The Best Leaders Don’t Know All The Answers with Drew Dudley (Episode #17)
I am excited to share with you my conversation with Drew Dudley, a renowned international leadership speaker, bestselling author, and the creator of the TED talk “Everyday Leadership (The Lollipop Moment).” Drew is known as a dynamic keynote speaker heard already by over 250,000 people across 5 continents.
He has been featured on The Huffington Post, Radio America, Forbes.com, and TED.com, where his TED talk was recognized as one of the “7 TED Talks That Will Make You a Better Leader.” Today, Drew and I will talk about an important aspect of leadership that you don’t want to miss.
Resources Mentioned:
- Drew’s book: This Is Day One: A Practical Guide to Leadership That Matters
- TED Talk: What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection by Jia Jiang
- Viktor Frankl
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[00:01 – 05:53] Opening Segment
- Let’s get to know Drew Dudley
- His path as a leadership speaker
- What’s leadership for Drew?
[05:54 – 19:14] Powerful Little Acts of Leadership
- The good things are actually the little things
- Drew explains
- Drew talks about this interesting act of leadership
- He gives his insights about this dismissive, diminishing act
- Don’t miss Drew’s tips to do good things consciously
- You are more than what you think about yourself
- Drew explains
[19:15 – 34:12] Confidence vs. Courage
- Drew shares his insights about “everyday leadership”
- What does open-mindedness mean for Drew?
- How to not recognize imperfections
- Confidence vs. Courage
- Which sets leaders apart from others?
- What kind of leader should you avoid?
- Drew talks about people’s characters and how they are revealed
[34:13 – 47:57] The “Diminisher” That We Should Avoid
- The basic unit of human understanding
- Drew talks about this word he calls a “diminisher”
- He talks about the writing process of his best-selling book
- How to change our perspectives through everyday leadership
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[47:58 – 57:32] Decisive vs. Certain
- Drew gives his insights about being a positive influence in the world
- We are not present in our most significant moments
- Drew explains
- How to recognize the leader in the person
- Decisive vs. Certain
- Be in charge of who you are
[57:33 – 01:07:49] The Best Leaders
- Drew shares his insights about pain
- He talks about this key quality among the best leaders
- “Why do you matter?”
- Why ask this question?
- Drew tells us why hope is such a powerful force in the world
- He walks us through the nature of his work
[01:07:50 – 01:13:55] Closing Segment
- Connect with Drew. See links below
- Final words and announcements
