Leading Leaders Podcast by StoryPowerAcademy.com Studio with Host and Exectuive Coach J Loren Norris

REHEARSAL IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF EXCELLENCE FOR EVERY LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE “Brandon Dawson says leaders must ‘Model. Mimic. Master. Multiply.’ This process is the rehearsal of leadership. Like an orchestra, an ensemble, a ballet or a movie set, every part must be perfected through practice. In the same way that one vocalist, instrumentalist or dancer can make or break the show, one member of the tea...

CHOOSE THE FUTURE OF YOUR HOMELAND  “If we continue to listen to the negative, malicious, divisive stories we are fed from the news and the pews we will see self destruction continue to unfold. The best weapons we have against tyranny are the compounded stories of freedom. We must remind ourselves, our foes and those hopeless ones in dire need there is an answer. Speak the truth. Tell better stori...

LEADERS MUST PRACTICE EFFECTIVE TROUBLE SHOOTING IN ALL AREAS “Ancient teachers say there is wisdom in a multitude of advisers. The theory goes, if enough people agree on an idea as good or bad, how could they all be wrong? Sometimes, a bad idea is perpetuated because no one wants to disagree. Sometime an ok idea is regarded as stellar because so many people buy in. Trouble shooting the practice o...

​LEARNING IS BEST DONE THROUGH DISCOVERY AND AWARENESS THATS WHY GREAT LEADERS COACH RATHER THAN LECTURE “The leader who feels it necessary to lecture, dictate and micromanage every decision will come across to team members as a tyrant or dictator. If you want your team to truly grow and own the information, practices and processes, give them room to discovery. All of us hold on to an idea we beli...

​WHAT TO DO IF YOUR LEADERSHIP LID IS CONNECTION “Every leader will tell you failure is imminent and unavoidable. Every leader will also tell you if you fail at the same thing several times, the real failure is you’re failing to learn the lesson. For many leaders, their first experience of failure is directly tied to communication. The inability to deliver the vision, explain the objectives, artic...

​ WARNING: SERVICE LEADS TO ACCESS - IF YOU WANT TO GROW IN LEADERSHIP THEN SERVE FIRST “Serving others is the fastest and most consistently proven way to gain access to those you admire. If you want to be mentored, apprenticed, educated by people who you aspire to become, serve them. Word of warning, this part of the process is the gauntlet of leadership and coaching. If you believe serving leads...

LEADERS MUST DO THEIR HOMEWORK TO BECOME PURVEYORS OF HOPE “Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, ‘Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.’ Perhaps you have even seen the reality of this idea prove itself out. Generational addictions, generational poverty, generational incarceration all seem to be hard cycles to defeat. Those same types of cycles are found in leadership, economics,...

LEADERS REALIZE FREEDOM IS NOT A NATURAL STATE OF HUMANS IT IS A LEARNED BEHAVIOR “Whether you are bound by your own bad ideas, outmoded belief systems, or simple lies and deceptions, there is a strange comfort in knowing where you stand. Leaders who acknowledge this reality are alone empowered to raise awareness in the hearts and minds of those who are not able to see where they are bound. Aristo...

LEADERS ARE EFFECTIVE WHEN THEY SOLVE THE PROBLEMS AT HAND RATHER THAN CREATING PROBLEMS TO SOLVE “Leaders are most effective when they are efficient problem solvers. Whether tacking a problem head on, delegating or collaborating, they identify the problem at hand and spring into action. Leaders are futuristic when they identify a challenge which will imminently occur and preemptively propose a wo...

HEY LEADER, DANCE WITH THE ONE WHO BRUNG YOU!  “Too many leaders believe they must emulate or model others who have become their ideal pinnacle of success. When they witness the meteoric rise of an unknown somebody to stardom, they suddenly lay aside everything they have been building so they can mimic the super star. The first reality is, most people who you see becoming an overnight success have...

LEADERS WHO EXERCISE COMPASSION ARE NOT WEAK BUT PROFOUNDLY STRONG “Looking beyond the circumstances to see the humanity in any situation requires something special. A special type of discipline to think beyond self, to ask how might I benefit someone else, what part of my emotion response to the moment is simply self serving. This exercise is more than empathy or pity. This conscious awareness of...

GREAT LEADERS PREPARE THOSE IN THEIR CHARGE FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP “There are many reasons a leader might be reticent to training and preparing the people they lead to one day lead themselves. First and I believe most common is a mild form of codependency. The leader needs to be needed. Second is the fear they will work themselves out of a job and accidentally replace themselves. Finally, among the...

