Ty Bennett was just 21 years old when he and his brother started a business in direct sales, which they built to over $20 million in annual revenue while still in their twenties. Since then, he has developed leaders in 37 countries through keynote speeches and coaching programs focusing on sales and leadership.
As a young entrepreneur, Ty went on to found Leadership Inc., a speaking and training company with a mission to empower individuals and organizations to challenge their status quo, cultivate exceptional relationships, and compete in extraordinary ways. Through his best-selling book Partnership Is the New Leadership, he showcases his innate understanding of business leadership by stressing the importance of creating leaders – not followers.
Jake Carlson | Podcaster | Speaker | Leadership Mentor
128 – Partnership is the New Leadership with Ty Bennett
Top Takeaways: Partnership is the New Leadership with Ty Bennett
- The importance of creating leaders not followers
- A definition of confidence is knowing you have the ability to figure it out
- How do we find the next big idea?
- Always be on the look out
- Identify problems – what can we do about it?
- Find a need or pain point and create a business plan to address that need
- Learn to think like an entrepreneur – important in any career choice
- Relevant leadership – share successes to help others become successful
- What do you want on your team? Commitment was top response
- What drives commitment? People are not committed to jobs – people are committed to people
- The way leaders show up is the way their team shows up
- A partner-leader jumps in the trenches with the team – part of the team as opposed to command and control leadership of the past
- Obstacles that create failure within leadership
- Self- interest – Getting in our own way – a leader loses support and influence
- Apathy – leaders sometimes do not want to put in the work – requires continued learning and having a growth mindset
- Apathy in application – you must apply what you learn to have an impact
- Ego – can serve you but it can also destroy you – you need to have confidence to lead but ego gets in the way if we are not open to feedback – recognize talent of others
- Don’t lose the “start-up” mentality – maintain humility and drive for long-term success
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Jake Carlson | Podcaster | Speaker | Leadership Mentor
128 – Partnership is the New Leadership with Ty Bennett
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: The Soulful Leader: Success with Authenticity, Integrity and Empathy by Arthur P. Ciaramicoli
Leadership Superpower: Communication – story telling
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”John Maxwell”]You can love people without leading them, but you cannot lead people without loving them[/shareable]
[shareable]When you’re interested you do what’s convenient when you’re committed you do whatever it takes[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World by Bob Goff
Additional Items Mentioned
Special offer from Ty: tybennett.com/mlp
Partnership Is The New Leadership by Ty Bennett
