Leading by serving and helping – act as a leader in the team
As we talked about in previous chapters, building trust is essential to your career advancement. This is true, but once you build trust, you will need to further build upon that trust to take your career to the next level. You will need social capital or an emotional bank account with the people on your team.
Simon Sinek tells a story about the United States Navy SEALs – they are one of the highest performing organizations in the world. A former Navy SEAL was asked who made it through their selection process, called BUD/S. He said, “I can’t tell you who makes it but I can tell you the kind of people who don’t make it. The star college athletes and the tough guys with ripped muscles don’t make it through; the preening leaders who delegate everything don’t make it through. Some of the guys are skinny, scrawny, and shivering out of fear. When they are emotionally and physically...
