A brief transcript of a YouTube conversation led by Chad Silverstein about leadership. The speakers discuss common leadership struggles (knowing when to express frustration vs. praise) and the role of purpose and clarity — including slowing down and asking 'Why are you here?' — as defining anchors for leaders' work.
I'm excited to talk about leadership and talk about your role as a leader. What's been the biggest struggle?
You know, knowing when to express frustration in a healthy way. When someone doesn't do something that you expect of them. Knowing when to praise someone and really like, just finding that balance.
I guess we all have a figurative core, and that's. That's our six pack. In order to get one, you got to work really, really, really hard, which is going to be, you know, your purpose, your principles, things that most people will go their whole life and never think about. And typically, what a storm hits, it hits hard. A purpose is going to be a defining statement of your work. That's going to be what gets you out of bed every morning. It's very different than a big vision. If you look at any system where there is issues, usually the biggest problem is at the top. It's important to get clarity. And one of the ways to get clarity is to stop our brain from moving and thinking and jumping from one topic to the next. And so we take time to slow down and we ask a fundamental question. The question is, why are you here?