John Stahl-Wert on the Role of Pain in a Leader's Life

The L3 Leadership Podcast with Doug Smith

Episode Summary: In this episode of the L3 Leadership podcast, John Stahl-Wert returns to the podcast to talk about the role of pain in a leaders life, books he’s written, and provides some valuable advice to leaders who may be struggling.

About John Stahl-Wert: Dr. John Stahl-Wert is a best selling author, speaker, and acclaimed authority in the field of leadership development. His focus is helping individuals, organizations, and communities worldwide to embrace and implement the principles of Serving Leadership.
As an entrepreneur who successfully launched multiple for- and non-profit organizations, John understands the challenges of life and leadership that enables him to quickly and authoritatively connect with the hearts and minds of his audience.
John serves as the President of Newton Institute, which provides leadership development training and resources to aspiring, emerging and existing leaders around the world. John also serves as Adjunct Faculty for the Ray Bakke Centre for Urban Transformation in Hong Kong and for Geneva College’s Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program.
John’s best-selling books have been translated into nine languages, sold more than 120,000 copies, and have garnered praise from top leadership experts Ken Blanchard, Henry Cloud, Max DePree, Frances Hesselbein, Laurie Beth Jones, and William Pollard. Dr. John Stahl-Wert is a best selling author, speaker, and acclaimed authority in the field of leadership development. His focus is helping individuals, organizations, and communities worldwide to embrace and implement the principles of Serving Leadership.

4 Key Takeaways:
1. John talks about how leaders must “grow up” in order to truly serve.
2. He shares his views on admitting faults and posturing yourself for improvability.
3. John talks about his organization, Center for Serving Leadership.
4. He provides some insight into what he believes causes insecurity in leaders and how to overcome that.

Quotes From the Episode:
“I don’t see problems when I have a strategy, I see solutions.”
“It’s impossible to make progress if we cannot admit we have a problem.”
“One of the chief roots of our insecurity is comparison.”
Resources Mentioned:
Books by John
Center for Serving Leadership
Connect with John:
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