Episode 529 Leading With Confidence Without Pretending

About this episode

Pastor Brad discusses the balance between leading with authority and maintaining humility, referencing insights from Bob Iger's book.

In this episode, Pastor Brad continues the series on The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger, exploring a powerful leadership tension: How do you lead with authority… without losing humility? Bob Iger writes, “You have to be humble… but you can’t let humility prevent you from leading. It’s a fine line.” Too many leaders fall into one of two traps—either pretending to have all the answers or shrinking back in the name of humility. But true leadership isn’t found in either extreme. This episode unpa...

People in this episode

Host: Brad Otto

Topics covered

• leadership
• humility
• confidence
• self-improvement
• authority

Keywords

• leadership
• confidence
• humility
• Bob Iger
• self-improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ride of a Lifetime

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