Chad SilversteinBuilt To Lead · Entrepreneur , Advisor, & Thought Leader

Leaders Focus Here First

Name: Leaders Focus Here First
Uploaded: 2024-09-23T16:03:07+00:00
Duration: 47 s
Channel: Chad Silverstein
Description: In this excerpt from Chad Silverstein’s YouTube video “Leaders Focus Here First,” he identifies the most common dysfunction on teams: a pervasive fear…

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In this excerpt from Chad Silverstein’s YouTube video “Leaders Focus Here First,” he identifies the most common dysfunction on teams: a pervasive fear and insecurity about calling out under‑performance and confronting conflict. He explains that this reluctance is often amplified by hierarchical dynamics that make individuals feel they lack the authority to speak up. Silverstein argues that high‑performing team members must first turn the lens inward, holding themselves to a higher standard and being hard on themselves. Only after they have rigorously self‑accounted can they credibly call out others, ensuring that feedback is rooted in personal integrity rather than perceived authority.

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The number one problem I see on teams, I hear it in every team practice, is the fear and insecurity of calling people out. The fear and insecurity of having to address conflict with someone who's not performing, not holding up their end of the bargain, not, you know, performing at a level that is at least meeting the standard bar. And it's hard for people to call people out, especially if they're not in a position whether it be due to hierarchy or management, that they feel like it's their place to say anything. But if you're a high performer, obviously you have to be focused on one thing and one thing only first, which is you. And that means you gotta be hard on yourself, and you have to make sure that anything that you're calling anyone else out for, that you're calling yourself out first.