What does relentless entrepreneurship mean:
“In times of good, that’s easy. When times are tough. It’s not easy. But, when things are coming against you, if I’m relentless, I’m just saying, ‘Hey, no matter what, I’m going to find my way through this.’
I don’t think there’s a person that doesn’t want their leader to live from that space, which is: ‘We shall overcome whatever’s happening here. It might knock us down. We might have to, you know, reinvent ourselves. We might fail. But I am better. Bigger than my circumstances. ’That’s what relentlessness is for me.”
How to keep perspective as a leader:
“Spirituality is saying, ‘Hey, there are things worth dying for. And that might be not so dramatic, like physical death, but just … I don’t need to win this argument.
I’m going to invest in this person. I’m going to take a loss on this deal for the sake of the relationship. I could fire this person because they’ve done something like this or like that. Or I could say, ‘Hey man, yes, you really blew it. And it cost me $2 million. And that’s really rough. But when I was in your stage, I needed somebody to believe in me.
So, we’re going to chalk this up to learning. Now, what I don’t mean is that this can ever happen again. And I need you to, like, do some soul searching about the humility you did not possess. You need to be able to ask for help when you need it. Ask for help, because if you’re not willing to transform and grow, then we won’t be doing this again.’
So, that’s more of a spiritual conversation because it’s an investment in the person’s future.”
Leaders need to show themselves some grace:
“I think there’s, expectation if you’re the leader, to always have it all together. And if you’re a driven guy, it’s like, there’s natural pressure to just hit every ball, you know, be perfect. And, that’s obviously not possible. So it’s not even a fun game.
I used to say to myself, ‘Ideal is a bad deal,’ because of the pressure that you live under. People that are leaders usually like walking the tight wire because there’s a lot to do and a little bit amount of time, and we got to do it right.
And in a way it’s kind of thrilling. The thrill of: can we pull it off? But you got you get a view that you are on the tight wire, which is thrilling, but it’s only two feet off the ground. So, if you miss a step, no big deal. Just get back up and go again.”
What’s the common denominator of great leadership:
“Courage. And I don’t mean hard-driving, take the hill. That part of courage is being adventurous and being a pioneer. But courage is really to face reality. And that’s both and circumstances and even harder in relationships. So, am I willing to give of myself and willing to get off of myself and be there for other people and have those tough conversations and love people enough to tell them the truth?
Great leaders will do that. And if you do that really well and surround yourself with people that are committed to learning and growing and getting up again, it really can’t be stopped.”
