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LEAD YOURSELF ON THE INSIDE

You can’t influence unless you are willing to be influenced.

—JIM TRESSEL

President, Youngstown State University(Episode #62, The Learning Leader Show)

THE STARTING POINT: SELF-AWARENESS

As listeners of my podcast, The Learning Leader Show (www.Learning Leader.com), know, every leader in conversation with me is likely to hear some variation of this question: What are the commonalities of those who sustain excellence over an extended period of time? After hundreds of responses from some of the most accomplished people in the world, I am struck by a common thread that runs through nearly every one of them: they all point to the person staring at you in the mirror. The best leaders all know that leading yourself well ...

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