COMMUNITY IS THE COMPLICATED PART OF LEADERSHIP “Leadership is a mine field and a mind field. Leadership  is demanding and exacting, ambiguous and ambivalent, rewarding and tumultuous all in one. Human relationships are some of the most convoluted systems in the universe. Thoughts and emotions are ever changing, expectations and demands meant to be fixed like goals but often are not. The more huma...

FACE THE TRUTH LEADER FACES LIE “It’s hard to admit, but we have all been fooled or deceived at one time or another. The brightest of smiles, the twinkling eyes, the familiar face, the soothing voice have lead us to believe what our spidey sense warned us was utter nonsense. As a leader, your wisdom comes through research combined with experience. Be wise. Do your homework. Develop your instincts....

GOOD LEADERS SOMETIMES TELL BAD STORIES  “What dos it mean to tell a bad story? How about a story that is boring, acrimonious and disturbing?  Maybe they tell a story which is based on damaging beliefs, alarming and divisive. There are stories told by leaders which have no redeeming qualities. There are stories told to manipulate, manage and malign other people. Good leaders must learn to tell bet...

STORYPOWER IS A LEADERSHIP ISSUE - THIS EPISODE WILL TELL YOU WHY AND HOW “Every one you have ever hired, will ever hire, fire, train or retain has a story. It is the anchor of the human experience. Those stories collectively are the history and the future of human societies and cultures. Those stories independently are the record of traumas, tragedies and triumphs. Each person on your team has a...

LEADERS NEVER STOP ANALYZING THEIR OWN FAILURE “If you lead, you know everyone around you is watching. Some are looking for reasons to follow your example. Others are looking for a reason to mimic your successes in a their own way. Yet others are looking for your weaknesses, your missteps, your blind spots. As a leader, you must endeavor to be the first who recognizes a failure in your process, be...

WHO IS YOUR LEADERSHIP SECOND STRING? ​ “Are you ready for the inevitable injury, delay, distraction or disruption? Do you have confidence in your own consistency to prepare your back up? If you didn’t show up tomorrow what would happen in your absence? If you got a promotion, a chance to expand and explore, the opportunity of a lifetime would your current effort carry on or collapse? You have the...

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT! LEADERSHIP DEMANDS ACTION BEYOND CONJECTURE “There are plenty of issues in this world, problems which demand a solution. There are plenty of folks who are more than happy to whine and complain about these problems but have no inclination to take action. Leaders are action takers. Beyond hearing the problem and voicing an option, they engage, they raise funds, they rally peop...

LEADERS CALL THEM BLIND SPOTS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT SEE THEM FROM WHERE YOU ARE “The most detrimental part of leadership is the failure which sneaks up on the leader. The likelihood that others have seen the object in your blind spot is high. The odds it will destroy you if not addressed? Also high. The challenge for every leader is maintaining a willingness to hear from others what those blind spots...

​ CAN YOU NAME THE LEADER, CLIENT, BOSS FROM YOUR LIFE WHO IS NOT HUMAN? “Trying to name a leader, boss, client, CEO, customer who is not human IS a trick question. It might not be a trick question in years to come, but for now, the common aspect of everyone a leader must build connection with is they are human. Humans have shared experiences, shared narratives, shared frustrations and even shared...

THE VALUE OF WHAT A LEADER HAS TO SAY IS ALWAYS TIED TO THE CREDIBILITY OF THE LEADER MORE THAN THE THING THEY ARE TELLING ”No matter how well you tell a story, if you don’t have trust and credibility with leadership, your story will fall on deaf ears not matter how true, important or relevant it is. The time required to build credibility is varying based on your character, your integrity, your ex...

CHOOSE YOUR FUTURE BY LEADING THE CONVERGENCE OF PAST AND PRESENT EXPERIENCES “The power of awareness is impossible to overestimate. Leaders who are always in observation mode are ahead of the game. The ability to perceive and react before anyone else is the foundation to many multimillion dollar organizations. Cures for diseases, pathways to new societies, evolutions of education, clashes of cult...

ITS HARD TO LEAD FROM YOUR LANE AND JOCKEY FOR POSITION AT THE SAME TIME “When a leader decides they need to struggle, hustle, jockey for the next position of power, they have already decided they are too big for their lane. It is difficult and daunting to stick to your area of expertise, mind your discipline and respect those around you when you are convinced you could do their job better. The an...

YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD IF YOU WILL COMMIT TO LEADING WITH THESE THREE INTENTIONS “The world needs more leaders who will step out on a limb and address the proverbial elephant in the room. Lacking is the person or persons who are acutely aware of the issues at hand, especially those issues intentionally hidden. The subversive range of certain forms of communication blended with the technical abil...