Welcome to The Beacon. Creating Buy-in’s short newsletter designed to shine a light on the nuances of leadership and give a fresh perspective on how to move forward.
The Balcony and the Dance Floor
Envision a stampede of horses. All clustered together racing in one direction. Due to the tight formation of the group, the majority of the horses have no idea which way they’re heading and can only see the horse directly in front of them. One thing they know however, is that they need to run fast to keep up with the group. If running fast is all they need to know to do, they fall in line and execute.
Does this remind us of anything?
Leadership and Disappointing People
Claire Johnson joins Tim Ferris here as they discuss the challenges of leadership and strategically disappointing the people you lead.
"The Creative Act"
Legendary record producer Rick Rubin not only describes his creative process but how he coaches creativity in those he is trying to get the best out of. While it may feel out of place in a leadership context, Rubin’s ability to stay at the top of his game because of his ability to carve diamonds out of coal is something to be marveled at.
“Don’t listen to give an opinion, listen to understand”
