This short podcast (Heroic Plus One) episode features Brian Johnson connecting self-confidence to consistent practice: trusting one’s protocol by "doing what you say you will do". He cites James Kouzes and Barry Posner (The Leadership Challenge) to argue credibility is the foundation of leadership and emphasizes modeling values and following five leadership practices. The episode closes with a CTA to heroic.us.
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Hey hero, if you're enjoying these daily plus ones, make sure you head to heroic us to check out all of the other goodness we have to help you activate your best every day. And now, today's plus one. Hi, this is Brian. Welcome back to another heroic plus one. In our last plus one, we talked about how to build self confidence by focusing on the practice of showing up as our best, most heroic version of ourselves. It's not so much that we trust ourselves per se, but it's that we trust our practice. We know that if we do what we know is best for us consistently and long enough, good things are likely to happen. And we know that we're winning all day, every day as we execute our protocol and deepen our trust in ourselves and in our protocol. Today, I want to connect that wisdom to some other wisdom we've explored. We're going to invite James Kouzis and Barry Posner back to the party. As we've discussed, they are two of the world's leading scholars on the science of leadership in their great book, the Leadership Challenge. Check out those notes. They teach us how to make extraordinary things happen in organizations. They spend a lot of time talking about how important it is for a leader to build trust. Here's how they put it, and I quote, credibility is the foundation of leadership. Constituents must be able, above all else, to believe in their leaders for them to willingly follow someone else. They must believe that the leader's word can be trusted, that she is personally passionate and enthusiastic about the work, and that she has the knowledge and skill to lead. How do we establish credibility? Well, they tell us, and I quote, again, you build a credible foundation of leadership when you d w I s y w d do what you say you will do. They continue by saying dwysywd has two essential parts, say and do. The practice of model the way links directly to these two dimensions of the behavioral definition of credibility. Modeling is about clarifying values and setting an example for others based on those values. The consistent living out of values is the way leaders demonstrate their honesty and trustworthiness. It's what gives them the moral authority to lead. And that's where we begin our discussion of the five practices you can check out in the note. So you want to lead and trust yourself. It's simple. Do what you say you will do all day, every day, especially today. Dwysy WD we hope you enjoyed today's heroic plus one. For more ancient wisdom, modern science and practical tools to help you flourish in energy, work and love, head to heroic us where you can get started on your heroic journey for free.
