A manager who's trained tens of thousands online and run two pizza stores argues that real leadership isn't about follower counts or self-promotion. True leaders are the biggest servers, and anyone spending time bragging about their leadership is a red flag.
Developing leaders. What does that mean to you? I've taught and trained tens of thousands of people because of social. I mean, literally hundreds of people on coaching calls. And I ran two Little Caesars stores with 40 employees each. I mean, I've done my fair share of hiring, firing, and leadership, but I'm going to answer it a different way. I think everybody wants to be a leader. The best leaders are the biggest servers. And I get caught up on leadership only because everybody thinks or professes that they're a leader or an industry insider or an icon or an influencer. And I really struggle with that because I look at what people's followings actually are and who shows up. It's very few people and most people won't admit that. People think they get some numbers on social media and that makes them a leader. But then they go do a booth takeover at an event and there's nobody there. I say I'm not trying to be a leader, I'm trying to be a server. And I go to Mike Ganey's events and like you said, there's 25 people in line that want to shake your hand, change your business, change your life. And I am humbled by that like you would never even imagine. So I don't want to sit here and profess how you're going to be a better leader or how I'm a great leader. I don't do anything like that. I want to spend a few minutes and saying, hey, I'm in it with you guys. I want to be a good example with you guys. I want to keep credibility. With you guys. Let me just go out and show you instead of tell you. Anybody who says how great of a leader they are or spends 30 minutes on that question, that's probably a red flag.
