Men are called to lead. But too many men lack the skillset to do it effectively. That’s the bad news. The good news is that much of the skillset required to lead can be learned, developed, and harnessed to serve the people you care about. It’s just a matter of whether or not men decide to invest in the tools available to better their lives and the lives of the people around them.
My guests today, Ryan Hawk and Brook Cupps, know a lot about the tools required as they are both extremely successful in leading others in their own right. Today, we talk about the three most powerful ways to build trust (laughing, crying, and suffering), the difference and importance between being trustworthy and trust-giving, why it’s crucial to deflect praise and embrace criticism, how curiosity serves your most important relationships, and the difference between intuitive and analytical leading.
Ryan Hawk is the creator and host of The Learning Leader Show, a top-rated iTunes business podcast that focuses on learning from the smartest, most creative leaders in the
world. He speaks regularly to Fortune 500 companies, works with teams and players in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NCAA, and facilitates Leadership Circles to offer structured guidance and collaborative feedback to new and experienced leaders. A sought-after professional speaker, he is the author of Welcome to Management and The Pursuit of Excellence, lauded by Forbes magazine as "the best leadership book of 2020" and "the most dynamic leadership book of 2022," respectively.
Brook Cupps has been a high school basketball coach for more than 20 years, earning several Coach of the Year awards. His teams have won numerous conference, district, and regional championships, as well as Centerville High School’s first-ever basketball state championship in 2021. In addition, he has spent the last eight years coaching grassroots basketball on the AAU circuits, and helped guide the North Coast (Ohio) Blue Chips to national championships in 2014 and 2019. He publishes weekly essays on leadership and coaching on his site, Blue Collar Grit, and is the author of Surrender the Outcome. They are co-authors of their newest book, The Score That Matters: Growing Excellence in Yourself and Those You Lead.
Show Highlights
Men are not meant to do life alone. Unfortunately, too many men do. It’s no wonder we have a male loneliness problem. Even just hearing the words “male loneliness,” might make you cringe a bit. It’s hard to admit that being alone is even a problem.
But it is. It leads to isolation, limited thinking, lack of creative problem solving, diminishing personal and professional productivity, and, ultimately, anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts and actions.
The question is where do you turn to find men who are willing and capable to stand in your corner with you? The answer is our exclusive brotherhood, The Iron Council. We’re open for enrolment right now and, when you band with us, you’re going to tap into the power of 1,000+ men in your corner holding your feet to the fire and standing with you through this thing we call life.
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