Essential Leadership
Thomas R. Harris
What if what you’ve been taught about leadership is wrong?
With today’s massive amount of information in books, blogs, social media, and videos, many people are calling leadership many things—and much of what they say about leadership is off.
This confusion about leadership can send you down a path of mediocre leadership (or worse), and you may not even realize it—because it’s what you’ve been taught.
Essential Leadership is about clarifying what leadership is and what it takes to be a great leader, whether you are an executive, a CEO, a manager, a boss, a principal, a politician, a superintendent, or even if you don’t have a position of leadership but just want to learn how to lead.
Essential Leadership dives into:
- The mentality you should have as a leader (and the common mentalities that you should avoid)
- The misconceptions many have about leadership (and the truths you need to know)
- The reality about leadership styles that many miss
- Why your preferences and strengths don’t matter as much as you think they might
- How to communicate effectively to build greater trust and get better results
- How to show appreciation and give feedback effectively
- The importance of culture and the building blocks of creating a great one
- What it really takes to motivate your employees
- And much more.
Duration - 5h 11m.
Author - Thomas R. Harris.
Narrator - Thomas R. Harris.
Published Date - Monday, 22 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2024 Thomas R. Harris ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
What if what you’ve been taught about leadership is wrong? With today’s massive amount of information in books, blogs, social media, and videos, many people are calling leadership many things—and much of what they say about leadership is off. This confusion about leadership can send you down a path of mediocre leadership (or worse), and you may not even realize it—because it’s what you’ve been taught. Essential Leadership is about clarifying what leadership is and what it takes to be a great leader, whether you are an executive, a CEO, a manager, a boss, a principal, a politician, a superintendent, or even if you don’t have a position of leadership but just want to learn how to lead. Essential Leadership dives into: - The mentality you should have as a leader (and the common mentalities that you should avoid) - The misconceptions many have about leadership (and the truths you need to know) - The reality about leadership styles that many miss - Why your preferences and strengths don’t matter as much as you think they might - How to communicate effectively to build greater trust and get better results - How to show appreciation and give feedback effectively - The importance of culture and the building blocks of creating a great one - What it really takes to motivate your employees - And much more. Duration - 5h 11m. Author - Thomas R. Harris. Narrator - Thomas R. Harris. Published Date - Monday, 22 January 2024. Copyright - © 2024 Thomas R. Harris ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:10
Introduction
Duration:00:06:20
Lesson 1: The Definition of Leadership
Duration:00:04:29
Lesson 2: The Difference Between Leadership and Management
Duration:00:03:22
Lesson 3: Focus on Principles, Not Styles
Duration:00:04:58
Lesson 4: Being in a Leadership Position Doesn’t Mean You Know Anything About Leadership
Duration:00:05:08
Lesson 5: Being in a Leadership Position Doesn’t Mean You Are Better or Know Better Than Those “Below” You
Duration:00:04:39
Lesson 6: Being in a Leadership Position Doesn’t Mean People Will Follow You (It’s About Influence, Not Position)
Duration:00:04:43
Lesson 7: There Is No Magic Bullet to Leadership
Duration:00:03:11
Lesson 8: What You Think Good Leadership is May Not Be Good Leadership
Duration:00:05:16
Lesson 9: Proving That You Are “In Charge” Does Nothing But Hurt You
