BSP 164: Leadership Starts Here by Steve Lishansky

On this episode of Best Seller TV, Steve Lishansky, author
of Leadership Starts Here, sits down with host Taryn
Winter Brill to discuss the topic of leadership. As someone who has
spent almost three decades coaching others on what it takes to be a
great leader, Lishansky says he’s often met with silence when he
asks the following question: “where does leadership start?” He
explains that “leadership starts with the decisions we make.”
Another question he often asks that is met with silence is, “What
is your decision-making process?” Lishansky states that it’s
crucial that people understand the decision-making process from an
early stage and that every leader needs to have a full grasp,
control, and understanding of that process to use it effectively.
He defines leadership as “creating a powerful future that’s
compelling in the present and utilizes our greatest talents,
capabilities, and resources to produce meaningful and valuable
results.” Lishansky also cautions that if people are unable to
define what leadership means to them, then it becomes difficult to
develop. The book’s title is meant to be a starting point for the
type of leadership you’re looking to achieve. Lishansky says that
“where you start is a predisposition of where you end
up.” While he also describes leadership as a “fundamental
human capacity,” great leadership is what maintains a company’s
velocity, acceleration, and elevation. Great leadership is what
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