We’ve always been taught that power corrupts. But lots of people have power and aren’t corrupt. What corrupts is pressure.

When you’re given responsibility for managing other people, often there aren’t resources to help you manage yourself. And the pressure that any new or even seasoned manager can feel in their role can be crippling.

Sabina Nawaz discovered this firsthand in her executive leadership role at Microsoft. She recounts a harrowing return from maternity leave that left her scrambling to prepare the CEO, and along the way, she found herself becoming a person she didn’t recognize.

In her new book You’re the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need), Sabina shares an evidence-based framework for managing pressure and power with grace and intelligence, with actionable tips to help you succeed.

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Links

* You’re the Boss: Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need) (Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop.org)

* Sabina Nawaz (website)

* All of the books featured on Timeless Leadership

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During the pandemic, the way we work fundamentally changed. And yet, now we see many businesses trying to reclaim the world as we knew it before, demanding employees return to the office and attempting to put the genie back in the bottle.

Rishad Tobaccowala knows better. Through his weekly thought letter The Future Does Not Fit In the Containers of the Past, he offers insights and advice on how to prepare yourself for a career that accounts for new relevance, shifts in thinking, and more independence.

His new book Rethinking Work examines why we need to reassess what we know, the ways to reconsider how we work, and offers advice for leaders and companies on how to prepare for what’s ahead.

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Links

* Rethinking Work: Seismic Changes in the Where, When, and Why (Buy on Amazon | Buy on Bookshop.org)

* Rishad Tobaccowala (website)

* Links referenced in our discussion:

* The 3 Relevances: business models, structure and talent, leadership skills

* The Four Shifts: Thriving in the Next Era: technology, power, mind, and boundary

* The Age of Debossification: people are looking for leaders, not bosses

* Curated entries from The Future Does Not Fit In the Containers of the Past

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I tend to focus on other people in the interviews on Timeless Leadership. That’s important! There are so many things to learn from other people.

But I’ve realized that being a leader isn’t only about lifting other people up, it’s about being a teacher and sharing your own insights as well.

So in this episode, you get a little bit more of me than I typically put out there, as I share an episode from the frankly… podcast from Franco.

It’s an important discussion that covers the background behind why I do what I do, and what I believe — including my advice to my 21-year-old self.

I’d be interested to hear your feedback about it.

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Links

* frankly… podcast

* Scott Monty’s services

* Gift subscription for Timeless & Timely

* Academic discount to Timeless & Timely

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There are certain instances in life when we take our responsibilities so seriously that we swear an oath.

Where did this tradition come from? Who do we owe it to? And why are oaths necessary, anyway?

It comes down to accountability.

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Links

* Duty Bound (Timeless & Timely)

* Scott’s speaking page

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The second in command in any job gets neither the attention nor the respect that the chief does.

By virtue of their timing, the founders and those who came first tend to command the spotlight.

And yet, those who follow them do more than continue a legacy; they need to forge their own path and determine how to create something sustainable.

Lindsay M. Chervinsky, in her new book Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic, makes the case that without John Adams’ wisdom and good judgment, America as we know it might not have survived.

You can find Timeless Leadership wherever you get podcasts.

Links

* Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic (Amazon | Bookshop.org)

* Lindsay Chervinsky (website)

* Dr. Chervinksy’s other books:

* The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution (Amazon | Bookshop.org)

* Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture (Amazon | Bookshop.org)

* A Crisis of Uncertainty (Timeless & Timely)

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Humans live for stories.

Our entire lives, we're surrounded by stories. And they can be immensely powerful at communicating ideas and inspiring those around us.

In this episode, I’ve got a story that may move you in some way.

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Links

* Episode 82: Story Time with Neal Foard

* Scott’s speaking page

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I had so much fun listening to Neal Foard in Episode 82. If you did too, then you’ll want to sign up to get the additional stories he told.

If you’re already a member of the Ampersand Guild, our premium subscription tier, you’ll have instant access. If not, it’s just a quick click away.

And because it deserves retelling, here’s a link to a video of that w…

Telling stories is a form of love.

As Neal Foard shared in this episode,

“It helps when a leader is able to communicate to the people that work for them, that they care about them. This is the power of stories. I don’t have to literally say to you I care about you…because of the stories I choose to tell, I am the type of person that cares about the fate of others.”

Neal ignites the storytelling ability in others with his course, Storyfire. But more than his course, Neal’s take on storytelling and leadership is a way of life. It’s a way of being.

Come for the stories, stay for Neal’s three simple rules for living (I won’t spoil it for you in the notes here), and sign up to get bonus content with additional (and hilarious!) stories from Neal.

Oh, and if you refer more people, you can get free access to our paid subscription tier:

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Links

* Neal’s website

* Storyfire

* Lincoln (2012 film)

* Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin

* An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin

* Happiness and the Three Levels of Friendship (Timeless & Timely)

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For Neal’s bio:

* Prelude No. 13 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. 

* Source:  http://chriszabriskie.com/preludes/

* Artist:  http://chriszabriskie.com/

Our theme song is Timeless Harmony, written by Matías Léon and performed by Matías Léon and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

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It’s been a minute.

Season 5 is here and we’ve got a shiny new logo, a new theme song, and more of the timelessness you’re here for.

So as not to jar you with too much on the first episode back, this episode explores a bit of what many leaders struggle with — recurring themes we’ll keep coming back to here. And I geek out a bit on music.

In the links below you’ll not only find links to the music, but to books featured on the podcast and the newsletter as well.

You can find Timeless Leadership wherever you get podcasts.

We are a Top 50 Podcast in the Management category on Goodpods.

Links

* Timeless & Timely newsletter

* American Frontiers by Aaron Kenny

* JFK - Prologue by John Williams

* Americana Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod

* Timeless Harmony by Matías Léon

* Westworld Main Theme by Ramin Djawani

* Books featured on Timeless Leadership — when you buy through these links, we receive a small portion of your purchase to support the show.

Music

Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.htmlArtist: http://incompetech.com/

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Leaders are lifelong learners. Without curiosity and a desire for self-awareness, we stagnate.

Being insatiable learners, leaders also become teachers of others, passing down the traits and skills to help the next generation of leaders achieve their potential.

But it all starts with committing to learning more, every day. In this episode, we’ll identify nine characteristics of lifelong learners, ask you questions about five facets of the agile learner, and leave you with four tips to help you on a journey of lifelong learning.

This wraps up Season 4. I’ll be back with some changes in Season 5 — you won’t want to miss it.

Timeless Leadership is part of the Timeless & Timely family of publications. Your support is the only thing that makes this possible.

Timeless Leadership has been named a Top 50 Podcast in the Management category by Goodpods.

Links

* Leaders are Readers

* All Timeless & Timely entries on Reflection

* All Timeless & Timely entries on Self-Awareness

* Timeless & Timely newsletter

Find all of the books featured on Timeless Leadership.

Quotes from this episode

“Education never ends, Watson. It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last.” — Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1917

“The desire of knowledge, like the thirst of riches, increases ever with the acquisition of it.” — Laurence Sterne, 1760

“Curiosity is the lust of the mind.” — Thomas Hobbes, 1651

Music

Americana - Aspiring by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license.   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Source:   http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1200092

Artist: http://incompetech.com

Contact

Get in touch with Scott to discuss a speaking engagement or to find out about his executive coaching and business advisory services.

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