Why Real Leaders Don't Seek The Spotlight 🎙️ (Ep.66)

In episode 66 of the Potential Leader Lab Podcast, we explore the often-overlooked yet crucial role of leaders who, much like bass players in a band, create the foundation that allows everything else to shine.

🤔 Our Discussion 🤔

Leadership is often confused with performance, where the emphasis is on seeking the spotlight. True leadership involves craving impact rather than attention, serving a purpose beyond oneself, and embodying humility. Whether you’re leading a team or just seeking to live more harmoniously, tune in to discover how to lead like a bass player, building something impactful and lasting without always needing to be the face in the front.

★ Key Topics ★

00:46 Humility Over Self-Centeredness

05:56 Momentum Over Moments

09:18 "Building Momentum Through Exploration"

11:11 Plan vs. People Approach Debate

13:59 "Go with the Flow"

18:23 "Lead Like a Bass Player"

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Perry Maughmer believes the world deserves better leadership; that in every human interaction there is the opportunity to either build others up or tear them down; and that leadership is the choice we make in those moments.

These beliefs led Perry to create the Potential Leader Lab. He wanted to offer those who share his beliefs the space and safety to explore transformative ideas, experiment with new behaviors, and evolve into the leaders they were meant to be and that the world needs.

This is a framework he has used again and again with his Vistage peer advisory groups and companies like Turn-Key Tunneling, Convergint, Haughn &  Associates, I Am Boundless, Ketchum & Walton, LSP Technologies, and Ahlum & Arbor.

Perry lives and works on the shores of Buckeye Lake in Ohio, in the mountains of northwest Georgia, and on the beach in Anna Maria, Florida with his amazingly creative wife Lisa. They have 2 rescue dogs and are intermittently visited by their 3 wonderful children throughout the year. Perry & Lisa are living life in crescendo and focused on exploring, experimenting, and evolving their vision of a life they have no desire to retire from.

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