ML100 – Celebrate with Otto Scharmer Rabbi Lapin Whitney Johnson Steve Shallenberger & Scott Beebe

100 episodes- can you believe it. This week I dive back in with 5 of my favorite guests. Otto Scharmer of MIT, America’s Rabbi Daniel Lapin, Whitney Johnson (Disrupt Yourself), Steve Shallenberger (Becoming Your Best) & Scott Beebe, small business guru

Top Takeaways: Celebrate with Otto Scharmer Rabbi Lapin Whitney Johnson Steve Shallenberger & Scott Beebe

• Living in a time Cultural war on wealth
• 1^st criticism of leadership – seen as a feature of a person, rarely an organization or system
• 2^nd criticism of leadership – it’s hierarchical
• 3^rd criticism of leadership – It’s missing the purpose
• We live in a moment of disruption
• Leadership is moving beyond your own bubble
• We won’t be guilted into motivation
• A draw of motivation- we don’t guilt people in to getting better (progress). We work with heroes enticed out of apathy
• We aren’t preaching the gospel of ease
• Non-negotiables of small business
• Small business non-negotiable 1- A written vision story (written down – specificity)
• Where there is no vision, the people scatter
• Write the vision down Habakkuk 2:2
• Run towards it or run from it
• Small business non-negotiable 2- A team meeting structure
• Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders
• What separates a high performing organization from the rest?
• You can learn to create a highly successful business.
• Live the golden rule in business and life
• Highly successful leaders lead with an inspiring vision
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 1- Identify the right kind of risk in hiring
• Time plus competence equals boredom
• You’ll only be one learning curve for, at most, four years
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 2- Play to your distinctive strengths
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 3- Willingness to impose thoughtful constraints
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 4- Embattling Entitlement
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 5- Willingness to step back in order to move forward
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 6- Give failure its due
• Failure is an event, not a person
• 7 principles of the S-Curve of Learning 7- Be discovery driven
• The scariest part of the learning S-Curve is the top

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Learning From Leaders: 

Current Book: Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself by Mike Michalowicz

Leadership Superpower: Adaptability

Motivational Mantra:

Don’t measure people by success rather by effort

Adam Grant

Book Most Often Gifted:

Book Most Often Gifted: Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam M. Grant Ph.D.

Additional Items Mentioned

Episode 77: Otto Scharmer – Link

Episode 14: Rabbi Daniel Lapin – Link

Episode 24 & 76: Whitney Johnson – Link Ep 76 & Link Ep 24

Episode 71: Steve Shallenberger – Link

Episode 40: Scott Beebe – Link