Jonathan Raymond: Good Authority

Jonathan Raymond is the founder of Refound, where he and his team work with organizations to create a company culture based in personal growth. He’s the author of the book Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For* and the creator of the The Good Accountability course*.

Key Points

We have to shift our mindset from our intentions to our impacts.

Influential or powerful people tend to get away with worse behavior.

High performers get away with bad behavior because people are afraid of reducing their performance. But leaders often only look at the revenue high performers bring in without looking at what their bad behavior costs the company in the big picture.

Personal and professional growth are the same thing.

Instead of focusing on how to grow someone’s career over a ten-year span, think about what you can do in one year.

Resources Mentioned

The Good Accountability course*

Difficult Conversations* by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen

Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For* by Jonathan Raymond

Refound for Individuals

Book Notes

Download my highlights from Good Authority in PDF format (free membership required).

Related Episodes

How We Do Things Around Here To Get Results, with Kent Rhodes (episode 144)

Use Power for Good and Not Evil, with Dacher Keltner (episode 254)

Five Steps to Hold People Accountable, with Jonathan Raymond (episode 306)

How to Make Inclusion Happen, with Deepa Purushothaman (episode 307)

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