Leadership Is Overrated

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

When an organization wants to get more productive and better reach its goals, it typically looks to retool its leadership, trying to find lone figures who can apply more effective top-down control. But my guest says there’s a much more effective strategy for getting things done: creating and empowering teams of self-starters. Kyle Buckett is a retired Navy SEAL, an executive consultant, and the co-author ofLeadership Is Overrated: How the Navy SEALs (and Successful Businesses) Create Self-Leading Teams That Win. Today on the show, Kyle first unpacks the problems with the conventional model of leadership. He then explains what the self-led team-oriented model looks like and some of the ways to create effective self-led teams, including “killing the leader” and establishing a ritual-laden culture. We also talk about the role a leader can still play in an organization. Along the way, Kyle shares stories both from history and his experience as a SEAL that illustrate why self-led teams are so effective at getting things done.

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0:00.0	Brat McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:11.9	When an organization wants to get more productive and better reach its goals, it typically
0:15.9	looks to retool its leadership, trying to find lone figures who can apply more effective
0:20.3	top-down control.
0:21.3	But my guess says there's a much more effective strategy for getting things done, creating
0:26.3	and empowering teams of self-starters.
0:29.0	Kyle Bucket is a retired Navy SEAL, an executive consultant, and the co-author of, leadership
0:34.0	is overrated.
0:35.0	Had the Navy SEALs and successful businesses create self-leading teams that win.
0:39.6	To end the show, Kyle first impacts the problems with the conventional model leadership.
0:43.7	He then explains what the self-led team-oriented model looks like, and some of the ways to create
0:47.6	effective self-led teams, including killing the leader and establishing a ritual-laden culture.
0:53.3	We also talk about the role a leader can still play in an organization.
0:56.5	Along the way, Kyle shares stories both from history and his experience as a SEAL that
1:00.2	illustrate why self-led teams are so effective at getting things done.
1:04.1	After the show's over, check out our show notes at a-wim dot i.s slash teams.
1:13.7	Alright, Kyle Bucket, welcome to the show.
1:22.4	Thanks for having me, Brat.
1:24.2	So you and your co-author have recently published a book with a provocative title.
1:28.3	When I saw the titles, I got to talk to this guy, leadership is overrated.
1:33.6	Before we talk about the book, let's talk about your backgrounds.
1:35.4	They will help our listeners understand where you're coming from with this idea.
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