One of the ways to get better as a leader is to listen to other leaders. Today’s guest, Bo Short, is a speaker and author with more than three decades of experience leading companies and speaking to audiences around the globe about leadership, business, and navigating the ever-changing marketplace.
In this episode of The Clarity Advisors Show, Bo shares some of his wisdom and insights with host Ken Trupke.
Timestamps
(01:41): Does Bo’s message change in other countries?
(04:15): Five attributes of leadership.
(07:28): Practice is failing.
(08:50): Bo’s background.
(13:15): Mistakes made and lessons learned.
(19:33): Who does Bo serve?
(21:21): What problem does Bo solve?
(24:31): Appeasing vs. leading.
(26:40): Recommended reading.
(31:15): How to contact Bo.
Episode Quotes
- “I don’t coach. I think it’s so much deeper than that. It’s about mentoring somebody on a path to take them from where they are to where they should be and where they want to be.” (Bo)
- “People may dream in different languages, or they have different accents or even different cultures, but the heartbeat of the person is the same.” (Bo)
- “Every man and woman that I interviewed said the five same words: vision, courage, perseverance, responsibility, and character.” (Bo)
- “Courage is not something you find. Courage is something that finds you and it finds you because you’re prepared for it.” (Bo)
- “Confidence is born through repetition, and repetition at its core is practice. And the art of practice is the art of failing.” (Bo)
- “If you have to be The Guy, you’ll never be The Guy. If you’re willing to shine that spotlight on other people and uplift them and recognize them and make them The Guy, you’ll always be The Guy.” (Bo)
- “Most problems are not product related. Most problems are people related. One of the things I tell executives all the time is you’ve got to stop appeasing people and start leading people.”
Bo Short’s Recommended Reading
- Living to Win: The Five Enduring Principles of Success by Bo Short
- The Foundation of Leadership: Enduring Principles to Govern Our Lives by Bo Short
- The Arc of Ambition: Defining the Leadership Journey by James Champy
- Developing the Leader Within You 2.0 by John C. Maxwell
- Developing the Leaders Around You by John C. Maxwell
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek
- The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman
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