good morning believe nation today’s message is leadership is not personality
message is leadership is not personality
message is leadership is not personality over you Jim Collins one thing we have
over you Jim Collins one thing we have
over you Jim Collins one thing we have to be very clear on is that leadership
to be very clear on is that leadership
to be very clear on is that leadership is not personality some leaders do have
is not personality some leaders do have
is not personality some leaders do have charisma but a lot of the very best
charisma but a lot of the very best
charisma but a lot of the very best leaders that we studied in the course of
leaders that we studied in the course of
leaders that we studied in the course of history had what I might call a charisma
history had what I might call a charisma
history had what I might call a charisma bypass and they are not people who would
bypass and they are not people who would
bypass and they are not people who would jump across a table at you some of them
jump across a table at you some of them
jump across a table at you some of them can be almost strange in their behavior
can be almost strange in their behavior
can be almost strange in their behavior some of them can be magnetic in their
some of them can be magnetic in their
some of them can be magnetic in their behavior some of them can be harsh and
behavior some of them can be harsh and
behavior some of them can be harsh and abrasive in their behaviors and when you
abrasive in their behaviors and when you
abrasive in their behaviors and when you when you look at all that you say well
when you look at all that you say well
when you look at all that you say well wait a minute leadership is not
wait a minute leadership is not
wait a minute leadership is not personality and in fact if you’re highly
personality and in fact if you’re highly
personality and in fact if you’re highly charismatic that’s not necessarily a
charismatic that’s not necessarily a
charismatic that’s not necessarily a positive because the critical thing we
positive because the critical thing we
positive because the critical thing we found about how people engage with a
found about how people engage with a
found about how people engage with a leader is not about this external stuff
leader is not about this external stuff
leader is not about this external stuff that’s really pretty irrelevant it has
that’s really pretty irrelevant it has
that’s really pretty irrelevant it has to do with the answer to a simple
to do with the answer to a simple
to do with the answer to a simple question why are you in it are you
question why are you in it are you
question why are you in it are you fundamentally doing something that’s
fundamentally doing something that’s
fundamentally doing something that’s about you or are you trying to build
about you or are you trying to build
about you or are you trying to build something great to accomplish something
something great to accomplish something
something great to accomplish something great to build great products or whether
great to build great products or whether
great to build great products or whether to be a build a great company or to
to be a build a great company or to
to be a build a great company or to change a bunch of kids lives in a school
change a bunch of kids lives in a school
change a bunch of kids lives in a school or to accomplish a mission in
or to accomplish a mission in
or to accomplish a mission in Afghanistan I mean if it’s fundamentally
Afghanistan I mean if it’s fundamentally
Afghanistan I mean if it’s fundamentally about you as a leader why should anybody
about you as a leader why should anybody
about you as a leader why should anybody give themselves over to what you’re
give themselves over to what you’re
give themselves over to what you’re trying to do but if it’s fundamentally
trying to do but if it’s fundamentally
trying to do but if it’s fundamentally that you’re channeling your ego into a
that you’re channeling your ego into a
that you’re channeling your ego into a cause or a company or a set of work or
cause or a company or a set of work or
cause or a company or a set of work or something that you’re trying to
something that you’re trying to
something that you’re trying to accomplish that is not about you that’s
accomplish that is not about you that’s
accomplish that is not about you that’s when people will sign up so what do you
when people will sign up so what do you
when people will sign up so what do you think I think there’s a lot of truth in
think I think there’s a lot of truth in
think I think there’s a lot of truth in what he said in his message you know at
what he said in his message you know at
what he said in his message you know at first when I was watching the clip I was
first when I was watching the clip I was
first when I was watching the clip I was like what what’s this guy talking about
like what what’s this guy talking about
like what what’s this guy talking about of course you know there are
of course you know there are
of course you know there are natural-born leaders of course being a
natural-born leaders of course being a
natural-born leaders of course being a strong value-based leader is something
strong value-based leader is something
strong value-based leader is something that that you’re born with its
that that you’re born with its
that that you’re born with its personality based and I totally
personality based and I totally
personality based and I totally disagreed with him until like halfway
disagreed with him until like halfway
disagreed with him until like halfway through the clip and then I was like ah
through the clip and then I was like ah
through the clip and then I was like ah I get what this guy’s saying and then by
I get what this guy’s saying and then by
I get what this guy’s saying and then by the end I was like yeah it has nothing
the end I was like yeah it has nothing
the end I was like yeah it has nothing to do with personality because if you
to do with personality because if you
to do with personality because if you have a set of values if you have a goal
have a set of values if you have a goal
have a set of values if you have a goal if you if you live outwardly if your
if you if you live outwardly if your
if you if you live outwardly if your mission is bigger than you then of
mission is bigger than you then of
mission is bigger than you then of course you’ll get people to follow if
course you’ll get people to follow if
course you’ll get people to follow if you’re someone who doesn’t like to speak
you’re someone who doesn’t like to speak
you’re someone who doesn’t like to speak if you’re an introvert if you if you are
if you’re an introvert if you if you are
if you’re an introvert if you if you are an extrovert if if no matter what your
an extrovert if if no matter what your
an extrovert if if no matter what your personality is if you’re trying to do
personality is if you’re trying to do
