People Never Succeed Because of This
Summary
- If you run a business, remember that your attitude can be a major factor in your ability to recruit good people; arrogance can push potential hires away.
- Recognize that some leaders might appear arrogant, but this isn't typically the key to their success; often, they succeed due to other factors like timing or despite their arrogance, not because of it.
- Understand that many successful figures have teams that shield their arrogance from others, which allows the business to function despite their personality flaws.
- Rather than emulating the outliers, observe the common traits among the majority of successful business leaders – humility is often a shared characteristic.
- Success is more commonly found through positive leadership traits rather than arrogance, so aim to cultivate a respectful and collegial atmosphere in your business.
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How To Take Action
I would suggest focusing on your attitude first. Start by being kind and respectful to everyone you meet. Don't act like you're better than others because that can make people not want to work with you. You don't need to be like the big bosses who seem proud and mean. They might be successful for other reasons, like good timing, not because they act superior.
Try to be humble. Look at other business leaders who are doing well and notice how they act. You’ll see that many of them are nice and work well with their teams. So, make your business a place where everyone feels valued and can work well together. This will help you more than acting like you know everything.
Here's what you can do:
- Every day, practice listening to your team and thanking them for their hard work.
- When you talk to people, focus on what they're saying instead of thinking about what you'll say next.
- Share credit with your team when things go well, and don't blame them if things go wrong.
- Learn from leaders who are kind and have good manners. Try to be like them instead of the ones who seem tough.
- Remember that your team helps you succeed, so treat them well.
Doing this will help you build a strong team that wants to do their best for your business. It doesn't cost money or take a lot of time, but it's very valuable. It will help you grow your business and reach your goals.
Quotes by Leila Hormozi
"All I heard from everyone was the same word, they said this guy's an arrogant"
– Leila Hormozi
"That was the biggest impediment to him growing his business"
– Leila Hormozi
"They misconstrue that with what's actually creating the success"
– Leila Hormozi
"They succeed despite being arrogant, not because they are arrogant"
– Leila Hormozi
"Don't look at the outliers, look at the majority of people running companies"
– Leila Hormozi
Full Transcript
we had somebody in the portfolio had a really fantastic business we could not for the life of us get anyone to work for this guy all I heard from everyone was the same word they said this guy's an arrogant that was the biggest impediment to him growing his business for a lot of people they see all of these like big figure heads who act arrogant at times and they think that's what I have to act like to get people to respect me and they misconstrue that with what's actually creating the success which might be that that person just happened to get lucky and hit the market at the right time they succeed despite being arrogant not because they are arrogant and that most likely that person that's arrogant has a pool of people around them that guard them from the rest of the company who are not arrogant don't look at the outliers look at the majority of people running companies the majority of people running companies don't find Success Through arrogance