Duration:00:03:24
Lesson 10: Grow Yourself to Meet the Mission (Don’t Lower the Mission to Meet You)
Duration:00:02:41
Lesson 11: Your Motive Matters
Duration:00:03:48
Lesson 12: Leadership Is a Skill, and It’s a Process to Learn
Duration:00:03:16
Lesson 13: Charisma Doesn’t Make a Leader
Duration:00:06:33
Lesson 14: It’s the Leader, Not the Team
Duration:00:03:40
Lesson 15: Integrity and Trust Are Everything
Duration:00:04:12
Lesson 16: Take Ownership
Duration:00:03:13
Lesson 17: Show Trust
Duration:00:04:00
Lesson 18: Build Relationships With and Care About Your People
Duration:00:03:31
Lesson 19: Look for How to Help, Not to Catch Them Doing Wrong
Duration:00:04:10
Lesson 20: Listen Well
Duration:00:04:44
Lesson 21: Be Humble
Duration:00:04:05
Lesson 22: Maintain a Growth Mindset
Duration:00:03:16
Lesson 23: Accept Feedback and Bad News Well
Duration:00:04:54
Lesson 24: If You Make a Mistake or Are Wrong, Admit to It
Duration:00:04:02
Lesson 25: It’s Better to Look “Dumb” Than To Be Ignorant
Duration:00:03:54
Lesson 26: Pass the Credit
Duration:00:03:31
Lesson 27: It’s About What You Do as a Leader, Not What You Say
Duration:00:03:37
Lesson 28: Show Frequent Appreciation
Duration:00:04:23
Lesson 29: Give Effective and Frequent Feedback
Duration:00:07:07
Lesson 30: Negative Behaviors Should Never be Tolerated (They Spread)
Duration:00:07:44
Lesson 31: Encourage Mistakes (and Help Your Team Learn Through Them)
Duration:00:05:25
Lesson 32: Help People Solve Their Own Problems
Duration:00:05:19
Lesson 33: Clear Missions, Values, and Goals Guide and Unite
Duration:00:06:09
Lesson 34: Build a Culture of Safety
Duration:00:03:49
Lesson 35: Don't Confuse Activity With Accomplishment
Duration:00:04:13
Lesson 36: When Everything is Important, Nothing is Important
Duration:00:04:17
Lesson 37: How You Prioritize Determines Your Impact
Duration:00:06:44
Lesson 38: Being Decisive Doesn't Mean Rushing to Make a Decision
Duration:00:03:01
Lesson 39: Not Deciding is a Decision
Duration:00:04:31
Lesson 40: Be Careful How You Judge Decisions
Duration:00:04:06
Lesson 41: Put Decision-Making Close to the Problem
Duration:00:04:50
Lesson 42: What You Focus on is What You Get
Duration:00:03:48
Lesson 43: Focus on Solutions, Not Blame
Duration:00:02:44
Lesson 44: You Get What You Measure (and Reward)
Duration:00:05:01
Lesson 45: Communicate Frequently, Clearly, Concisely, and Timely
Duration:00:06:58
Lesson 46: Have the Right Mentality About Meetings
Duration:00:04:46
Lesson 47: Run Effective Meetings
Duration:00:05:21
Lesson 48: Be About the Best Idea, Not Your Idea
Duration:00:05:20
Lesson 49: Consensus is Not Your Goal
Duration:00:04:24
Lesson 50: Motivate the Right Way
Duration:00:07:13
Lesson 51: Autonomy is a Powerful Force
Duration:00:04:45
Lesson 52: People Want Purpose
Duration:00:03:39
Lesson 53: Help Your People Grow
Duration:00:04:10
Lesson 54: Never Stop Growing
Duration:00:04:24
Lesson 55: Delegate But Don’t Abdicate
Duration:00:04:41
Lesson 56: Make Sure You Are Playing the Right Game
Duration:00:04:17
Lesson 57: Put People Over Profit
Duration:00:04:23
Lesson 58: Just Because Someone Did Well as an Individual Performer Doesn’t Mean They Will Automatically Do Well as a Manager
Duration:00:04:31
Lesson 59: Management Shouldn’t Be the Only Path Up
Duration:00:05:29
Lesson 60: Hire Well
Duration:00:06:47
Lesson 61: Fire (and Handle the Process Throughout) Well
Duration:00:06:59
Lesson 62: Rules and Policies Should be Used to Enhance Productivity, Not to Control or Passively Deal With People Problems
Duration:00:07:40
Lesson 63: Very Few Things Should be Set in Stone
Duration:00:06:08
Lesson 64: Great Leadership Should be Cultivated Throughout the Organization (Leaders Should be Developing Leaders)
Duration:00:05:27
Lesson 65: Succession Matters—A Lot
Duration:00:03:34
End Notes
Duration:00:00:31
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:20