Leaders are Listeners
As leaders, and as humans, we are constantly evolving and constantly learning. One way that we can keep our skills as leaders relevant and expose ourselves to different perspectives is through listening to audiobooks or podcasts, and reading blogs, articles and books. In addition to the outstanding podcasts that are part of the Lima Charlie Network, here are a few of my top listens and quick synopsis of my thoughts on each podcast. Episodes referenced are linked in the podcast episode title, so you can listen for yourself.
In this amazing episode of the Jocko Podcast, Jocko Willink and Echo Charles provide great insight and perspective to a series of listener posed questions. They discuss the importance of detachment when making decisions and how stress impacts your ability to critically think. Later in the podcast, they highlight how practicing “normal face” allows for leaders to not show emotion even in the face of danger or critical moments. Finally, Jocko provides tactics on when and how to disagree up the chain of command without losing credibility with your team or your boss. The Jocko Podcast is a great podcast for anyone that wishes to learn lessons from a wide variety of proven military leaders and this episode is a great starting point.
Radical Candor Podcast Episode 4: Ruinous Empathy and Criticism
In this episode of Radical Candor The Podcast, Kim Scott and Russ Laraway use personal stories of how they were unable to give effective feedback because they were overly concerned about the feelings of their subordinates. They discuss how being “too nice” can actually result in a boss hurting the people they care about by not allowing them to reach their full potential because of the lack of feedback. Radical Candor is about, “becoming a kick ass boss without losing your humanity” and we are sure you will love it.
Tribe of Mentors with Jocko Willink - Discipline Equals Freedom
In this phenomenal episode of the Tribe of Mentors, Tim Ferris interviews Jocko Willink a Navy SEAL Commander who led SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser, the most highly decorated special operations unit from the Iraq War. Tim and Jocko discuss a variety of things to include how your ego must be kept in check in order to prevent a person from placing their focus on me, me, me. They further discuss how discipline results in the freedom we seek in time management, finances, health and relationships. This is a great episode that introduces concepts which can be further explored in several of Jocko’s books.
