Leaders sacrifice what is theirs to save what is ours – opening quote from Leaders Eat Last.
- You must truly care about those people in your care.
- Inspire those around you to become great.
- Prioritize the well-being of YOUR people. The key is to have EMPATHY.
- Each person is someone’s son or daughter – treat them with care. Everything about being a leader is like being a parent. You must make sacrifices for them.
- Create a circle of safety for the people that you lead. What this means is that inside the organization they are free to do whatever they want and THEY protect themselves from the dangers outside of the organization.
- Protect everyone!!! Never criticize those in your care.
- Endorphins are there solely to mask pain. Also released in response to stress and fear. Laughing releases endorphins.
- Dopamine is the reason for the good feeling when we find something we have been looking for. Also released when eating. Released as we get closer to our goals (checklists)? BUT drugs also release dopamine!!! Given that dopamine is addictive, this is a problem.
- Oxytocin – the chemical released within our tribe and loved ones. Also released when helping others expecting nothing in return. Note that Oxytocin helps us overcome addiction. Further, oxytocin is released when we struggle with others to overcome challenges. E.g CrossFit. Try to find out how to create these scenarios at work.; This is why school trips are so important. Create these team exercises for lessons as well; the jigsaw method
- Cortisol – released when we are vulnerable and alone – anxiety. We get stressed when we are unsupported. Note that cortisol inhibits the release of oxytocin.
- Serotonin reinforces caring/mentoring relationships.
- Once someone is in your care, help them grow at any cost.
- The more pressure you face, and adhere to, from the outside the more likely you are to meet SHORT TERM goals, resulting in fewer innovations, therefore stunting long-term growth.
Quote – you can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those that can do nothing for him.
Quote Submarine captain Marquet.- those at the top have all the authority and none of the information. Those at the bottom have all the information and none of the authority. A leader needs to empower these people to make decisions. The goal of the leader is to not give orders, but instead, provide intent and allow others how to get there and what to do.
In physics, the definition of power is to TRANSFER energy. Think of the light 💡 . How much energy can it take?
To build TRUST, you just tell the truth. Ask yourself, would you want to be in a foxhole with that person (Sinkek is big on military metaphor). You need to find social opportunities to build TRUST.
Shareholder value is meant to be an outcome NOT a strategy.
Remember, the person at the TOP sets the tone of the culture.
Leadership is about taking responsibility for lives, not numbers.
Gen Y is addicted to bringing distracted (millennials), not, as they would have you believe, have ADHD
. This generation fails to see the necessity of the journey to get to their destination. I.e. asking for a promotion.
To succeed you just give service to others ( reference made to the AA step 12, helping another AA member overcome their addiction).
Watch out for abundance, as it destroys value.
Set challenges for your team that outsize the resources they have available.
Profit/growth should not be the main driving factor, rather it should be a higher purpose. My purpose is to serve others inside the school; this year that is my LSA and the students.
Inspire your team to commit to each other.
You must have continuous empathy for those people you serve. Put simply, it’s a commitment to other human beings.