Great leaders aren’t born. They’re not made, either. They’re in the making. They’re constantly creating and re-creating themselves, their companies, and their leadership. Too often, the bottom line in business is valued more than the journey endured to get there. But the journey is where real growth occurs. It’s where lifelong learners reap the benefit of vital lessons, students thrive, and scholars stall out. It’s where leaders distinguish themselves from managers and progress is more valuable than achievement. If you’re a learn-it-all leader, you embrace the journey because there you become exceptional. In The Learn-It-All Leader, Learnit CEO Damon Lembi shares:
- How being a "Learn-it-All" vs "Know-it-All will set you up for success and get you invited to more happy hours!
- A three-step approach to overcoming imposter syndrome
- How to use Purposeful Awfulizing to overcome fear and build resilience
- Discover why treating your employees as a team rather than as family can lead to greater success
- Why you should choose potential over experience in the hiring process
- Learn what “Trust Tax” is and why it’s worth paying
- How a leader's personal model of integrity is crucial to creating trust and a thriving workplace
- A proven model for building great teams
- How implementing a culture of continuous learning & professional development helps attract & retain talent
- Why you should focus on elevating strengths over improving weaknesses
With entertaining anecdotes and inspirational examples, The Learn-It-All Leader is a compelling guide to being your best and playing to win, every time.
Lembi’s passion is contagious, and his sensitivity to the more challenging roadblocks on the path to professional success will energize readers. He delves into imposter syndrome and the poison of fear, insisting that “the key is to find the strength to conquer your fear, not pretend that it isn’t real,” and he recommends hard work, in-depth preparation, and a constant thirst for knowledge as the antidote. Lembi starts each chapter with reminiscences about his personal experiences as a lifelong learner, many of them centered on his father (“[he] taught me the motivational power of having a big, even outrageous, vision”), and encourages leaders to take calculated risks—“learn-it-all leaders can never really fail because they always learn something, no matter the outcome” he posits.
Though his professional acumen is evident throughout, Lembi balances his know-how with humility and a tangible grasp of how great leaders need great teams to truly succeed. Failure is just part of the learning process, he argues, and curiosity, combined with a willingness to draw from others’ expertise, is the recipe for success. Lembi contends that the true spirit of great leadership boils down to a powerful vision and a sense of integrity—in his own words, “people believe what you do, not what you say.”
Takeaway: Practical guidance on becoming an exceptional leader.
Comparable Titles: Daniel H. Pink’s Drive, Gabriella Rosen Kellerman and Martin Seligman’s Tomorrowmind.
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