why wake up at 4:30 am? "It is time for me to own, it's before everyone else is awake"
  • Favorite part of work? - Podcasting and working with companies
  • How has Jocko created this lifestyle? -- Many years of consistent, sustained work
    • "Discipline Equals Freedom."
  • His discipline for many years has helped him create a lifestyle that he loves

"It's not just what you preach. It's what you tolerate."

 

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