The Matt Ware Show

Too many leaders have been cowered into silence by fear of what it might cost their name, their reputation, their relationships, and their finances. Matt Ware makes the case that only leaders willing to take a stand can ever make a difference. And if you won't stand up, the people following you won't stand up either.

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Too many leaders base their vision and their decisions on daydreams rather than data. Matt Ware unpacks the tension between idealism and pragmatism, and why every leader must live in both the future and the present at the same time. You need big dreams and you need a reality check today.

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How much pain can you take? Growth equals change, change equals loss, and loss equals pain, which means you will only grow to the threshold of your pain. If you want more growth, you have to accept more pain.

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After seeing 93-year-old Willie Nelson in concert, Matt reflects on what a 70-year career reveals about the power of longevity in leadership. In a culture that glamorizes new and trendy, you can stand out simply by staying put, showing up, and sticking with what you do. What if your longevity is your legacy?

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If you think your organization needs all leadership and no management, or all management and no leadership, you are wrong. Matt paints a picture of the tension between these two mindsets and why great leaders embrace both. Left to its own devices, your organization will be unbalanced, because you are not balanced.

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Leadership and management are not the same thing, and they are not enemies. Matt Ware unpacks why no organization will be healthy without both, and why both must be rooted in servanthood. When leaders stop serving, they run the train off the tracks, and when managers stop serving, the train never moves at all.

Are you more naturally on the visionary side or on the logistical side?

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You may be busy doing a lot of things, but are you doing the right things?

In part two of this series, Matt finishes the list of essential functions of organizational leadership, the ones that rarely make it onto the job description. Because the people in your organization aren't following a program. They're following a person.

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You've got the title. Maybe even a job description. But nobody ever told you what leadership actually requires. In part one of a two-part series, Matt breaks down the first five of ten essential functions of organizational leadership.

Part two, covering the next five functions, drops next week. Hit subscribe so you don't miss it.

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Most leaders think leadership is a science with a formula. Matt breaks down why leadership is actually more art than science, and why staying locked into your preferred way of doing things can leave you blind to the shifts happening around you. Learn what it really means to be fixed on your mission but flexible in your methods.

Where do you feel like you're really flexible in your leadership, and where are you really fixed?

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A flight delay in a small town airport turned into a masterclass in leadership when Captain Dale Holland stepped up to lead a frustrated crowd. Matt breaks down what the captain did and why it matters more than the technical skill that gets you in the seat.

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