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

LEADERSHIP IS NO PLACE FOR “BONELESS WONDERS” - IT DEMANDS A BACKBONE IN TIMES OF TRIAL - ESPECIALLY WHEN RIGHT DECISIONS ARE UNPOPULAR ​“Leaders who change direction with the whims of social pressure reminds me of a plastic bag on the wind - random, unpredictable and uncommitted. Leadership requires grit, backbone and determination especially when the right decision is unpopular. If you don’t hav...

LEADERS DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH, THEN DIG DEEPER. CHANCES ARE THE TRUTH IS JUST BELOW THE SURFACE AND DECEPTION COVERS IT LIKE BUTTER CREAM ICING ON A BALOON CAKE ​​“If you believe the headlines, the sound bites, the Twitter news feed or TikTok as a solid source of information all on its own, YOU ARE NOT FIT TO LEAD! Do some more research. Read the entire article and then read all the citations (if t...

​WHAT IF LEADERS LEAD WITH THE GOLDEN RULE? LEAD ME THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE LEAD. “No one wants to be lead by manipulation, coercion, or corruption. No one wants to be lead in a way that violates their conscience, offends their sensibilities or contradicts their core values. No one wants to be lead to mimic someone else’s greatest accomplishments at the expense of their own identity or success. If...

SHUT UP. SILENCE. STOP TALKING. WOKE WORDS MEAN NOTHING IF YOU DO NOTHING - THAT’S NOT LEADERSHIP IT’S FRAUD! “Many would be leaders, even those with great influence already, feel the need to speak to the world in words of racism, climate, sustainability, future globalist participation in terms of compliance. These leaders often speak the ‘proper’ words but abandon their course in actions and deed...

LEADERS NEED TO ENGAGE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH NO MIND FOR PROFIT!! ”If you have influence you have obligations! Don’t let the world’s views steal your children’s mindsets, history and future outlook. Trust me, the next generation has been fed a string of lies, the likes of which will challenge your worst imagination, darkest fears and disbelief. You must speak truth. Do your homework. Dig into h...

​LEADERS MUST LEAD WITH VISION, ACTION & MOTIVATION TO GET STUFF DONE. “A leader without a vision is like a bicycle with out a pedal, it might move randomly or coast downhill but taking action will be extremely challenging and gaining momentum to tackle the hills will be near impossible. Motivating a team with that sort of restriction is also near impossible. A good leader knows what moves each me...

LEADER SHARE INVALUABLE INSIGHTS LIKE MOST PEOPLE BREATHE - REGULARLY AND EVERYWHERE. “If you have spent the majority of your adult life studying one field of interest, chances are you have forgotten more than most people will ever know about that topic. Leadership is one of those fields. Deep, dynamic, human relationship interest, basic psychology, organizational application of values and process...

ONE FOUNDATIONAL PRINCIPLE OF GREAT LEADERSHIP IS AUTHORITY - IT IS GIVEN NOT TAKEN AND IS ONLY SUSTAINED WITH ACCOUNTABILITY. “The limit to authority is built into the relationship to those being lead. If you are leading or ruling or managing or influencing people, you are accountable to ensure every decision is to the mutual benefit of those you lead. If the only beneficiary of your decisions, p...

HEY LEADERS! TURN THE LIGHT ON OR BE THE LIGHT BUT DON’T OPERATE IN THE DARK. ​ ​“The darkness we operate in may be the lack of awareness, by choosing to ignore and remain blind OR it may be the environment where too many things are done in secret and intentionally hidden. Either way, leaders must be proactive about shining a light to reveal misdeeds, blind spots and other nefarious acts. Sometime...

LEADERS KNOW INTELLECTUALS WILL TRAP YOU WITH ILL INTENT AND DISINGENUOUS USE OF FACTS. ​​“It is sad but true that even the most diligent observer of facts, data and science can be misled by those with ill intent. Perhaps not always malevolent but manipulative and self serving in their limited use and application of their data. To be a great leader you must do your own contextual research and have...

LEADERS KNOW TRUTH WILL ONLY PREVAIL WHEN IT IS PERSISTENT, CONSISTENT AND NOT SUPPRESSED. “The first to speak is often believed, even when everything they declare is UNTRUE. Sadly, even when it is later PROVEN UNTRUE, the first declaration has the power of hangers on who want the declaration to be true. Truth itself has the trifecta expectation, it is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but th...

LEADERS KNOW THE TIDE OF TRUTH EBBS AND FLOWS WITH THE TIMES BUT SAND CASTLE THEORIES CANT STAND. “There is much to be said about the ebb and flow of influence, culture, politics, societal shifts and even the core ideas we teach to the next generation. There is also much to be said about flimsy theories which WILL NOT STAND the test of time. I call them sand castle theories. They may look good for...

