“Discovering who you are and what you are meant to do is a journey, an adventure.”

How can you put people first as a leader when there are so many external pressures to perform and meet expectations? The Israeli culture places a tremendous amount of pressure on leaders to command and control, and consequently often people are second priority. On this episode of The Generous Leadership® Podcast, Israeli businessman Mordechai Wiseman shares with Tricia Halsey how you can swim against the current to unlock the potential and calling of others.

Shownotes:

• Your ability to lead and influence depends on how well you tap into your own personal calling and purpose.
• Comparing two leadership paradigms by breaking down characteristics and practices: top-down leadership vs. generous leadership®
• What makes a “good leader” good?
• What is vulnerability? Why is it scary? How can it keep us back from success or launch us toward influence?
• Fear leads us to desire to control. Healthy confidence and self-value leads to vulnerability and empowerment.
• Why Mordechai chose to submit to younger leadership in the army because he wanted to practice humility and grow as a follower. Why leaders need to know how to be good followers.
• How does a leader choose to do the right thing when there are external pressures to put people second?
• Three tips for how to lead generously: study generous leaders to change your perspective, seek a mentor who you want to be like, and be comfortable in your own skin.