Brandon Cate retweeted
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Brandon Cate retweeted
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Good leaders strive to build trust with every single interaction.
You are not entitled to trust, you have to earn it.
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Common ways to lose the trust of your team:
1. Not taking ownership when things go wrong
2. Inconsistency
3. Poor Communication
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Authority is given. Influence is earned. Don't confuse your title with your ability to lead.
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You may have a true authority position in your organization, but influence has to be earned.
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The quickest way to gain influence: give influence to others.
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Welcome our precious and sweet Elizabeth Reese Zimmerman! You have changed our lives forever! Both you and mommy were absolute rockstars and I am the luckiest man in the world! We promise to love you forever and always! Thank you God for giving us this precious gift! #GirlDad
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Seems crazy that a year ago I stepped on campus as a freshman. Year 2 loading...
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Leadership is more than just a powerful job title.
Leadership is about the team.
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Just like in any leadership position, you don’t want to force anything down someone’s throat. You just make available to them the path, and when they see it, they get on it.
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When someone on your team says something that you don't agree with, don't try to convince them of why you are right.
Instead, try to shift your perspective to understand where they are coming from.
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When standards consistently exhaust the team, that’s not toughness—that’s poor leadership.
Burnout is a leadership signal.
Extreme Ownership means not just owning outcomes but sustaining them too.
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Building relationships with mutual respect is the only way that we can solve problems together as a team.
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"High standards matter, but burnout is a leadership failure. Extreme Ownership means sustaining performance, not breaking your team. If your best people are burning out, the problem starts with you." -@LeifBabin
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