The WORST Kinds of Leaders

Summary

• The difference between a hero and a villain is how they use their power.
• I had young, insecure leaders at Gym Launch who wanted to be great leaders.
• We mentored and praised them into their potential.
• I didn't warn them about the saying: "Nothing fails like success."
• These leaders became drunk with power and started suppressing others.
• They took credit for all the success and prioritized personal gains over the team.
• The company's success amplified these negative behaviors.
• We used a tool called Office Vibe to measure leadership ratings.
• Two leaders went from being in the 98th percentile to below 50% in 8 months.
• Their teams felt they became worse leaders over time.
• A leader who lets success get to their head becomes a bully.

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How To Take Action

I would suggest implementing a few key strategies to help prevent success from leading to negative behaviors in your business or personal life.

First, stay humble and self-aware. When you achieve success, it's easy to let it go to your head. A good way of doing this is by regularly reflecting on your actions and motives. Think about how your behavior affects others and whether you're prioritizing personal gains over team success.

A practical way to measure this is by using a feedback tool like Office Vibe. This tool can help gather anonymous feedback from your team about your leadership. Check this feedback regularly to see if there are areas where you can improve. Doing this keeps you grounded and aware of how your team perceives your leadership.

Practicing gratitude is another low-cost, high-value habit. Take time each day to appreciate your team and the role they play in your success. This can be as simple as sending a thank-you note or publicly acknowledging their hard work during meetings.

You should also mentor and support others. Share your knowledge and success with your team. Help others grow and achieve their potential. This prevents you from becoming too focused on your personal success.

Finally, set clear values and stick to them. Define what kind of leader you want to be and what behaviors you want to avoid. Write these values down and review them regularly to ensure you're on the right path.

These simple, daily actions can help you grow without letting success turn you into a villain. Stay grounded, be grateful, support others, and hold onto your values.

Full Transcript

you look at the difference between a hero and a villain it's like the story is the same it's just like what they choose to do with the power I had a handful of young insecure leaders in Jim launch who aspired to be big leaders one day we poured into them mentored them and praised them into their potential what happened was that I didn't warn them of this old saying which is that nothing Fails Like success was that those leaders they became what I would call is like drunk with power they started supressing other people around them they started claiming all the success for themselves and worse off they started to put their personal success above the teams and so there was this complete switch and I think a lot of that happened guys because the company was very successful we had this tool called office Vibe and I remember two of the leaders they had ratings where they were in the top 98th percentile of leaders and that went to less than 50% within 8 months so their teams literally said they became worst leaders and so a leader who lets success get to their head becomes a bully