Hour 43 - The Kickass Lifestyle Podcast: Episode 326 hosted by David Wood - In this episode he reviewed a Ted Talk by Simon Sinek - Why Good Leaders Make You Feel Safe.
Part of the discussion was about why Marines put their lives on the line to save other Marines…and they do it because they know their fellow Marines would do it for them.
So how does this translate to business? Big companies and CEO’s that lay people off in tough times, to save their own skin, show a lack of leadership and therefore their employees never really feel safe.
Simon Sinek gave an example of a guy named Bob, who was instructed by the Board of Directors to lay people off because their company was $10 million in debt, but instead of agreeing, Bod came up with a different strategy, which he shared with his employees. If everyone agreed to take 4 weeks unpaid leave, he guaranteed everyone would keep their jobs.
All employees agreed and the end result was zero lay offs and the company made $20 million profit. The employees, now feeling safe because of good leadership, negotiated amongst themselves with their time off. Some took five weeks, while other only took three. They did what was in the best interest of everyone concerned.
Here’s the take away point: People feel safe when there’s good leadership.
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Dr. Tyson E. Franklin
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