Whatever your career or position is, you can be a great leader. This is what Zack Knight will talk about in this episode. Zack started his leadership journey working in the metro Atlanta area as a police officer and SWAT Operator. After seven years serving his local community, he transitioned to the role of an Infantry Leader in the U.S. Army and continued to serve during a combat deployment to Afghanistan and locally with the Georgia National Guard. In between time away with the military, Zack has been able to build six businesses ranging from a security consulting firm, a domestic violence awareness non-profit, to an international dance competition he and his business partner grew to 140 countries in the first seven months of operation. At the center of his journey, Zack is focused on two things: service and leadership. His podcast, Tactical Leadership, furthers this journey and his service, helping him and his audience learn and grow from leaders across the world.
In this episode, Zack shares with us his definition of a leader. He talks about the characteristics of a great tactical leader and how you can be one whatever your industry, position, or career path is. Zack also shares his thoughts on vulnerability, gratitude, and humility. Join us and listen in!
[00:01 – 04:15] Opening Segment
- Welcoming Zack to the show
- Zack’s background
- Being ‘The Tactical Leader’
- His leadership journey
- Building his businesses
[04:16 – 20:10] What It Takes to Be a Great Leader
- The characteristics of a good leader
- Zack on vulnerability
- Optimizing the team by optimizing ourselves
- How Zack defines a leader
- A leader has influence
- Having humility
- One of his biggest takeaways from Dale Carnegie
- What influenced Zack to start a podcast
- Zack’s experience of sharing his own story
- His experiences in Afghanistan
[20:11 – 39:31] It Comes Down to Mastering Yourself
- Sharing your stories of failure with others
- FAIL = first attempt in learning
- Struggling to find your identity
- Good leaders ask questions
- Asking great questions to learn
- Mastering yourself
- What’s next for Zack
- Launching his masterminds
- Zack on figuring out how to master himself
- His 30-day challenge
- Doing things out of joy
- Zack on gratefulness
[39:32 – 42:38] Closing Segment
- The legacy Zack wants to leave on the world
- How you can connect with Zack
- Closing words
Tweetable Quotes:
“Sometimes you got to be the first follower attached to that person that's more experienced and knows more and can accomplish things better, and it takes a little bit of humility to do something like that. But at the end of the day, what's going to help the team perform the best? And if it's somebody else taking the lead on something instead of the “leader”, then you got to let that happen.” - Zack Knight
“You can't lead others until you can lead yourself.” - Zack Knight
“Your greatest mentor that you could ask for in real estate or in life, in business, whatever it is, already failed. They've already been there. All FAIL means is “first attempt in learning”. - Zack Knight
“It's not about the fear attached to things, it's not about being afraid. Fear is another great accurate acronym: False Evidence Appearing Real.” - Zack Knight
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Socials and Links
Connect with Zack on Instagram!
Check out The Tactical Leader on their website and Instagram!
Resources Mentioned:
- How to Win Friends & Influence People
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