018: Sam Silverstein – Why Successful People Love Accountability

The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk

Ryan Hawk

Careers, Management, Business

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🗓️ 22 May 2015

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Episode 018: Sam Silverstein – Why Successful People Love Accountability

This was an intense conversation with Sam Silverstein. Sam is absolutely committed to instilling the desire for accountability within organizations. Accountability is about keeping commitments to people, not things. If you have any desire to learn more about accountability and how that’s a necessary component for all learning leaders, then you will love this episode.

Sam Silverstein, CSP is founder and CEO of Sam Silverstein, Inc., an accountability think tank dedicated to helping companies create an organizational culture that prioritizes and inspires accountability. He is an international business consultant, speaker and author. His manufacturing and distribution companies have sold over $100 million in products and services and he has successfully sold one of his businesses to a Fortune 500 company. Sam served as the President of the National Speakers Association (2008-2009) and is a Certified Speaking Professional. Sam’s work with companies has transformed organizational culture and created success in all areas.

Welcome to Episode 018: Sam Silverstein – Why Successful People Love Accountability

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The Learning Leader Show

“You are responsible to things… You’re accountable to people.” – Sam Silverstein

Some Questions I Ask:

How do you help people learn to enjoy accountability?
Why don’t most companies understand what they believe?
How do you help those people?
Do you have self-doubt? How do you handle it?
What books have influenced you most?
How did you become one of the most read writers on LinkedIn

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Sam’s 12 affirmations
Sam’s goals and his vision
Why Sam said, “Ryan, You’re throwing me on the couch!”
The enormous responsibility of a leader
9 characteristics to being great
Why leaders are accountable to serve others

“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.” – John Wooden

Continue Learning

Get his new book: “Non Negotiable”
Go to his website:www.SamSilverstein.com
See why over 212,000 people follow Sam on Twitter: @SamSilverstein

Transcript

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0:00.0	Don't tell me you believe family first and then give someone a hard time.
0:04.0	If you believe family first, you get in the car and drive them to the airport.
0:08.0	You ask them what you can do for them.
0:10.0	Then, you know, because your actions, as my dad always told me
0:13.1	actions speak louder than words but that company does not believe family first I don't
0:18.7	care what's written on a piece of paper I don't care what's on the wall in the
0:21.9	cafeteria I don't care what the on the wall in the cafeteria I don't care what the president
0:23.9	says at the annual meeting they do not believe family first because that's what
0:29.0	their actions tell me our leaders born or are they made?
0:32.6	Our host Ryan Hawk believes that leaders can be made through determined, focused work on learning the art and science behind the makeup of other successful leaders.
0:41.8	Now it's time to inhale knowledge and exhale success.
0:45.0	You're listening to the Learning leader show I'm Ryan Hawk.
1:05.0	Tonight's guest is Sam Silverstein. Really, really impressive guy.
1:10.0	He's a founder and CEO of Sam Silverstein Inc. an Accountability Think Tank dedicated to helping companies
1:16.2	create an organizational culture that prioritizes and inspires accountability.
1:21.9	He's an international business consultant speaker and author.
1:26.0	He also served as the president of the National Speakers Association in 2008 and 2009.
1:31.8	Really, really impressive guy.
1:33.8	Tonight, our episode, we talk about why people should be responsible for things
1:40.9	and accountable to people.
1:42.3	It's a big difference. We get into that. Also he works to
1:45.9	create a place where people want to be held accountable, not where they're forced or
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