personality is if you’re trying to do something bigger than you people will
something bigger than you people will
something bigger than you people will follow they’ll get on board I think
follow they’ll get on board I think
follow they’ll get on board I think entrepreneurs we tend to look at super
entrepreneurs we tend to look at super
entrepreneurs we tend to look at super successful entrepreneurs who are in the
successful entrepreneurs who are in the
successful entrepreneurs who are in the media and feel like I need to be like
media and feel like I need to be like
media and feel like I need to be like them to be successful you may look at
them to be successful you may look at
them to be successful you may look at Steve Jobs they well he’s so charismatic
Steve Jobs they well he’s so charismatic
Steve Jobs they well he’s so charismatic or look at Oprah and she’s so
or look at Oprah and she’s so
or look at Oprah and she’s so charismatic and feel like oh I’m an
charismatic and feel like oh I’m an
charismatic and feel like oh I’m an introvert and I’m not charismatic I
introvert and I’m not charismatic I
introvert and I’m not charismatic I can’t be successful like them or I need
can’t be successful like them or I need
can’t be successful like them or I need to be like them and I need to force
to be like them and I need to force
to be like them and I need to force myself to be someone I’m not to have
myself to be someone I’m not to have
myself to be someone I’m not to have success where if you look at the
success where if you look at the
success where if you look at the billionaires right if you take out all
billionaires right if you take out all
billionaires right if you take out all the people who’ve inherited wealth and
the people who’ve inherited wealth and
the people who’ve inherited wealth and ones who’ve just become wealthy because
ones who’ve just become wealthy because
ones who’ve just become wealthy because of entrepreneurship a lot of them you
of entrepreneurship a lot of them you
of entrepreneurship a lot of them you could you couldn’t name like a lot of
could you couldn’t name like a lot of
could you couldn’t name like a lot of them would not be recognizable names to
them would not be recognizable names to
them would not be recognizable names to you because there’s a lot of different
you because there’s a lot of different
you because there’s a lot of different ways to build a business and the ones
ways to build a business and the ones
ways to build a business and the ones that stand out are the ones who are
that stand out are the ones who are
that stand out are the ones who are using their voice because they’re really
using their voice because they’re really
using their voice because they’re really good at it right you know Oprah because
good at it right you know Oprah because
good at it right you know Oprah because she’s using her strength her voice to be
she’s using her strength her voice to be
she’s using her strength her voice to be a leader but there’s a lot of people
a leader but there’s a lot of people
a leader but there’s a lot of people we’ve never heard of who used their
we’ve never heard of who used their
we’ve never heard of who used their introverted leadership skills to be
introverted leadership skills to be
introverted leadership skills to be successful as well and so for me the key
successful as well and so for me the key
successful as well and so for me the key message is you want to be yourself right
message is you want to be yourself right
message is you want to be yourself right I mean you’re building a business to do
I mean you’re building a business to do
I mean you’re building a business to do something that you want to be proud of
something that you want to be proud of
something that you want to be proud of you’re building it for your community
you’re building it for your community
you’re building it for your community and not just for your own ego but to go
and not just for your own ego but to go
and not just for your own ego but to go all in on your strengths and if you are
all in on your strengths and if you are
all in on your strengths and if you are an outgoing extroverted person then be
an outgoing extroverted person then be
an outgoing extroverted person then be that but if you’re introverted
that but if you’re introverted
that but if you’re introverted analytical and detail-oriented then go
analytical and detail-oriented then go
analytical and detail-oriented then go all in on that and don’t try to be
all in on that and don’t try to be
all in on that and don’t try to be someone who you’re not because if you
someone who you’re not because if you
someone who you’re not because if you try to that do you won’t have success
try to that do you won’t have success
try to that do you won’t have success one thing I just quickly add is when we
one thing I just quickly add is when we
one thing I just quickly add is when we look at other people we’re seeing the
look at other people we’re seeing the
look at other people we’re seeing the veneer we’re seeing the outside we’re
veneer we’re seeing the outside we’re
veneer we’re seeing the outside we’re seeing what they put into the world we
seeing what they put into the world we
seeing what they put into the world we don’t see their heart we don’t see their
don’t see their heart we don’t see their
don’t see their heart we don’t see their mind we don’t see their fears or
mind we don’t see their fears or
mind we don’t see their fears or challenges so when you’re living you
challenges so when you’re living you
challenges so when you’re living you when you’re being yourself you’re
when you’re being yourself you’re
when you’re being yourself you’re putting you’re putting yourself out
putting you’re putting yourself out
putting you’re putting yourself out there it’s best not to compare yourself
there it’s best not to compare yourself
there it’s best not to compare yourself against all those people who seem so
against all those people who seem so
against all those people who seem so good at things but we’re not in their
good at things but we’re not in their
good at things but we’re not in their mind we don’t really understand what
mind we don’t really understand what
mind we don’t really understand what they’re working
they’re working
they’re working day to day I love it so the question
day to day I love it so the question
day to day I love it so the question today today is what’s the one area of
today today is what’s the one area of
today today is what’s the one area of leadership that you want to work on
leadership that you want to work on
leadership that you want to work on leaving the comments below will join the
leaving the comments below will join the
leaving the comments below will join the discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for
discussion thank you so much for watching have an amazing day continue to
watching have an amazing day continue to
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