Leadership is Never Black or White: 1,000 annoying shades of gray

<p>Episode #273 // In order to convey the <em>No Bullsh!t Leadership</em> principles concisely, I explain them in quite categorical terms—it has to be that way so that you can understand the principles sufficiently well to implement them.</p><br><p>But, as with everything in life, nothing is just black or white… there are exceptions, there are judgment calls, and there are 1,000 annoying shades of gray!</p><br><p>A CEO who I’m quite close to recently challenged my mantra of <em>friendly, not friends</em>, and I realized that, while I explain the core principles in black-and-white terms, the implementation is anything but that!</p><br><p>&nbsp;You might have heard me speak about other principles like:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>Respect before popularity</em></li><li><em>Don’t dip down</em></li><li><em>Excellence over perfection</em></li><li><em>Simplicity and focus</em></li><li><em>Speed over accuracy</em></li><li><em>One head to palm one arse to kick</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I explore some of those shades of gray… some of the nuances of these critical principles. This should help you to understand how to put the principles into context a little better… after all, they live on a continuum, not in a simple binary relationship.</p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>FREE QUIZ: I’ve developed a 3-question quiz that’ll give you a&nbsp;free personalized podcast playlist tailored to where you are right now in your leadership career!</p><br><p><a href="https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/63b3ac76a9986d0016a4c785" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to take the 30-second quiz now to get your on-the-go playlist</a></p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>You can connect with me at:</p><br><p>Website: <a href="https://www.yourceomentor.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.yourceomentor.com</a></p><br><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor</a></p><br><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.insta