Robert Glazer is the founder & CEO of global performance marketing agency Acceleration Partners, which has received numerous industry & company culture awards from Glassdoor, Ad Age, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine.
Bob is the author of international bestseller Performance Partnerships, and the brand-new book, Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others. He is the author of the inspirational Friday Forward newsletter read by 100,000+ leaders around the world each week and is a sought-after international speaker on the subjects of business growth, culture, mindful transitions and performance.
Top Takeaways: The 4 Capacities of Leadership with Robert Glazer
- It’s never easy to let someone go- the goal is to make sure it isn’t a surprise
- The job of the leader is to lead
- Most leadership writing is too fluffy, I needed something that would connect with my team
- My average company was growing 30% annually for the last 10 years
- I was ‘pulled” to write this book
- I had a vision and process to get there- leaders need to know where they are going and how they will get there
- 4 capacities that leaders need to build (spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional)
- Spiritual Capacity- who you are and the values you live by
- Intellectual Capacity- how you improve your ability to learn and improve
- Physical Capacity- health, wellness, physical performance
- Emotional Capacity- reacting to the outside world and handling stressful situations
- Capacity building is how you get better
- Acquire the skills to get perform at a higher level
- Capacity building is not about doing more, it’s doing better
- Most of us know and feel our core values, we just can’t articulate them
- Physical capacity could be the anchor or the accelerant on your life
- We only get 1 vehicle in our life (our physical)
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done by Peter F. Drucker
Leadership Superpower: Relating to people- understanding their perspective
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable]How I do anything is how I do everything[/shareable]
Book Most Often Gifted: Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Carol Tavris
Additional Items Mentioned
Robert’s website: Robertglazer.com
Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits and Unlock Success in Yourself and Others by Robert Glazer
