Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Mike and Mark wrap up their series on Plato’s universal leadership qualities with number 8: Don’t be a bastard. It’s perhaps the foundation of the entire list. Questions or ideas for the podcast? Email Mike and Mark.
Podcast 56: Plato’s 8 Universal Leadership Qualities (Part 7: Enjoying Work)
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Do you enjoy not just the mental work of your job but the physical? Do you see a purpose the makes it worth pushing through the discomfort? Plato says good leaders answer “yes” to both questions. Questions or ideas for the podcast? Email Mike and Mark.
Ensure you think things through using the “Common Topics”
Signs that your team needs to better think things through: You don’t meet to discuss it and instead decide on your own. You do meet to discuss it but have no disagreement in the room. The meeting is short or feels like checking a box instead of having a discussion. There is little silence during the meeting. There are few …
Podcast 55: Plato’s 8 Universal Leadership Qualities (Part 6: Tenacity)
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. A good leader is tenacious. Socrates said so. (At least, Plato’s Republic said Socrates said so.) Mike and Mark look at another universal leadership quality, one that helps you stick with your efforts to grow. How do you show up tenacious? Listen in to find out. Questions or ideas …
Podcast 54: Plato’s 8 Universal Leadership Qualities (Part 5: Good Memory)
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Last episode, Mike and Mark explored what it is to be sharp and quick at learning–one of eight characteristics Socrates (in Plato’s Republic) says a leader must have. Now we turn to one of three keys to keeping at your learning: memory. It seems so simple, but it means …
Podcast 51: Plato’s 8 Universal Leadership Qualities (Part 2: Courage)
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates defines eight characteristics a leader must have. Number 2 is courage. Can you stand short-term pain for long-term gain? Are you willing to show your heart? If you don’t see the connection, this episode is for you. Questions or ideas for the podcast? Email Mike and …
50: Plato’s 8 Universal Leadership Qualities (Part 1: Reliability)
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates defines eight characteristics a leader must have. The list starts with reliability. How big a deal is it? And how do you become more reliable? Questions or ideas for the podcast? Email Mike and Mark.
Podcast 49: Plato’s 8 Universal Leadership Qualities (Introduction)
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Plato’s Republic is perhaps the most influential book spreading Western culture throughout the world. He describes his teacher, Socrates, exploring if morality really makes us happy. And tucked away toward the end is a list of eight characteristics a leader must have. How do you stack up to the …
Podcast 47: 20 bad habits that are holding you back, part 4
Subscribe and listen on Spotify or Apple … or watch below. Mike and Mark wrap up legendary coach Marshall Goldsmith‘s 20 Bad Habits: Challenges in Interpersonal Behavior. Which one is your biggest opportunity? (Listen to the end for tips on how to change a habit!) To listen to the entire four-part series, start here on Apple, Spotify, PodBean or YouTube. …
Leadership qualities: How do you compare to Plato’s list?
Worldwide influence If you are willing to wrestle and grow more organized, confident and influential, consider the leadership qualities listed in Plato’s Republic. Some context: Socrates taught Plato. Plato taught Aristotle. Aristotle taught Alexander the Great. Alexander conquered most of the known world. He died young but left an impact, spreading Greek thought and culture throughout the globe–a foundation of …