656: The Five Things that Leaders Do with Jim Kouzes

Jim Kouzes discusses how everyday professionals can make an impact regardless of their title, role, or setting.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The definitive answer to the question, “Are leaders born or made?”

2) The four components to building a compelling vision

3) Easy ways to sustain your team’s motivation

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— ABOUT JIM —

Jim Kouzes is the coauthor of the award-winning and best-selling book, The Leadership Challenge, and over a dozen other books on leadership, including the 2021 book, Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership. He is also a Fellow of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University. The Wall Street Journal named Jim one of the ten best executive educators in the U.S., and he has received the Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award from the Association for Talent Development, among many other professional honors.

• Jim’s book: Everyday People, Extraordinary Leadership: How to Make a Difference Regardless of Your Title, Role, or Authority, with Barry Posner

• Jim’s book: The Student Leadership Challenge: Five Practices for Becoming an Exemplary Leader (J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner), with Barry Posner

• Jim’s book: The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations (J-B Leadership Challenge: Kouzes/Posner), with Barry Posner

• Jim’s website: LeadershipChallenge.com

• Jim’s Twitter: @Jim_Kouzes

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “The Name of the Game: Predictive Power of Reputations versus Situational Labels in Determining Prisoner's Dilemma Game Moves” by Varda Liberman, Steven M. Samuels, and Lee Ross

• Software: Kermit

• Software: Grammarly

• Book: "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know" by Adam Grant