What GreatĀ Mentors Know & Do
"You'll get THROUGH this - but... will you get FROM it?" One of my mentors said that frequently. He challenged people to collect a new leadership lesson every week and then extended the challenge: could you teach that lesson in 60 seconds or less?
This clip is just one example: "3 months with a Potato!" (summarized in just 57 seconds...) What's your LLOW ~ Leadership Lesson of the Week?
This mentor gave us a tool that kept us hungry, humble and looking for great ways to teach the lessons we were learning.
3 Months with Potatoes?
You're good at what you do. Good at communicating. Good at listening. Good at running meetings.
Good.
But good is the enemy of great.
Have you ever watched professional sports?Ā Less than 1% of all college athletes ever play professionally. Why? Mastery is rare. AndĀ it changes everything.
Ray Kroc invested 3 months in frying potatoes. 3 months! With potatoes. Why? The fries were good. But Kroc did not want good fries.Ā He wanted great fries!
When did you last invest 3 months in mastering just one aspect of leadership? Listening. Asking questions. Using body language or pauses. Making meetings more effective & engaging.
"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves.āĀ ~ Ray Kroc
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"Frying Pan" Moments...
Have you ever had a wake-up call? What I like to call a "frying pan" experience? When you realize something is wrong, broken, not working as well as it could or should?
Two tractor trailers played hockey with my car on the highway. Warm day, cold night, black ice.
When I regained consciousness, I saw a line of cars heading towards me at highway speeds. Get out of the car and off the road! I almost jumped the guardrail and off the bridge...
Wake up! You need to make some changes in your life. In the way you lead. In the kind of person you are becoming. After that frying pan moment, this is a glimpse of the conversations I started to have with myself.
I was a management consultant and "successful" entrepreneur, helping some of the most recognizable companies in the world to get better. I'd manage part of a company in a turn-around or coach leaders to build a dynamic and sustainable culture.
After that accident, I knew I needed to serve more people in a deeper way. I started writing books and speaking around the world.
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