Welcome to the fifth episode of the Building a Family Business podcast! In this episode we discuss the importance of being a leader and setting a positive example for others along with how to develop leadership in your company.
How are you developing as a leader? Being your best self and understanding your personal leadership style will allow you to flourish as a leader, mentor new leaders, and set an example to the rest of your company.
Listen to the full episode here:
- 2:43 Podcast overview
- 3:48 Book discussion
- 10:40 How Wes developed his leadership style
- 12:48 How Brooks developed his leadership style
- 17:05 Millennials and leadership
- 21:31 Entitlement in family business
- 30:56 Starting at the bottom
- 36:10 Earned not given
- 37:35 Things to avoid in leadership
- 39:36 What makes a good leader?
- 42:20 "You can't have a bad day as a leader"
- 44:41 The importance of switching gears
- 49:55 Making tough decisions even when it's hard
- 56:01 Wes' equation
- 1:06:20 Spencer's takeaways
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Resources
- Can't Hurt Me, by David Goggins
- The Religion Virus, by Craig James
- Extreme Ownership, by Jacko Willink
- Find Wes and Brooks on LinkedIn
