Positive Leadership Tip | Ep 8: You Have to be Selfless

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Jon Gordon

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🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I dive into one of the most vital keys to positive leadership, selflessness. Whether you’re leading a team or raising a family, the best leaders and parents know it’s about putting others first. I’ll share why I believe the greatest leadership lessons often come from the challenges of parenting, and how true leadership is all about committing to your people, sacrificing for their growth, and showing up for them when it matters most. When your team knows you’ve got their back, their loyalty and commitment will follow. My hope is that you’ll walk away encouraged to lead with selflessness and purpose so you can build stronger relationships at work and at home. If this encouragement resonates, share it with someone who wants to make a bigger impact today!

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0:00.0	Hey, this is John Gordon with your positive leadership tip.
0:06.0	You know, I often say that parenting and leadership are one and the same.
0:11.0	In fact, everything I learned about leadership, I really learned from being a parent.
0:16.0	For example, you can't be selfish and be a great parent.
0:20.0	You have to be selfless. You have to be selfish.
0:21.9	You have to be committed to your kids and their growth.
0:25.6	You have to put them before you.
0:28.1	You have to sacrifice your time and your energy and things that you want to do for what your kids need to do.
0:35.6	And it's the same way with your team.
0:37.1	You commit to your team.
0:38.6	They have to know that you have their back and their best interest at heart.
0:42.6	They have to know that you would sacrifice yourself for them.
0:45.8	And if you truly put them first, they will put you in the organization first.
0:50.8	If they know that you will be there for them in times of trouble, in times of challenge,
0:56.5	in times when no one else is looking out for them, but you are, you will have a loyal follower,
1:02.5	a loyalty member forever. It's all about committing to those that you lead and being willing to
1:09.1	sacrifice for them. It's the same as a parent.
1:12.2	You do this as a parent, and you have a great relationship with your kids as they get older.
1:16.3	You do this with your team members, and you can have a great relationship with them as you grow
1:20.8	together.
1:21.9	Parenting and leadership, one of the same.
1:25.2	One drives you to be better, the other drives you to be your best.
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