The question for leaders is not “Will you ever find yourself in a mess?” it’s “How will you respond when mess happens?” In this episode, Alex talks with Matt Aiken and Kyle Guemmer about 6 key principles for leaders navigating difficult periods. They explain why principle-based thinking can be transformative and share real examples from their own leadership experience.

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• Sometimes mess is inevitable when growing a business (0:28)
• Why is principle-based thinking so valuable? (4:25)
• You are responsible to people, not for people (5:58)
• Your work is not who you are, it’s where you serve (10:27)
• Exposure to truth guards against insanity (14:53)
• Every large problem was once a small problem a leader failed to address (24:44)
• The greatest growth comes from the discomfort you fear (28:59)
• Leaders focus more on what they are for than what they are against (34:41)

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The leaders who make the greatest impact are those who know how to develop other leaders. In this episode, Alex explains why leadership development is the key to healthy growth. He then breaks down 3 blockers to leadership development and reminds us that we need to be both willing and able to invest real time and effort into the process of building up other leaders.

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• If you feel like everything depends on you, it’s time to focus on leadership development
• Strategy is about knowing the moves available to you right now
• Leadership development requires willingness and ability in 3 areas
• 1. Unwillingness to invest the money
• 2. Unwillingness to slow down
• 3. Unwillingness to lead leaders
• Your greatest impact will come from developing other leaders

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As leaders, we always need to be growing in wisdom, thoughtfulness, and decision making. And books can be a powerful tool for introducing new ideas and helping us develop new leadership skills. In this episode, Alex talks with Matt Aiken and Kyle Guemmer about four books that have changed the way they think about leadership, along with a key principle or take away from each. You won’t want to miss these insights!

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• If you want your business to grow, you’ll need to grow, too.
• How does reading help us grow in wisdom?
• Don’t evaluate decisions based on the outcome of those decisions
• A great team member will tell you what they intend to do, then go do it
• 5 steps to improve efficiency
• “You sound stupid”

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Books Mentioned in This Episode:

“Thinking in Bets” by Annie Duke

“Turn the Ship Around” by L. David Marquet

“Elon Musk” by Walter Isaacson

“Radical Candor” by Kim Scott