Ep 136: Chris McChesney - Twenty Years in Love with the Same Problem
In this episode, Global Leadership Podcast interviewer Jason Jaggard sits down with Chris McChesney, co-author of The Four Disciplines of Execution, to revisit the book and to explore how the four disciplines can impact our lives outside the business world. IN THIS EPISODE: - What is a basic overview of the “Four Disciplines of Execution”? - How can you learn to focus what is most important, but is not necessarily the most urgent? - What “levers” can you affect that make it seem like your intended result is a winnable game? - What has being a parent taught Chris about leadership, and how can the four disciplines be applied to a family? LISTEN Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube STANDOUTS AND TAKEAWAYS - It’s better to fall in love with a problem than it is to fall in love with a solution. - All of the “have tos” in our life is called “The Whirlwind.” The “One” is the strategic result in your life that is going to require disproportionate effort. - Human beings have the capacity to handle “the whirlwind plus one.” - It’s best to not give your frontline teams the answers; get their commitment and engagement by making them a part of the process. - The Four Disciplines can actually be a way to protect the entrepreneurial spirit of a organization. - If you want to see the highest level of engagement a human being is capable of, watch them in a game. - The strategic result you’re looking for should feel like both a high-stakes game and a winnable game. - Progress and purpose are the most important things that drive employee engagement. This fact also has profound implications for how leaders address remote work. - The whole purpose of The Four Disciplines is to achieve goals that do not feel as important as “the day job.” - If kids have one anchor of self-esteem in their life, they are able to handle the whirlwind and drama of life much more effectively. - The enemy of the human soul is not work; it’s futility. - The struggle is that as you become more successful as a company, the whirlwind grows and requires more and more. - People don’t fear change; they fear uncertainty. - Most success comes from putting huge energy into small wins. - The most significant jump is moving from leading a team to leading leaders. LINKS MENTIONED - Website: Chris McChesney - Book: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals - Added Value: Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex (TEDTalk via YouTube) - Added Value: “Leaders Concerned About Remote Work Should Be Looking at This Metric” - Podcast: 2018 Global Leadership Podcast - Book: The Truth About Employee Engagement: A Fable About Addressing the Three Root Causes of Job Misery (Patrick Lencioni) - Website: Global Leadership Network THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BY: - World Vision