Chad Silverstein argues that the best measure of a leader is their ability to build other leaders who build others. He spent significant time and money on Build2Lead training because leadership requires caring, time, and financial investment. People at any level who help others succeed strengthen company culture.
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When I used to share with people how much I used to invest in leadership development and how much I would pay for my company to be involved with Build2Lead, I used to have a lot of people's eyes kind of look up and they couldn't believe it. And I always thought, wow, you know, like, if there's any type of investment I can ever make to help my company be more successful, it would be in the development of my leadership team and about, you know, trying to take individuals who have a growth mindset, but they don't know how to grow, they don't know what to do, they don't know how to even think about becoming a strong, core, centered leader. And I'm really blessed to be able to have built a lead that was in my system for over a decade, training all my teammates. And I think one of the coolest things I ever learned about the power of being able to measure a leader is by the leader's ability to build other leaders who build other leaders. You know, when you have layers of leadership in your company as you grow and you're able to lead a team, most likely if you're the head of the system, a leadership team, then it's up to those individuals to kind of build the next generation of individuals that are coming through the ranks. And that's an incredible way to build your company. If you're able to do it takes time, and you actually have to care and want to build into other people. One of the best signs of a strong leader is their desire to want to see other people around them grow. And you have to care enough to really invest in that, not only with money if you're the head of a system, but your time. And you don't have to be the head of a system to be able to give that to other individuals that you work with. You just have to care enough to have a heart, to want to see them do well. And unfortunately, today it's a cutthroat environment where people are competing. But you have rare individuals, and sometimes they're not even in a leadership role. And. And they can have the biggest impact in a culture because they care so much that they're helping other people lift. And that's a special type of an individual. If you have individuals like that on your team, you got to cherish that, you got to celebrate that. And if you're one of those individuals, hopefully you are. Are valued, and hopefully people see it. And if not, maybe you do it because you've got principles that guide you in a way that help you do those things. To care about other people enough that you step in when it's not even your responsibility to do so. That's a special individual, and you should build that into your core work, you know, to be able to make a difference in other people's lives. You know, I used to have a friend who's a therapist who used to say, if you're not making other people's lives better, you're wasting your life. So I think there's a lot of truth to that, and anyone can do that. So be creative and think about taking some responsibility of helping other people become more successful. That's definitely a sign of a true leader.