LEADERS KNOW THAT YOUNG MINDS ARE EASIEST TO SHAPE AND THEY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. ​“It seems like an affront or even an accusation because it is. When leaders, teachers, influencers have a counter agenda to that of parents, there will always be a conflict. Who has the right to decide what young people learn? Who has the authority to impart values, ideals, principles, foundational beliefs in the...

LEADERS REMAIN CLEAR, FIRM AND CONSISTENT IN THE MEANING OF THEIR WORDS. “Let your YES be YES and your NO be NO. Know what you’re talking about. Study the subject matter, check the meaning of the words, the context of the language, references and inferences. Leaders should be aware not only of the context but also the implication of the words they say. This is one principle in the role of a leader...

LEADERS KNOW HOW TO REFRAME THE ARGUMENT AND DISCUSS THE FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES NOT THE SYMPTOMS. “The right and opportunity for all Americans to be heard, to express their opinions, to question their leaders MUST BE PROTECTED. That right can certainly be abused by those who would use it to drive an agenda, promote propaganda, or even just express their frustration in a less than helpful way. That ri...

LEADERS MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS BY RESULTS NOT INTENTION - THEY MEASURE TEAM ALIGNMENT BY INTENTION. ​“Leaders must distinguish incompetence from ignorance when measuring the effectiveness of a team member. A leader must also distinguish incompetence from ill-intent when measuring team alignment. Ill-intent has the potential to become insubordination and even sabotage.” J Loren Norris ​ Watch the vi...

LEADERSHIP DEMANDS SACRIFICE OVER SELF AGGRANDIZING COMFORT - YOU MUST KNOW WHAT IS WORTH SACRIFICING AND WHAT IS WORTH SACRIFICING FOR. “If you are a leader and uncomfortable with sacrifice, you won’t lead long. Leadership is costly. Sacrifice is squarely in the path to long lasting influence. If you have something you are not willing to give up, you will sacrifice other things to keep it. If you...

YOU NEED A LEADERSHIP COACH WHO WILL ASK - WHAT IF YOU ARE WRONG “Yes. You need LEADERSHIP TRAINING for your team - NOT JUST a motivational speech. You need long term, get in the weeds, hard conversation, dig into personal beliefs, establish core values, develop and strategize your vision, one to one coaching for every current and future leader in your organization. You need a leadership coach wit...

​LEADERSHIP - ITS NOT JUST OLD SCHOOL, ITS FOUNDATIONAL TO OPERATE WITH PRINCIPLES, MORAL VALUES AND INTEGRITY. “Today’s TikTok is yesterday’s Readers Digest or Our DaIly Bread. Brief, impactful, mindset altering seeds for thought to shape the minds of a generation. Those characteristics, those values, those morals must be passed from generation to generation by leaders who have influence.” J Lore...

LEADERS BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR A LASTING LEGACY WITH CORE VALUES: INTEGRITY IS ONE INGREDIENT “Someone once said, ‘Integrity is what you do when no one is watching.’ I don’t disagree, but let me add this. Integrity is best expressed when your actions, outcomes and previously announced intentions line up. To declare what you believe or intend to do and do something other than that is a lack of inte...

WHAT IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THE FOUNDATION YOU ARE BUILDING ON? ​“If your foundation is built on a landfill you will face a constant decay, foul smells and constantly shifting ground. If you want a foundation worth building on, you need a trustworthy substance for building material. I prefer the Bible as a substance to build on.” J Loren Norris Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 9-22-21. http://w...

​LEADERS BUILD ON A STRONG FOUNDATION TO BUILD UP THERE IS A REASON LEADERS BUILD A STRONG FOUNDATION FIRST. OTHERWISE YOU HAVE NOTHING TO BUILD UP ON… “Look, no one builds anything of significance without first digging down deep in their own dirt to find the bedrock. No one builds anything of significance without getting a little dirt on them. The foundation of any team, relationship or organizat...

LEADERS KNOW THIS: YOUR DESTINY WAITS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF COURAGE ​“There was a time when I might have considered myself fearless. Taking on any challenge, dare or obstacle as if I had nothing to lose. Jumping off the roof of the house onto hard ground, racing a motorcycle down the highway without a helmet, replying with sarcasm to someone I should not. Today, I am much more cautious. Some of tha...

GOOD LEADERS ARE PROMISE KEEPERS EVEN WHEN THE COST OF KEEPING THE PROMISE COMES AT GREAT PERSONAL EXPENSE. ​“Promises are made to be kept if you’re a good leader. The cost of keeping your promises can be high financially, relationally and emotionally. But the greatest cost to keep your promise may be nothing more than convenience. Leaders who make a habit of breaking commitments just for convenie...

LEADERS MAKE TOUGH CHOICES AND STAND BEHIND THEM EVEN WHEN EXPECTING A BACKLASH. “It’s one thing to admit your faults. It’s another thing altogether to take a firm stand for your decisions when you know there will be fall out because a tough decision you made is so unpopular, even if it’s the right decision. Owning your experience is more than quoting platitudes. Ownership leads to solid decisions...