They’ll put people over profits. They’ll put their company’s impact on their community at the top of the list of priorities. And they’ll pivot and go against the grain without fearing how it looks—if it’s the right thing to do for people.
Shane Snow, founder of Contently and bestselling author
Takeaways of Note:
1- Systems Thinkers– understand that everything is connected—choices & priorities will reflect… applies to own team as well; must lead smarter than you
2- Intellectually Honest– (1) blatant lying, (2) deception/fudging, (3) pretending to answer while not answering, (4) saying things that don’t make sense & pretending they do, (5) being unfair while pretending to be fair …it’s all lying
3- Intellectually Humble– respect for others viewpoints: lack of Intellectual overconfident; separation of ego & intellect; willingness to revise viewpoints
4- Empathetic & Charitable– not just understanding where people are coming from.. need to model kindness and nonviolence in a way that goes above and beyond