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207: The Seven Paradoxes of Leadership with Sumit Gupta
207: The Seven Paradoxes of Leadership with Sumit Gupta
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Jun 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We’ve all been there. We thought we knew what was best, only to find out later that what we thought we knew was wrong. Even the best manager can get lost in all the leadership advice, trying to do what’s right and still somehow failing. This is because sometimes that leadership advice is wrong.
Today’s guest is Sumit Gupta. Sumit spent 20 years in software, started 2 for-profit and 1 non-profit organizations, and is a photographer. He combines his experiences as a techie, engineer, 3x entrepreneur, and leader in companies like Yahoo and Booking.com, and as a poet and photographer – to help leaders merge the science of doing business with the art of leadership.
Sumit and I talk about the seven paradoxes of leadership. These paradoxes are concepts that shift the way we think about leadership and what it takes to be a great manager. They take the typical leadership advice and flip it on its head.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a 20% discount on Deploy Yourself, a 6-month group coaching program for leaders starting July 15 and September 15, 2022. This program will help you create better results in less time, build strong relationships, and find meaning and joy. You can get an additional 20% off the program if you register by June 20. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
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Read the related blog article: What You Thought About Leading a Team is Wrong
KEEP UP WITH SUMIT
Podcast: https://www.deployyourself.com/podcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumit4all/
Newsletter: https://www.deployyourself.com/newsletter/
Seven Paradoxes Report: https://www.deployyourself.com/7-leadership-paradoxes/
Key Takeaways:
What we believe about effective management is often the opposite. We call these paradoxes of effective leadership.
To build psychological safety, trust your team’s intentions and abilities from the start, rather than waiting for them to prove themselves.
Don’t blindly trust. Set up the right structure of clear expectations, values and direction. Be transparent about any concerns you have so they can be add
Today’s guest is Sumit Gupta. Sumit spent 20 years in software, started 2 for-profit and 1 non-profit organizations, and is a photographer. He combines his experiences as a techie, engineer, 3x entrepreneur, and leader in companies like Yahoo and Booking.com, and as a poet and photographer – to help leaders merge the science of doing business with the art of leadership.
Sumit and I talk about the seven paradoxes of leadership. These paradoxes are concepts that shift the way we think about leadership and what it takes to be a great manager. They take the typical leadership advice and flip it on its head.
Members of the Modern Manager community get a 20% discount on Deploy Yourself, a 6-month group coaching program for leaders starting July 15 and September 15, 2022. This program will help you create better results in less time, build strong relationships, and find meaning and joy. You can get an additional 20% off the program if you register by June 20. Get it when you join the Modern Manager community.
Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and free mini-guides delivered to your inbox.
Read the related blog article: What You Thought About Leading a Team is Wrong
KEEP UP WITH SUMIT
Podcast: https://www.deployyourself.com/podcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumit4all/
Newsletter: https://www.deployyourself.com/newsletter/
Seven Paradoxes Report: https://www.deployyourself.com/7-leadership-paradoxes/
Key Takeaways:
What we believe about effective management is often the opposite. We call these paradoxes of effective leadership.
To build psychological safety, trust your team’s intentions and abilities from the start, rather than waiting for them to prove themselves.
Don’t blindly trust. Set up the right structure of clear expectations, values and direction. Be transparent about any concerns you have so they can be add
Released:
Jun 7, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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200: Mamie’s Favorite Takeaways from 200 Episodes: Today I’m celebrating 200 episodes. This feels like a major accomplishment. When I launched the show in May 2018, just getting to 10 episodes felt a little overwhelming. Now, looking back, I’m so proud of what I was able to do and how many managers like yourself I’ve been able to help. It’s because of you that I create this show week after week. For this special 200th episode, I looked back over the guest episodes and thought about what ideas really stood out for me. While every episode has golden nuggets, I chose 5 key takeaways that have impacted or stayed with me in some way. I hope you find these ideas useful, but more importantly, I hope you’ll scroll back into the feed and check out older episodes even if you have already listened to them. There are some truly great conversations and solo episodes in the archive. And listening to a show for a second time helps us hear new things because we’ve grown and evolved since we first list by The Modern Manager