how to be a great leader: don't do anything
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Don Soderquist helped build Walmart from a regional retail chain into the largest company in the world. He said something the other day that threw me for a loop: "Great leaders really don't do much."TRANSCRIPT
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DON’T DOANYTHINGDON’T DOANYTHING
HOW TO BE AGREAT LEADER...
HOW TO BE AGREAT LEADER...
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Don Soderquist is one ofmy heroes.
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He helped build Walmart from a regional retail chain
into the largest company in the world.
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And I get to work with him here atThe Soderquist Center.
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He said something
the other daythat threw me
for a loop...
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“Great leaders
reallydon’t do
much.”
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That’s a weirdthing to say...
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These wereNOT
easy words for me to hear.
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As a creative person at heart, my passion is to create...
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As a creative person at heart, my passion is to create...
...to do.
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Creating is like a drug to me.
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The moreI create,
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the more FULFILLED
I am.
The moreI create,
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I’ve been this waymy entire life.
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But as our team grows
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But as our team grows
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But as our team grows
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and as my roleon the team shifts
more from
“DOER”
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and as my roleon the team shifts
more from
“DOER”to
“LEADER”
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I’m beginning to understand what
he meant.
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Great leaderslearn how to
“DO”through others.
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THEY LEARN HOW TO multiply their efforts
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THEY LEARN HOW TO multiply their effortsmultiply their effortsmultiply their effortsmultiply their efforts
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by surrounding themselves with a team
of people who are
much smarter& more talented
than they are.
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I’m learningthat being agreat leaderrequires things.5
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Casting an inspiring vision, something people want to accomplish.
1
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2Making sure people have the resources they need.
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3Getting out of the way for a while.
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4Following up to make sure things are on track.
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5Developing people to “do” well, and then to lead others well.
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The cool thing that I’m starting
to realize is with good leadership
people can do amazing things.
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They can do things I could NEVER do.
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And they can doMORE of it
because there areMORE of them than there are of me.
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I don’t have it all figured out yet,
but it’s one more step in the right direction.
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ThanksMr. Soderquist.
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