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How Great Number Twos Become Power Players

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4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Patrick Bet-David talks about the qualities that make a great number two in business, why some don’t and how to spot the difference.


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0:00.0

You know there's a big difference between having a business partner and having a right-hand guy, a number two or a second-in-command.

0:07.2

Today we're going to talk about qualities of a great second in command.

0:12.6

History tells us number two can make you or break you.

0:19.8

Let me explain to what I mean by this.

0:21.0

Look at Obama.

0:22.0

Obama's number two was Biden. Did you ever feel

0:24.2

that Biden wanted the attention that Obama got? Never. Look at Trump, Trump's number two is what,

0:29.2

Pence. Do you ever feel that Pence needs the kind of attention that Trump gets?

0:33.3

Not at all. Now watch this, Nixon was number two to Eisenhower.

0:37.6

It didn't work out too well because he hated being number two, right?

0:40.6

It didn't work out for Eisenhower was a great president

0:43.4

two-term president people love them left and the right

0:45.9

nixum was a little bit edgy right look at linden jonson

0:49.0

he hated being the VP of john F kennedy because he thought it was bigger than him.

0:53.0

Look at Wozney, great number two.

0:55.0

Look at Paul Allen, Steve Balmer, great number two.

0:58.0

Look at many other names I can give you that are great numbers.

1:00.6

So like a Tim Cook, a number two second in command and the first

1:03.8

point I'm going to give to you before we get into all the other points is the following.

1:06.7

A number two is very comfortable being number two. Has no desire to compete for number one,

1:11.6

doesn't need the attention that number one

1:13.2

gets very comfortable being number one number two very comfortable I've had people that

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